wisdom literature
wisdom literature Collection of writings and sayings in the Hebrew Bible. In the Old Testament, it includes the Books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job, and the Song of Solomon. From the Apocrypha, it includes the Books of Ecclesiasticus, and the Wisdom of Solomon.
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TITLE DEED HOW THE BOOK GOT ITS NAME 'THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON' BY JOHANN DAVID WYSS
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 11/19/2006; ; 346 words
; The original book, Der Schweizerische Robinson, was written by a Swiss pastor in 1812. It tells the story of a pious Swiss family marooned on an island and forced to subsist through 550 rather tedious pages. The family is not, of course, called Robinson: the title referred instead to Defoe's
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Thrills, spills and ripping family exploits; Next week's volume in our Children's Golden Library series - only [pounds sterling]2.60 with the Daily Mail.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/23/2004; 700+ words
; ...Children's Classic: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss IN THIS thrilling adventure story, a family is shipwrecked...be published - it was written purely for pleasure by Johann David Wyss, the rector of a Swiss cathedral, about 200 years...
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 "The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)")
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Television highlights for the week of July 13-19.
Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 7/2/2003; 700+ words
; ...family of the classic story is shifted to the present in this 1999 TV updating of the Johann Wyss novel. The cast includes Jane Seymour, James Keach and David Carradine. 7 p.m. on Comedy Central Best in Show In the manner of this year's...
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Eddie Murphy's New `PJs,' A Clone, Honors; Plus Bronson, Bramwell and The Robinsons
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/10/1999; 588 words
; ...team Jane Seymour and James Keach star in a remake of Johann Wyss's story about a family that is heading toward Australia...Jamie Renee Smith and John Asher play the kids, and David Carradine leads a group of modern-day pirates. MASTERPIECE...
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'DR. QUINN' SHIPWRECKED
News Wire article from: United Press International; 12/23/1998; 700+ words
; ...Swiss Family Robinson,'' a contemporary version of the Johann Wyss novel. This week the American family Keach was packing...swung from a rope to fall into a beautiful lagoon. ``David Carradine plays a pirate in the film. He also played...
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TV3 holiday specials
Newspaper article from: The Malay Mail; 10/29/2001; 490 words
; ...Candleshoe on Nov 16, starring Helen Hayes, Jodie Foster and David Niven. Casey, a streetwise tomboy from Los Angeles poses...MacArthur. Disney's timeless classic, based on the Johann Wyss novel, is riveting entertainment for any kid who wishes...
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John-Boy goes to he tropics.
Magazine article from: Video Business; 12/6/1999; ; 344 words
; ...year, the latest screen adaptation of the oft-filmed Johann Wyss novel Swiss Family Robinson will be issued on Dec. 15...Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson stars Richard Thomas as David Robinson, the 19th century family man who embarks on...
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Blockbuster Theatricals, Original Telefilms and Television Premieres of Disney Classics Set For ``The Wonderful World of Disney'' on ABC.
Business Wire; 1/12/1999; 700+ words
; ...packed feature version of the classic Johann Wyss novel. In the film, the Robinson...proves the least of their problems. David Carridine, who plays the unsavory...nominated Peter Bogdanovich, stars David Alan Grier as a pro quarterback dad...
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Refreshing tale of paradise found.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/9/2004; 586 words
; Byline: GEORGIA METCALFE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON Johann David Wyss IN this thrilling adventure story, a family is shipwrecked...published - it was written purely for pleasure by Johann David Wyss, the rector of a Swiss cathedral, about 200 years...
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Hallmark Channel Announces Slate of New, Original Movies, Miniseries and Series.
PR Newswire; 3/28/2001; 700+ words
; ...announced at a later date. "Stranded" -- Inspired by Johann David Wyss' 1813 literary classic "Swiss Family Robinson...pirates, exotic animals and unholy natural disasters. Wyss' 19th century tale of the Robinson family was based...
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Johann David Wyss
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Johann David Wyss , 1743-1818, Swiss author. His Swiss Family Robinson (1813...is based on Robinson Crusoe. The book was edited by Wyss's son Johann Rudolf Wyss, 1781-1830, who was professor of philosophy at Bern and author...
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Swiss Family Robinson, The
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Swiss Family Robinson, The, the romance of a family wrecked on a desert island, written in German by Johann David Wyss (1743–1818), a Swiss pastor. It was published in two parts in Zurich in 1812–13 and the first English translation was a year later.
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