Girondin
Girondin A member of a French political party whose main exponents came from the Gironde region. The Girondins were closely associated with the
JACOBINS in the early days of the
FRENCH REVOLUTION. They held power at a critical time and were responsible for provoking the wars with France's enemies. The eventual failure of these wars led not only to the king's execution but also to the downfall of the party and the introduction of the Reign of Terror.
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Prodigal sons and daughters: transgression and forgiveness in "The Merchant of Venice." (a play by William Shakespeare)
Magazine article from: Papers on Language & Literature; 1/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; The word "prodigal" appears more often...parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32...the younger of two sons asks his father for...paradox of the Prodigal Son - that the sin is a...The popularity of the Prodigal Son story in Renaissance...suggests that stories of ...
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Reclaiming Our Prodigal Sons and Daughters.(Reclaiming Our Prodigal Sons and Daughters: A Practical Approach for Connecting with Youth in Conflict )(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Small Press Bookwatch; 4/1/2006; 540 words
; Reclaiming Our Prodigal Sons And Daughters Scott Larson &...Youth International), Reclaiming Our Prodigal Sons And Daughters: A Practical Approach...child-aide programs, Reclaiming Our Prodigal Sons And Daughters is an impressively...
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MUSIC SCENE; Prodigal sons return to Boston
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 12/12/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...auteurs," Grene said. The Prodigals have a large local following...their last area shows, The Prodigals have undergone a significant...to have a baby, and had a son," Grene reported. "We were...together." Like many bands, The Prodigals' live shows tend to be much...
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Prodigal sons and family values in eighteenth-century France.
Magazine article from: Journal of European Studies; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...philosophes used the parable of the prodigal son, like other examples of domestic...Daillant de La Touche; prodigal son; Francois-Marie Arouet de...neglecting their progeny, and sons and daughters, on the other...orders commonly used to imprison prodigal sons who indulged ...
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THE SUBVERSION OF PRODIGAL SON COMEDY IN THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature; 9/22/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Shakespeare's use of the parable of the prodigal son in The Merchant of Venice and to...his "estate," much as has the prodigal son, by living outside his means...Luke 15 as "The Parable of the Prodigal Son."(5) While Bassanio's self...
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The subversion of prodigal son comedy in The Merchant of Venice
Magazine article from: Renascence; 10/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Shakespeare's use of the parable of the prodigal son in The Merchant of Venice and to...his "estate," much as has the prodigal son, by living outside his means...Luke 15 as "The Parable of the Prodigal Son."5 While Bassanio's self...
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Prodigal sons: the New York intellectuals and their world.
Magazine article from: The New Leader; 4/7/1986; ; 700+ words
; Prodigal Sons: The New York Intellectuals and Their World WHEN IT COMES to memoirs...another 461 pages on the subject is strictly required, Alexander Bloom's Prodigal Sons: The New York Intellectuals and Their World (Oxford, $24.95) is...
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Prodigal sons return to aid Cambodia
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 5/21/2001; ; 700+ words
; Baidura Ahmad New Straits Times 05-21-2001 Prodigal sons return to aid Cambodia Byline: Baidura Ahmad Edition...into the international community with help from its prodigal sons and foreign donors, reports Baidura Ahmad who was in...
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Three out of five `prodigal sons' in PBS out of race
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 3/12/2004; 272 words
; ...New Straits Times 03-12-2004 Three out of five `prodigal sons' in PBS out of race Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2...KINABALU, Thurs. - Parti Bersatu Sabah has five "prodigal" sons, but only two can consider themselves lucky. Datuk...
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Welcoming Rebels back like prodigal sons will be detrimental to GAA's future.
Magazine article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 2/16/2008; 700+ words
; Welcoming Rebels back like prodigal sons will be detrimental to GAA's future THE roadblocks have been...button, the authorities will eventually welcome them back like prodigal sons. Cork should have been thrown out of the League when they failed...
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Prodigal Son, The
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Prodigal Son, The. There are several mus. comps...Balanchine, prod. Paris 1929.(2) The Prodigal Son , parable for church perf., by Britten...which he won Prix de Rome .(4) The Prodigal Son , oratorio by Sullivan, perf. Worcester...
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Prodigal Son, the
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Prodigal Son, the, the general subject of a group of plays written about 1540...and Gascoigne's Glasse of Government (1575). The parable of the Prodigal Son is in Luke 15: 11–32.
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prodigal son
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
prodigal son in the New Testament, parable of Jesus about heaven and the sinner who repents. A young man leaves home and becomes a wastrel; repentant, he returns to be received with joyful welcome.
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prodigal
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
prodigal a person (also prodigal son or prodigal daughter ) who leaves home and behaves extravagantly and wastefully, but later makes a repentant return. The allusion is to the parable in Luke 15: 11–32, in which the younger son...
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fatted calf, kill the
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...fatted calf, kill the produce one's best food to celebrate, especially at a prodigal's return, with biblical allusion to the story of the prodigal son (see prodigal ), in which the father, welcoming the return of his son with a feast, tells...
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