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Terence
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Terence ( Publius Terentius Afer) (
c.190 or
c.180–159 bc), Roman comic poet, was born in North Africa and came as a slave to Rome. Four of his plays,
Andria, Adelphi, Eunuchus, and
Heautontimorumenos, are adaptations of
Menander; his other two plays,
Hecyra and
Phormio, are imitations of Greek plays by Menander's imitator Apollodorus of Carystus. He was famed already in antiquity for the elegance and colloquial character of his Latin. There is an early translation of the
Andria, probably by
Rastell (
c.1520), and an English version of all the six comedies by R. Bernard (1598). But Terence was known more through imitations than through translations. Along with Plautus, he contributed plots, characters, and tone to the mainstream of Renaissance comedy in 16th-cent. Italy, then (with original features) in the France of
Corneille and
Molière, from where it spread to Restoration London.
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Housman's 'Terence, This is Stupid Stuff....' (poem by classicist and poet A.E. Housman in his book 'A Shropshire Lad')
Magazine article from: The Explicator; 3/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...intended to call his first volume of verse The Poems of Terence Hearsay. A. W. Pollard, Housman's friend and...13-14). This is the one explanation given for Terence in the poem "Terence, This is Stupid Stuff . . . ." Arthur Waugh...
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The Turmoil Over Terence; In N.Y., an Abused 9-Year-Old From Zimbabwe--and an International Wrangle
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/15/1988; ; 700+ words
; On one of the nights when Terence Karamba thought he was about to be...his custodians. On another night, Terence's foster father says, he slept under...represents. For the past several weeks Terence, as the son of an expelled Zimbabwean...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Here's your chance to PROVE you care about Terence, Mr Gregory...(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 6/2/2007; 700+ words
; Byline: EAMON DUNPHY TERENCE Wheelock died in the Mater Hospital...Garda custody in Store Street station. Terence had been arrested, along with three...stealing the car. They testified that Terence and another companion, Gary Gifford...
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MAYOR BLOOMBERG DELIVERS EULOGY AT FUNERAL SERVICE FOR TERENCE D. TOLBERT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...opportunity to say a few words. You know, Terence could always fill a room anywhere, anytime...that you really do have a lot in common: Terence would have remembered your birthday...little luck can follow their dream and Terence really did live that story. He's a...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Terence Conran: A man for all seasons.(fashion designer to open restaurant)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 10/31/1998; 700+ words
; ...Illinois. But the Brit in question is Sir Terence Conran and whatever you think of his taste...opens for business on November 6th. Sir Terence's new establishment aims to be very...is trying to bring to Paris. It is Sir Terence's mission to modernise wherever he goes...
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How We Met: Alice Rawsthorn & Sir Terence Conran
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/3/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...lives in Shoreditch, east London. Sir Terence Conran, 70, transformed British taste...Britain and I wanted to write about it and Terence. So off I trotted to Butler's Wharf...was still in a state of construction. Terence's offices were in one of the warehouses...
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Trumpeter Terence Blanchard Performs Live in 4A
Transcript from: NPR Talk of the Nation; 8/16/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...of the Nation 08-16-2007 Trumpeter Terence Blanchard Performs Live in 4A Host: NEAL...NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. Terence Blanchard left his hometown of New Orleans...Katrina)." If you have questions for Terence Blanchard about his career, his work...
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 "Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)")
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THE door keeps banging. Every time someone comes in to say hello to Sir Terence, the resulting crash! bang! wallop! causes the legend of British design to jump up -- his eyes widening suddenly like Janet Leigh sighting Norman Bates through her shower curtain. "Would you mind being careful closing the door?" he will tell some well-wisher on their way out.
Magazine article from: Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 11/30/2008; 700+ words
; Old-school kings of cool SIR TERENCE CONRAN, CREDITED WITH DRAGGING BRITISH...time someone comes in to say hello to Sir Terence, the resulting crash! bang! wallop...can be heard across Merrion Square. Sir Terence has a whiskey to soothe his nerves. To...
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MS 195 BUILDING TO BE NAMED AS TERENCE D. TOLBERT EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...school building in Harlem will be named the Terence D. Tolbert Educational Complex in honor...the building itself will be named for Terence, who served as the Executive Director...Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein, Terence's close friend and mentor Assembly Member...
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Terence E May
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 7/27/1999; ; 700+ words
; Terence E May, Reader in Spanish at the University...in Bolton Died: 8 July, 1999, aged 84 TERENCE E May was a scholar and teacher of great...the war practised in Scotland. Before Terence was appointed to Aberdeen, Alexander A...
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Terence
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Terence Terence (195-159 B.C.), or Publius Terentius Afer, was a Roman comic...expression in Latin to the comedy of manners. Information about the life of Terence is based mainly on two sources: the prologues of Terence's plays...
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Powderly, Terence Vincent
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
POWDERLY, TERENCE VINCENT Terence Powderly (1849 – 1924) was born in Pennsylvania in...the U.S. Immigration Commission and the Department of Labor. Terence Powderly died in 1924. His efforts as a labor leader, though...
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Blanchard, Terence 1962–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
Blanchard, Terence 1962 – PERSONAL Full name, Terence Oliver Blanchard; born March 13, 1962, in New Orleans...Donald Harrison in a quintet, 1986 – 90; Terence Blanchard Quintet, founder and leader, beginning 1990...
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Blanchard, Terence
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Terence Blanchard Trumpeter, composer Terence Blanchard may be most widely known for his work composing music...He would actually sit there while I practiced, ” Terence recalled for Wayne K. Self in Down Beatin 1992. “...
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Terence Vincent Powderly
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Terence Vincent Powderly American labor leader Terence Vincent Powderly (1849-1924) presided over the Knights...union's remarkable growth and rapid decline in the 1880s. Terence V. Powderly was born in Carbondale, Pa., on Jan. 22...
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