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Visual Arts: So long, and thanks for all the fish James Ensor championed all things horrid, as Matthew Sweet discovers
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In 1888, the Belgian artist James Ensor dashed off a pencil
drawing of his aunt asleep in an armchair. It is a characteristic
piece. The old woman dozes glumly as, from the corners of her attic
room, monstrous night visitors billow up to menace her; saucer-eyed
succubi with isosceles teeth and disembodied heads weighed down with
huge funnel ears.
It seems to be a typically late 19th-century essay in morbid
fantasia. An absintheur's bad trip. An image that might swim into
your head if you'd stayed up late reading Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
after a dinner of iffy haddock.
So what was Ensor on? ...
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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ROBIN HOOD A HERO FOR ALL AGES.(Show)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...One mitigating factor in the Hood hype may be, ironically, its...in June, featuring a generic Robin Hood on the box (Costner controls...Kenner action figures - two Robins, four Merry Men, the Sheriff...Maid Marian - in mid-July. *Robin Hood leather and suede clothing...
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Robin Hood: A Mythic Biography
Magazine article from: Journal of American Folklore
; ...Ivanhoe is a "dis-placed" Robin Hood, who now represents the...conquering Normans. This Robin manages to combine elements of the first two Robins: he is at once trickster...fourth and final version of Robin Hood is largely an Americanized...
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Adaptations without sources: the Adventures of Robin Hood.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Literature-Film Quarterly
; ...even once he had come out as Robin Hood prancing through the greensward...very limited exposure to the Robin Hood story helps explain both...starring Errol Flynn. And all the Robin Hoods of my youth--the Classics...even the stamped-tin Robin Hood castle manufactured by ...
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Adaptations without Sources: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Magazine article from: Literature/Film Quarterly
; ...even once he had come out as Robin Hood prancing through the greensward...very limited exposure to the Robin Hood story helps explain both...starring Errol Flynn. And all the Robin Hoods of my youth-the Classics Illustrated...even the stamped-tin Robin Hood castle ...
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 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Robin Hood: Man in tights.
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
; ...Allen about horsing around with Robin Hood once again I F Russell...as he donned the full Robin Hood costume in sweltering heat at...There is one thing Robin Hood always does and that's steal...much the same - but my Robin Hood probably won't be as angsty...Torchwood ...
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Monday Morning: Don't be fooled by would-be Robin Hoods.(News)
Magazine article from: Investment News
; ...just as in the case of Robin Hood. For example, some companies...income taxes. That is the Robin Hood effect in action. Politicians...only would-be Robin Hoods in the world. Trial lawyers...lawyers to keep the Robin Hood effect in mind when they...
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ROBIN HOODS BALL TOPS A RICH TRADITION OF GIVING TO THE POOR.(VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot
; ...They call themselves ``The Robin Hoods of Virginia Beach,'' and...eccentric food, while The Robin Hoods revealed their faces...revenue generator.'' The Robins Hoods formed seven years ago...investigators, comprise The Robin Hoods. They range in age from...
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Childrens Theater of Charleston to present Robin Hood: ; Oct. 2-5 in the Civic Center Little Theater
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette
; ...Then welcome to the forest, where Robin Hood and his band of merry men will...have the right costumes. Kit made Robin Hoods costume, Kincaid said. Although this production of Robin Hood isnt a musical, Kincaid does plan...
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 "Banbridge Leader (Banbridge, Northern Ireland)")
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HAVE ARCHERS SET NEW ROBIN HOOD RECORD?
Newspaper article from: Banbridge Leader (Banbridge, Northern Ireland)
; ROBIN Hoods are a rare commodity...Civil Service's Robin Hood shoot, held in January...with only four Robin Hoods claimed in the entire...Martin Farrell senior Robin Hooded his own arrow...Shannon had his third Robin Hood in three years. And...far this year! ...
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ROBIN HOODS DONATE 1,600 DICTIONARIES TO THIRD-GRADERS.(VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot
; ...LYNNHAVEN -- The legendary Robin Hood and his band of men stole...The 100 or so Robin Hoods of Virginia Beach - while...donations. The Robin Hoods, a volunteer philanthropic...a member of the Robin Hoods. "A lot of kids have...elementary schools. Robin ...
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