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Occult
Occult General term (derived from Latin occultus, occulere, to hide; the opposite of apocalypse, that which is revealed). The word has come to denote that which is hidden from the uninitiated, which is imperceptible by normal senses, and thus refers to various magical and divinatory beliefs and... Read more |
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Colloquy of the Ancients
Colloquy of the Ancients A collection of Ossianic legends of ancient Ireland made into one work about the thirteenth or fourteenth century. It relates how the Fian heroes Keelta and Oisin, each with eight warriors, meet to talk over the glorious past for the last time. Then Oisin returns to the... Read more |
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American ginseng
Ginseng, American Description American ginseng, scientific name Panax quinquefolius, is a close relative of Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng ), and belongs to the Araliaceae family, which is the same as Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus ). It is a perennial herb, distinguished by its... Read more |
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folklore
folklore the body of customs, legends, beliefs, and superstitions passed on by oral tradition. It includes folk dances , folk songs , folk medicine (the use of magical charms and herbs), and folktales (myths, rhymes, and proverbs). The study of folklore emerged significantly in the 19th... Read more |
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Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges , 1899-1986, Argentine poet, critic, and short-story writer, b. Buenos Aires. Borges has been widely hailed as the foremost contemporary Spanish-American writer. He was educated in Switzerland and afterward lived in Spain, where he became an exponent of ultraísmo, a poetic... Read more |
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Oka
Oka , river, c.925 mi (1,490 km) long, rising S of Orel, central European Russia. It flows N past Orel and Kaluga, E past Serpukhov, Kolomna, and Ryazan, and then NE past Murom to join the Volga River at Nizhny Novgorod. It is navigable by large vessels below Kolomna, c.550 mi (890 km) upstream, and... Read more |
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Vistula
Vistula , Pol. Wisła, longest river and principal waterway of Poland, c.665 mi (1,070 km) long. It rises in the West Beskid range of the Carpathians, S Poland, and flows NE past Kraków, NW past Warsaw and Toruń, and N past Grudziądz and Tczew to the Gulf of Danzig on the... Read more |
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James Branch Cabell
C James Branch Cabell The American essayist and writer of romantic fiction James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) played an important part in the battle against sexual taboos in American literature during the 1920s. James Branch Cabell was born in Richmond, Va., into an aristocratic "Old Dominion"... Read more |
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MAGICAL, MYSTERIOUS TALE OF FAMILY'S PAST A WORTHY...
...and herself. Walking the Labyrinth is a magical, lyrical tale with a marvelous cast of characters...lighthearted side of one of our country's darkest periods. Beyond the Shroud - Rick Hautala...tour of the Shadowlands, despite the dark subject matter. ... |
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A magical tale; THE BIG PICTURE The Prestige (12a) Stars Christian Bale, Hugh...
...screen - has created unusual films in the past, most notably Memento which had a narration...atmosphere, a sort of Gothic Victorian full of dark alleys, gas lights, strange theatres...praise, one that leads you down numerous dark streets, throws in a few red herrings... |
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Queen Mirren reigns supreme; DVD.(Features)
...triumph of showmanship over substance. Once you look past the impeccable production design and strong ensemble...Navarro's haunting orchestral score. Del Toro's magical-realist tale recalls a darker version of Alice in Wonderland, juxtaposing flights... |
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A Magical New Tale From Paul Theroux
...totally bald man of an indeterminable age and no discernible past, and his name is Millroy: Millroy the Magician. He's also...off the air. For all of Millroy's talents, there's a dark side to his magic as well. As Jilly, who narrates the story...he had reached down deeply and stuck his hand ... |
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'Stardust' a dark, enchanting tale.(Arts & Entertainment)
...enchanting fairy tale based (with liberties...Vess. But fairy tales are dark business, after...found here. The tale begins with a young...skedaddles into that same magical realm, where he...De Niro atones for past roles) and ... |
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Magical 'Carol' too dark for kids
...to a different course over the past several years with completely...spirits - the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future (also Carrey...youngest, will find the context too dark and horrifying. Despite all...would expect from the oft-told tale. The ... |
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Magical `Sidewalk Stories' weaves silent tale
...consciousness created by watching a silent film. Sitting in the dark, viewing "Sidewalk Stories," I became aware that somehow...Sidewalk Stories" opens with a long, elaborate tracking shot past a row of sidewalk entertainers - jugglers, pavement artists... |
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Magical favourites that carry a sting in the tale; THE CHILDREN'S GOLDEN...
...familiar as Grimm's Fairy Tales. The German title Wilhelm...Children's And Household Tales, for the stories they...s daughter. Their tales had been told and retold...see the pages on the dark nights when grownups...by this point in the tale, ... |
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Is there a fairy tale ending for the film "Ondine"?
...fine line between dark and magical. So even getting...is a bit of a fairy tale. "It's a very...developed into this fairy tale that "danced around...has no memory of her past. The writer-director...reality and the fairy tale. ... |
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MERLIN'S MANY MAGICAL IDENTITIES FEATURED IN NEW...
...Livo With the long dark days ahead of us...race. Legends are tales often associated...Boulder has created a magical tale filled with ancient...nor memory of his past, washes ashore on...then reveals the magical ... |
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