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Crispin
Crispin, character of French comedy who derives from the commedia dell'arte mask Scaramuccia, gallicized as Scaramouche. As originally played in Paris by Raymond Poisson he had in him also something of the braggart soldier (see CAPITANO), but successive generations of Poissons, playing the part until 1735, changed it to more of a quick-witted unscrupulous valet. The name was introduced into theatrical literature by Scarron and was used by Lesage. It was also the name of a character in Regnard's Le Légataire universel (1708).
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Crispin." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Crispin." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Crispin.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Crispin." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Crispin.html |
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Crispin and Crispinian, Sts (c.285), martyrs. According to the purely legendary account of their martyrdom, the two brothers fled from Rome during the Diocletianic persecution and set up at Soissons as shoemakers, taking only such money as was freely offered them. Feast day, 25 Oct.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Crispin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Crispin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Crispin.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Crispin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Crispin.html |
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Crispin
Crispin ♂ From Latin Crispinus, a derivative of the old Roman family name Crispus ‘curly(-headed)’. St Crispin was martyred with his brother Crispinian in c.285, and the pair were popular saints in the Middle Ages.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Crispin." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Crispin." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Crispin.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Crispin." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Crispin.html |
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"Crispin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Crispin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Crispin.html "Crispin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Crispin.html |
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