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Marlowe, Philip
Marlowe, Philip a fictional detective, created by Raymond Chandler, who embodies the ‘private eye’ qualities described by Chandler in the comment, ‘Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.’
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Marlowe, Philip." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Marlowe, Philip." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-MarlowePhilip.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Marlowe, Philip." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-MarlowePhilip.html |
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Astrophel
Astrophel name adopted by Philip Sidney (1554–86) in his sonnet sequence Astrophel and Stella; the name means ‘star-lover’, and the poems give the course of his unhappy love for Stella (the ‘star’, modelled on Penelope Rich).
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Astrophel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Astrophel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Astrophel.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Astrophel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Astrophel.html |
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