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Bells, The
Bells, The, poem by Poe, published in 1849. The four irregular stanzas, of varied meter, depict onomatopoetically, by means of reiterated alliteration, assonance, and phonetic imitation, four ways in which the sounds of bells influence moods: the merry tinkle of sleigh bells; the mellow, golden notes of wedding bells; the terrible shriek of alarm bells; and the solemn, melancholy roll of funeral bells. Poe's first version of this tour de force of “tintinnabulation” consisted of only 18 lines, suggested by his friend Mrs. M.L. Shew, but in its complete form the poem contains 113 lines. Its origin has been traced to a passage in Chateaubriand's Le Génie du christianisme.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Bells, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Bells, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-BellsThe.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Bells, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-BellsThe.html |
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Bells, The
Bells, The (Kolokola). Choral sym., Op.35, by Rachmaninov for sop., ten., and bar. soloists, ch., and orch. Comp. 1913, f.p. St Petersburg 1913, cond. Rachmaninov; f.Eng.p. Liverpool 1921, cond. Wood. Rev. version 1936, f.p. Sheffield 1936, cond. Wood. Text is adaptation by Konstantin Balmont of E. A. Poe's poem.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Bells, The." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Bells, The." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-BellsThe.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Bells, The." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-BellsThe.html |
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Bells, The
Bells, The (1871), a dramatic adaptation by L. Lewis of Le Juif polonais by Erckmann-Chatrian, the story of a burgomaster haunted by the consciousness of an undiscovered murder that he has committed. It provided H. Irving with one of his most successful parts.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Bells, The." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Bells, The." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BellsThe.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Bells, The." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BellsThe.html |
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