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Twelfth Night

(Encyclopedia) Twelfth Night, Jan. 5, the vigil or eve of Epiphany, so called because it is the 12th night from Christmas, counting Christmas as the first. In England, Twelfth Night has been a great…

Rich, Barnabe

(Encyclopedia) Rich, Barnabe, 1540–1620, English author and soldier. He wrote several collections of prose fiction based on Italian novellas, including The Strange and the Wonderful Adventures of Don…

Brewer's: Twelfth Night

(Shakespeare). The serious plot is taken from Belleforest's Histories Tragiques. The comic parts are of Shakespeare's own invention. (See Befana.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…

Twelfth Night (Film)

Director/Writer:Trevor NunnDirector of Photography:Clive TicknerEditor:Peter BoyleMusic:Shaun DaveyProduction Designer:Sophie BecherProducers:Stephen Evans and David ParfittFine Line; PG; 105…

Epiphany

(Encyclopedia) EpiphanyEpiphanyĭpĭfˈənē [key] [Gr.,=showing], a prime Christian feast, celebrated Jan. 6, called also Twelfth Day or Little Christmas. Its eve is Twelfth Night. It commemorates three…

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

ContentsDramatis PersonaeAct IScene IScene IIScene IIIScene IVScene VAct IIScene IScene IIScene IIIScene IVScene VAct IIIScene IScene IIScene IIIScene IVAct IVScene IScene IIScene IIIAct VScene I…

William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, Act I

Act IScene IDuke Orsino's palaceEnter Duke Orsino, Curio, and other Lords; Musicians attendingDuke OrsinoIf music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The…

William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, Act V

Act VScene IBefore Olivia's houseEnter Clown and FabianFabianNow, as thou lovest me, let me see his letter.ClownGood Master Fabian, grant me another request.FabianAny thing.ClownDo not desire…

Twelfth Night; or, What You Will

Twelfth Night; or, What You Will Sebastian and his sister Viola, a young gentleman and lady of Messaline, were twins, and (which was accounted a great wonder) from their birth they so much…

carpe diem

(Encyclopedia) carpe diemcarpe diemkärˈpĕ dēˈĕm [key], a descriptive term for literature that urges readers to live for the moment [from the Latin phrase “seize the day,” used by Horace]. The theme,…