Mukundan Unni Associates 2022 - A Metamodern Replica of The Tragedy of Macbeth

Mukundan Unni Associates (2022): A discussion of Shakespeare adaptations isn’t exactly a "thing" right now, thanks to his oeuvre covering most (if not all) plot points and the fact that few films aren’t Shakespearean in some way. We have reached a point where a film’s (or any text’s) similitude to one of his plays falls flat. Now it is easy to overlook – for lack of a better word – the late British playwright’s (whose authorship is still contested by conspiracy theorists and obstinate Marlowe...

Philosophies, Vol. 7, Pages 138: Animist Phytofilm: Plants in Amazonian Indigenous Filmmaking

1. Plants as Humans in Early CinemaEarly cinema was fascinated by plants. The technology that made film possible offered a window into a realm that had hitherto eluded human perception. Scientists were quick to realize the potential of the new medium to enhance their understanding of the vegetal world. German botanist Wilhelm Pfeffer, for instance, made four films between 1898 and 1900 showing the growth of flowers in an accelerated manner as part of his studies on the movement of plants. Bri...

Summary of some interesting entries from the online dictionary of Symbols from University of Michigan

Sulfur as hellSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/sulfur.html Sulfur According to Christian legend, sulfur is associated with HELL and the Devil (Cooper, 1978), and is often referred to as brimstone. Up one level Back to document index ShadowSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/shadow.html ShadowWith light, the shadow is the Chinese yin and yang; shadows are often identified with a person...

Common Yarrow

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Narcissus Flower Meaning Symbolism & Facts | Interflora

Clip source: Narcissus Flower Meaning Symbolism & Narcissus: Ultimate Flower Guide(commonly known as the Daffodil) - Meaning, Symbolism, Varieties and Care Tips. On this page you'll find everything you need to know about the narcissus - commonly known as the daffodil. Packed with meaning, symbolism, myth, legend and superstition, there's a lot to learn about these beautiful springtime flowers. THE MEANING OF NARCISSUSDaffodils are some of the first flowers we see in springtime and are a...

Bewilderment

See reference to Charly perhaps as Charlie

The Order of the Thistle: A Symbol of Positive Anglo-Scottish Relations from the Medieval to the Modern Period

The Order of the Thistle has been Scotland’s highest order of Chivalry since the late seventeenth century. It is made up of sixteen members – initially limited to twelve – who are Scottish, or of Scottish descent and have contributed in a significant way to Scottish National life. Membership of the order is one of the country’s highest honours, as it is given as a personal gift by the sovereign – the leader of the order, who chooses two further royal members. The Order has always played an in...

The White Lotus Eaters

Like many, I’ve been completely sucked into Mike White’s dark satire, The White Lotus on HBO. In the penultimate episode of the first season, "The Lotus-Eaters," the hotel manager of the Hawaiian resort, Armond, recites four lines of part of Tennyson’s poem, "The Lotos-eaters." Here is the part in full: Hateful is the dark-blue sky, Vaulted o’er the dark-blue sea. Death is the end of life; ah, why Should life all labour be? Let us alone. Time driveth onward fast, And in a little whi...

Hyacinth

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Hyacinth (person) See all of Hyacinth, there is 1 more in this node. (person) by Anacreon Thu Jun 15 2000 at 14:12:25 Hyacinth or Hycinthus was in Greek Myth a Spartan prince that was so beautiful that he was lusted after by anyone who saw him. The poet Tamyris fell in love with him first and thus invented men-to-men love the couple lived for some time in happiness until the god Apollo saw the beautiful youth and fell in love with ...

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Chamomile means Courage

Book

Book see Flower see Pig That the word ‘‘book’’ occurs over a hundred times in the Old Testament is not surprising given the importance of sacred books to the Hebrews. Books were far less important to the Greeks, who tended to rely more on oral tradition; for all the care given to editing him even ‘‘Homer’’ was never a holy text. Various particular books are named in the Old Testament, some of them otherwise unknown to us, but when the Lord tells Joshua that ‘‘This book of the law shall not...

Wars of the Roses - Ancient History Encyclopedia

Follow Us: Membership Wars of the Roses Definition by Mark Cartwrightpublished on 24 February 2020 Send to Google Classroom: The Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE) was a dynastic conflict between the English nobility and monarchy which led to four decades of intermittent battles, executions, and murder plots. The elite of England was split into two camps with each centred around a branch of the descendants of Edward III of England (r. 132...