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Showing 1 to 20 of 225 for “"legend"”.
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Legend, and Other Stories
The stories which comprise this collection will not, in all likelihood, be viewed as conventional. They often deviate from a standard fictional methods, and at times they depart from traditional grammar and punctuation. Their various forms, however, do not represent an attempt to escape from the …
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Mattie Castlebury: East Texas Oil Boom Legend
<p>The discovery of the East Texas Oil Field in 1930 was a pivotal moment, reshaping the region’s economic and social dynamics. Mattie Castlebury emerged as a standout figure among the fervor of the oil boom, leaving an indelible mark on East Texas’ cultural identity. Castlebury’s story showcases …
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What makes a passenger ship a legend: The future of the concept of legend in the passenger shipping industry
… years the ships that have done this have become legends. This study investigates the qualities necessary for a passenger ship to be identified as a legendary ship and asks how companies make their ships stand out as legends. This study proposes that legendary ships, "grand hotels of the sea," are …
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Fall of the Burgundians. Continuity in Legend and History
… this transitional period occurred the basis of a legend that would later be known as the Völsunga saga. This fall of the Burgundians event would become a foundational story, with varying traditions, and perhaps the most significant legend in Germanic tradition. The following paper is an attempt to …
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Heroes and Kings in the Legend of Hrolf Kraki
The figure of the mythical Danish king has traditionally been understood as an exemplary pagan king of the heroic age. The portrayal of Hrolfr kraki as one of the great kings of prehistoric Denmark is most evident in Hrolfs saga kraka, where the narrator and various characters laud him for his …
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Libertas Reborn: A Legend of Florence and Leigh Hunt's Literary Revival
… radical of Romantic figures, wrote and staged A Legend of Florence (1840) in an attempt to stimulate a literary revival. Hunt's play reasserts the radical philosophies that defined his younger days, when as the central figure of the "Cockney School" he had drawn other radical writers such as …
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The Prester John Legend and European conceptions of Alterity before 1800.
… Originating in the twelfth century, this legend captivated the mind of Europeans well into the Age of Exploration and was still a figure of interest in the eighteenth century. Accordingly, this study takes a necessary Longue durée approach to the reception history of Prester John. Key to …
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The legend of gesture : mapping humans’ use and understanding of hominid gestures
In the search for human uniqueness, language stands out due to its seemingly infinite flexibility that underpins our ability for complex social interactions and large-scale cooperation. Yet, if language is such an adaptive trait, why is it unique to our species? One prominent theory suggests that …
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Aspects of supernatural belief, memorate and legend in a contemporary urban environment.
… retire to the library and compile collections of legends. The present study eschews this approach in favour of fieldwork. There are three main aspects of the work. The early chapters provide a resume of texts on the supernatural, from 1572 to the present day, seeking (i) to construct a cultural …
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