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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Italian noblewoman. Unhappily married, she fell in love with her brother-in-law. When her husband learned of the affair, he murdered his wife and brother, a tragedy recounted in Dante's Inferno.
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Examples
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On the stage, the scenes appear cumbersome, and the action moves slowly; but, after analyzing the book, it may be claimed for this "Francesca da Rimini," that it reflects the age in which the tragedy occurred.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Francesca da Rimini George Henry Boker 1856
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Poems, "and this ended his dramatic career until his return from abroad, and until Lawrence Barrett came upon the scene with his revival of" Francesca da Rimini "and his interest in Boker's other work, to the extent of encouraging him to recast" Calaynos "and to prepare" Nydia "(1885), later enlarged from two acts to a full sized drama in" Glaucus "(1886), both drawing for inspiration on Bulwer's
Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Francesca da Rimini George Henry Boker 1856
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Their recording of Francesca da Rimini is certainly up there with classic versions by the likes of Bernstein and Stokowski, and even steals a march on them at times thanks to the erotic frankness Nelsons brings to the central love scene.
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini; Symphony No 4 – review 2012
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Thje painting is based on the story of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta, the brother and sister-in-law who fell in love and were murdered by Francesca's outraged husband c.
Archive 2008-07-01 Hermes 2008
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Francesca da Rimini say, (_Inf_.v. 100,) "Love which by gentle heart is quickly learned."
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 Various
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Boker's (1823-1890) _Francesca da Rimini_, and James Harebell in _The Man
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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Indeed, we have to confess that the present is on the whole not a satisfactory translation of the episode of Francesca da Rimini.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Various
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Yet he wrote the glorious episode of Francesca da Rimini, of which
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She is not unaccustomed to playing _Zaza_ one evening and d'Annunzio's _Francesca da Rimini_ the next.
The Merry-Go-Round Carl Van Vechten 1922
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Brothers of the Misericordia go by, singing a Requiem for Francesca da Rimini.
Seven Men Max Beerbohm 1914
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