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- noun Plural form of
epigraph .
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And to top everything off, one of the novel's two epigraphs is from ... the
De Sade's Daughters 1997
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The book also contained a number of poems, mostly by Susanna Moodie, along with some quotations used in epigraphs, some poetic contributions from her husband, and one poem by her brother Samuel Strickland.
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The Lawrence O'Donnell stories, most notably "Clash by Night" and "Fury" are thematically complex with strong characterization and literary touches such as epigraphs, quotations, and mythological references.
Antiquarian Weird Tales: Our Pulp Fiction Heritage and the Significance of Moldering Magazines Chris Perridas 2008
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The Lawrence O'Donnell stories, most notably "Clash by Night" and "Fury" are thematically complex with strong characterization and literary touches such as epigraphs, quotations, and mythological references.
Archive 2008-04-01 Chris Perridas 2008
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That doesn’t mean you should abandon the idea of epigraphs altogether, however.
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That doesn’t mean you should abandon the idea of epigraphs altogether, however.
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That doesn’t mean you should abandon the idea of epigraphs altogether, however.
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In the most recent MISTBORN 3 annotations I talk about Elend singlehandedly fighting the koloss; this book's epigraphs, TenSoon impersonating Kelsier, and Dan Wells's cameo; and more on Spook's romance with Beldre.
Signing in Eagle Mountain + Updates mistborn 2010
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To grasp just how difficult "The Waste Land" is, one needs look no further than the poem's epigraphs: they're presented in the original Latin, Greek and Italian and are not translated.
John Lundberg: Raising the Bar for Digital Poetry John Lundberg 2011
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To grasp just how difficult "The Waste Land" is, one needs look no further than the poem's epigraphs: they're presented in the original Latin, Greek and Italian and are not translated.
John Lundberg: Raising the Bar for Digital Poetry John Lundberg 2011
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