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26
Jun
2009
Choose your poison: Horror or Gothic?  

9 days ago by Judô e Poesia

Choose your poison: Horror or Gothic?June 25, 2:12 PMIf you want to write "horror" stories or fiction of any kind, one of the most helpful questions you can ask yourself is "Am I really writing a horror story?" This may sound strange, but especially in America, there is much confusion between horror ...

Judô e Poesia - judoepoesia.blogspot.com · 4 references

Book review: The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole  

9 days ago by Ms. SP

The Castle of Otranto is significant for being known as the first ever Gothic novel. I am someone who stays away from horror movies and scary stories of all kinds. I do not like bumps in the night. But I didn’t have anything to fear from this novel at all. The spectural elements are mainly portents ...

Ms. Smarty Pants Know It All - ms.smartypantsknowitall.com · Rank: 92,823 · 33 references

22
Jun
2009
First Folio announces 2009-2010 season  

13 days ago by brianhey

Here’s the press release from First Folio: FIRST FOLIO ANNOUNCES SEASON OF INVENTION 2009 - 2010 productions include 2 world premieres OAK BROOK – Tickets and subscriptions are now on sale for First Folio Theatre’s 2009-2010 season. Opening the Season of Invention is the world premiere of The Castle ...

Newcity Stage - newcitystage.com · Rank: 79,193 · 29 references

16
Jun
2009
Competing in the writers’ aristocracy  

19 days ago by gotheca

Children and the Internet: A Zen Guide for Parents and Educators was published by Prentice Hall in 1996. That’s the sentence type. And now I’m going to do a 180-degree turnaround and announce that you should trim every single word out of your manuscript that you possibly can. To make it leaner, mean ...

Victoria Mixon, Editor - victoriamixon.com · 15 references

09
Jun
2009
Novelas de Terror: Para morirse de miedo…  

26 days ago by Arleco

¿Sabías que las novelas de terror son historias, dentro del género de la épica y narrativa? Sí, ellas se caracterizan como bien sabes, por cultivar el miedo y las emociones relacionadas con este sentimiento que provocan entre sus lectores. Está estrechamente ligada a la novela gótica. Normalmente in ...

Cultura10 - cultura10.com · Rank: 97,080 · 3 references

05
Jun
2009
The Castle of Otranto - Horace Walpole  

30 days ago by The Editor

The Castle of Otranto - Horace Walpole Download ebook or continue reading online Preface to the First Edition The following work was found in the library of an ancient Catholic family in the north of England. It was printed at Naples, in the black letter, in the year 1529. How much sooner it was wri ...

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15
May
2009
“Os Três Príncipes de Serendip” ou “Serendipidade”  

51 days ago by taiache

“Mutações”, disse eu num curso sobre tecnologia que ministrei recentemente, “são a maneira da natureza testar novas ideias. A maioria são péssimas ideias, como fazer nascer um gato com um olho só. Essas ideias não vingam. Mas de vez em quando, uma dessas ideias loucas dá certo – tais como, sei lá, f ...

Aiachismo - aiachismo.com · 1 reference

“Os Três Príncipes de Serendip” ou “Serendipidade”  

51 days ago by taiache

“Mutações”, disse eu num curso sobre tecnologia que ministrei recentemente, “são a maneira da natureza testar novas ideias. A maioria são péssimas ideias, como fazer nascer um gato com um olho só. Essas ideias não vingam. Mas de vez em quando, uma dessas ideias loucas dá certo – tais como, sei lá, f ...

Aiachismo - aiachismo.com

Adam, Robert (6)  

51 days ago by pari523

By 1780 Robert Adam’s popularity was beginning to decline, and Horace Walpole, after visiting the architect Henry Holland’s new Carlton House, wrote, “How sick one shall be, after this caste palace, of Mr. Adam’s gingerbread and sippets of embroidery.” Robert Adam designed and built a number of roma ...

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03
Apr
2009
Cosa significa per voi essere creativo?  

93 days ago by Press

Traggo spunto da una frase piuttosto significativa di Horace Walpole, scrittore ingelse del 1700, per chiedere a tutti voi il significato di Creatività. Avrei piacere di leggere e confrontare il vostro concetto, la vostra personale visione e ciò che, immediatamente, stimola la vostra mente quando se ...

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