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12 hours ago · Similarly, ballads often tell stories in the form of a poem, often featuring characters and a narrative arc. Ballads often use a distinctively informal and conversational tone and rely heavily on imagery and emotion. By understanding the narrative conventions of a ballad, it is much easier to identify one and appreciate the poet’s use of ...
12 hours ago · Roy Orbison. Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's music is mostly in the rock genre and his most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s.
12 hours ago · Othello is a Moorish military commander who was serving as a general of the Venetian army in defence of Cyprus against invasion by Ottoman Turks. He had recently married Desdemona, a beautiful and wealthy Venetian lady younger than himself, without the knowledge of and despite the later objection of her father.
- William Shakespeare
- 1941
12 hours ago · “The number of funerals that have used the WH Auden poem that John Hannah recites [since then]… That kind of popular effect is I think part of the strengths of the film itself.” Brian Henry praises Richard Curtis for reinventing the romantic comedy genre, going on to release Notting Hill and Love Actually, both of which starred Hugh. Grant.
12 hours ago · Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, Polish: [ˈjuzɛf tɛˈɔdɔr ˈkɔnrat kɔʐɛˈɲɔfskʲi] ⓘ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British novelist and story writer.
12 hours ago · It was like, ‘In the name of God stop!’” laughs Brian Henry of Love Is All Around. “So whatever happened there, that was still the era of the massive movie ballad, the big summer song attached to the blockbuster movie – and in this case, the small little independent movie.
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