Magnificence (other)
Magnificence may refer to: *Magnificence (history of ideas) *Magnificence, one of Catherine de' Medici's court festivals in 16th-century France * ''Magnificence ''(play), 1973 play by Howard Brenton See also *Magnificent (other) *The Magnificent (other) *The Magnificents (other) The Magnificents may refer to: *Johnny Keyes and the Magnificents, a 1950s doo-wop vocal group *The Magnificents (Scottish band), a Scottish electro rock band ** ''The Magnificents'' (album), their debut album See also *Magnificent (disambiguatio ...

Magnificence (history Of Ideas)
The word magnificence comes from the Latin “magnum facere”, which means to do something great. The Latin word draws on the Greek “megaloprépeia”. This noun conveys the meaning of doing something great which is fitting or seemly to the circumstance. Magnificence is a philosophical, aesthetic and socio-economic notion deeply rooted in Western culture since classical antiquity. It regards the greatness of actions, courage, excellence, honour, generosity, and splendour of lifestyles of noble purposes. Magnificence in Classical Antiquity Plato Plato offered the first philosophical interpretation of the concept of magnificence. He separated ''megalopsychía'' (magnanimity) from ''megaloprépeia'' (magnificence), which had been synonymous in archaic Greek. Magnificence is the special quality in Plato's conception of the philosopher-king, as presented in the fifth and sixth books of ''The Republic''. Only those with a philosophical and educational temperament understand the di ...
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Catherine De' Medici's Court Festivals
Catherine de' Medici's court festivals were a series of lavish and spectacular entertainments, sometimes called magnificences, laid on by Catherine de' Medici, the queen consort of France from 1547 to 1559 and queen mother from 1559 until her death in 1589. As queen consort of Henry II of France, Catherine showed interest in the arts and theatre, but it was not until she attained real political and financial power as queen mother that she began the series of tournaments and entertainments that dazzled her contemporaries and continue to fascinate scholars. Biographer Leonie Frieda suggests that "Catherine, more than anyone, inaugurated the fantastic entertainments for which later French monarchs also became renowned".Frieda, 225. For Catherine, these entertainments served a political purpose that made them worth their colossal expense. She presided over the royal government at a time when the French monarchy was in steep decline. With three of her sons on the throne in successio ...
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Magnificence (play)
''Magnificence'' is a 1973 play by English playwright Howard Brenton. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre and was next performed on the London stage in 2016, at the Finborough Theatre. Synopsis ''Magnificence'' has two plotlines. Firstly, five far-left revolutionaries squat an unoccupied house in London. Secondly, a Conservative cabinet MP loses faith in himself. The two plotlines converge in the final scene, where Jed (one of the revolutionaries) accidentally kills both himself and the MP with plastic explosive. The published text of the play takes as its epigraph lines from Brecht's '' Die Maßnahme'': Productions Premiere ''Magnificence'' premiered at the Royal Court Theatre on 28 June 1973 with the following cast: * Will - Michael Kitchen * Jed - Kenneth Cranham * Mary - Carole Hayman * Veronica - Dinah Stabb * Cliff - Pete Postlethwaite * Constable - James Aubrey * Slaughter - Leonard Fenton * Alice - Geoffrey Chater * Babs - Robert Eddison * Old Man/Lenin - ...
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Magnificent (other)
Magnificent may refer to: * HMS ''Magnificent'', Royal Navy ships * HMCS ''Magnificent'' (CVL 21), a Canadian ship *''Magnificent!'', a 1969 album by jazz pianist Barry Harris * "Magnificent" (Rick Ross song) * "Magnificent" (U2 song) *"Magnificent", a song by Estelle from '' Shine'' See also *The Magnificents (other) *List of people known as the Magnificent *The Magnificent (other) The Magnificent may refer to: * "The Magnificent" (song), a 1995 song by the One World Orchestra * ''The Magnificent'' (DJ Jazzy Jeff album), 2002 * ''The Magnificent'' (Keith Sweat album), 2009 * ''The Magnificent'' (Beenie Man album) * List o ...

The Magnificent (other)
The Magnificent may refer to: * "The Magnificent" (song), a 1995 song by the One World Orchestra * ''The Magnificent'' (DJ Jazzy Jeff album), 2002 * ''The Magnificent'' (Keith Sweat album), 2009 * ''The Magnificent'' (Beenie Man album) * List of people known as the Magnificent See also * Magnificent (other) * The Magnificents (other) The Magnificents may refer to: * Johnny Keyes and the Magnificents, a 1950s doo-wop vocal group * The Magnificents (Scottish band), a Scottish electro rock band ** ''The Magnificents'' (album), their debut album See also * Magnificent (disambigua ... * Magnificence (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Magnificent, The ...
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