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Narcissus Angustifolius
Narcissus may refer to: Biology * ''Narcissus'' (plant), a genus containing daffodils and others People * Narcissus (mythology), Greek mythological character * Narcissus (wrestler) (2nd century), assassin of the Roman emperor Commodus * Tiberius Claudius Narcissus (1st century), freedman and secretary to the Roman emperor Claudius * Saint Narcissus (other), several saints Film * ''Narcissus'' (1983 film), a film by Norman McLaren * ''Narcissus'' (2012 film), a Lithuanian film * ''Narcissus'' (2015 film), a Tunisian film * ''Pink Narcissus'', a film by James Bidgood * ''Narcissus'', a 1956 film by Willard Maas *'' Black Narcissus'', a 1947 film by Powell and Pressburger * ''Narcissus'', an escape shuttle in the ''Aliens'' film series Music * ''Narcissus'', an EP by the Danish band Kellermensch * "Narcissus" (music), a piano piece by Ethelbert Nevin, recorded as a duet by Norman Wisdom and Joyce Grenfell * Narcissus (band) * ''Narcissus'', an opera by Gottfried Hei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissus (plant)
''Narcissus'' is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil,The word "daffodil" is also applied to related genera such as ''Sternbergia'', ''Ismene'' and '' Fritillaria meleagris''. It has been suggested that the word "Daffodil" be restricted to the wild species of the British Isles, '' N. pseudonarcissus''. narcissus, and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. ''Narcissus'' has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like tepals surmounted by a cup- or trumpet-shaped corona. The flowers are generally white and yellow (also orange or pink in garden varieties), with either uniform or contrasting coloured tepals and corona. ''Narcissus'' were well known in ancient civilisation, both medicinally and botanically, but formally described by Linnaeus in his ''Species Plantarum'' (1753). The genus is generally considered to have about ten sections with approximately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (13 January 1690 in – 27 November 1749 in Gotha) was a prolific German composer of the Baroque era. Stölzel was an accomplished German stylist who wrote a good many of the poetic texts for his vocal works. Biography Stölzel was born in Grünstädtel, in the Erzgebirge, on 13 January 1690. His father, organist in Grünstädtel, gave him his first music education. When he was thirteen, he was sent to study in Schneeberg, where he was taught music, including thoroughbass, by cantor Christian Umlaufft, a former student of Johann Kuhnau. A few years later he was admitted to the gymnasium in Gera, where he further practiced music under Emanuel Kegel, the director of the court chapel. Some of his educators took a dim view of music, and tried to divert his attention from it: apart from engaging in poetry and oratory, Stölzel nonetheless continued to develop his interest in music.Mattheson 1740Mizler 1754Melvin P. Unger, editor"Introduction" pp.&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissa (other)
Narcissa may refer to: *Narcissa, Oklahoma, a census-designated place (CDP) in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States People with the given name * Narcissa Niblack Thorne (1882–1966), American artist *Narcissa Whitman (1808–1847), American missionary *Narcissa Wright (born 1989), American Internet celebrity and ESports player Fiction *Narcissa Malfoy The following are supporting characters in the ''Harry Potter'' series written by J. K. Rowling. For members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, Hogwarts staff, Ministry of Magic, or for Death Eaters, see the respective article ..., supporting character in the ''Harry Potter'' universe See also * * Narcisa (other) * Narciso, a given name * Narcisse (other) * Narcissus (other) * Narcís (other) {{Disambiguation, given name English feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stray Light
Stray light is light in an optical system, which was not intended in the design. The light may be from the intended source, but follow paths other than intended, or it may be from a source other than the intended source. This light will often set a working limit on the dynamic range of the system; it limits the signal-to-noise ratio or contrast ratio, by limiting how dark the system can be. Ocular straylight is stray light in the human eye. Optical systems Monochromatic light Optical measuring instruments that work with monochromatic light, such as spectrophotometers, define stray light as light in the system at wavelengths (colors) other than the one intended. The stray light level is one of the most critical specifications of an instrument. For instance, intense, narrow absorption bands can easily appear to have a peak absorption less than the true absorption of the sample because the ability of the instrument to measure light transmission through the sample is limited by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Narcissus
During World War II, Operation Narcissus was a raid by forty members of the Special Air Service on a lighthouse on the southeast coast of Sicily. The team landed on 10 July 1943 with the mission of capturing the lighthouse and the surrounding high ground. Despite intelligence reports, the area was deserted, and so the position was no threat to the nearby Operation Husky Operation or Operations may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Operation'' (game), a battery-operated board game that challenges dexterity * Operation (music), a term used in musical set theory * ''Operations'' (magazine), Multi-Ma ... landings. The troopers withdrew without a shot being fired. Allied invasion of Sicily Conflicts in 1943 July 1943 events Special Air Service World War II British Commando raids {{WWII-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Narcissus
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Narcissus'' after the Narcissus of mythology, or after the Narcissi flowers. * was a 20-gun post ship launched in 1781 and wrecked in 1796. * was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1801, converted to a convict ship after 1823, and sold 1837. * A 28-gun sixth-rate ''Narcissus'' of 601 tons was ordered in 1846 but cancelled in 1848. * A 50-gun fourth-rate ''Narcissus'' of 1,996 tons was ordered in 1849 and cancelled in 1857. * was a wooden-hulled screw frigate in service from 1859 to 1883. * was an armoured cruiser launched in 1886 and sold in 1906. * was an sloop A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ... in use from 1915 to 1922. * was a launched in 1941 and sold 1946. {{DEFAULTSORT:Narcissus, Hms Royal Navy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissus (Lemoyne)
''Narcissus'' is an oil on canvas painting by French artist François Lemoyne, created in 1728, from a series of three works on the myth of Narcissus. It is now in the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon (french: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon) is a municipal museum of fine arts in the French city of Lyon. Located near the Place des Terreaux, it is housed in a former Benedictine convent which was active during the 1 .... The painter François Lemoine was born in Paris in 1688 and also died in Paris in 1737 by committing suicide (he stuck a sword in his heart). He is a French Rococo painter from classicism, and was notably the master of the painters François Boucher, Charles-Joseph Natoire and Jean-Jacques Caffieri. He was elected first painter by Louis XV who entrusted him with the renovation of the Salon d'Hercule in Versailles. At age 13, in 1701, he entered the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. He studied there under the direction of Louis Gal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissus (Caravaggio)
''Narcissus'' is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, painted circa 1597–1599. It is housed in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Rome. The painting was originally attributed to Caravaggio by Roberto Longhi in 1916. This is one of only two known Caravaggios on a theme from Classical mythology, although this is due more to the accidents of survival than the artist's oeuvre. Narcissus, according to the poet Ovid Pūblius Ovidius Nāsō (; 20 March 43 BC – 17/18 AD), known in English as Ovid ( ), was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of the older Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the th ... in his ''Metamorphoses'', is a handsome youth who falls in love with his own reflection. Unable to tear himself away, he dies of his passion, and even as he crosses the Styx continues to gaze at his reflection (''Metamorphoses'' 3:339–510). Background The story of Narcissus was often referenced or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nigger Of The 'Narcissus'
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun '' thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissus And Goldmund
''Narcissus and Goldmund'' (; also published as ''Death and the Lover'') is a novel written by the German–Swiss author Hermann Hesse which was first published in 1930. At its publication, ''Narcissus and Goldmund'' was considered Hesse's literary triumph; chronologically, it follows '' Steppenwolf''. Synopsis ''Narcissus and Goldmund'' is the story of a young man, Goldmund (), who wanders aimlessly throughout Medieval Germany after leaving a Catholic monastery school in search of what could be described as "the meaning of life". Narcissus (German: "Narziss" or, before the German orthography reform of 1996, ''Narziß'' ), a gifted young teacher at the cloister school, quickly befriends Goldmund, as they are only a few years apart, and Goldmund is naturally bright. Goldmund looks up to Narcissus, and Narcissus has much fondness for him in return. After straying too far in the fields one day on an errand gathering herbs, Goldmund comes across a beautiful Gypsy woman, who kisses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echo And Narcissus
Echo and Narcissus is a myth from Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'', a Roman mythological epic from the Augustan Age. The introduction of the myth of the mountain nymph Echo into the story of Narcissus, the beautiful youth who rejected Echo and fell in love with his own reflection, appears to have been Ovid's invention. Ovid's version influenced the presentation of the myth in later Western art and literature. Story The myth of the goddess is told in Book III of the ''Metamorphoses'', and tells the story of a "talkative nymph" whom the goddess Venus admires for her magnificent voice and song. When she tricks Juno into believing that her husband, Jupiter, was in the city, Juno curses Echo by making her able to only finish a sentence not started, and unable to say anything on her own. "Yet a chatterbox, had no other use of speech than she has now, that she could repeat only the last words out of many." This is the explanation of the aural effect which was named after her. Sometim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Róisín Machine
''Róisín Machine'' is the fifth solo studio album by Irish singer Róisín Murphy, released 2 October 2020 by Skint Records. The album received critical acclaim upon its release, ranking among the year's best by several publications. Commercially, ''Róisín Machine'' became Murphy's highest-charting album in both Ireland and the UK, debuting at number five and number 14 respectively. The remix album '' Crooked Machine'' was released 30 April 2021. Background According to Murphy, work began on what would become ''Róisín Machine'' a decade prior to its release, during which time she maintained an active presence in the industry, undertaking several releases including the Italian language EP '' Mi Senti'' (2014), studio albums '' Hairless Toys'' (2015) and ''Take Her Up to Monto'' (2016), and a series of EPs with Maurice Fulton in 2018. However, the impetus for the album came as Skint Records founder Damian Harris returned to the label as creative director in 2019. Harris hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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