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Silver Tongue (other)
A "silver tongue" implies one with a tendency to be eloquent and persuasive in speaking. Silver tongue may refer to: Art and literature *''Silvertongue'', the third book in Charlie Fletcher's ''Stoneheart'' trilogy *Silvertongue, the lawyer in Hogarth's prints '' Marriage à -la-mode'' *Silvertongue, a nickname for Mortimer Folchart in Cornelia Funke's ''Inkheart'' series * Silvertongue, the surname earned by Lyra Belacqua in Philip Pullman's ''His Dark Materials'' Music * ''Silver Tongue'' (album), a 2020 album by Torres *"Silver Tongue", a song by Humble Pie from their 1969 album '' Town and Country'' *"Silver Tongue", a song by Sonata Arctica from their 2003 album ''Winterheart's Guild'' *"Silver Tongue", a song by Deep Purple from their 2003 album ''Bananas'' *"Silvertongue", a song by Young the Giant from their 2016 album ''Home of the Strange'' *"Silver Tongue", a song by Alter Bridge from their 2022 album ''Pawns & Kings'' *"Silver Tongue", a song by Louis Tomlinson from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eloquence
Eloquence (from French ''eloquence'' from Latin ''eloquentia'') is fluent, elegant, persuasive, and forceful speech, persuading an audience. Eloquence is both a natural talent and improved by knowledge of language, study of a specific subject to be addressed, philosophy, rationale and ability to form a persuasive set of tenets within a presentation. "True eloquence," Oliver Goldsmith says, "Does not consist ... in saying great things in a sublime style, but in a simple style; for there is, properly speaking, no such thing as a sublime style, the sublimity lies only in the things; and when they are not so, the language may be turgid, affected, metaphorical, but not affecting." Eloquence in antiquity The word eloquence itself derives from the Latin roots: ''Ä“'' (a shortened form of the preposition ''ex''), meaning "out (of)", and ''loqui'', a deponent verb meaning "to speak". Thus, eloquence is to speak fluently and understand and master language so as to employ a graceful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persuasion
Persuasion or persuasion arts is an umbrella term for Social influence, influence. Persuasion can influence a person's Belief, beliefs, Attitude (psychology), attitudes, Intention, intentions, Motivation, motivations, or Behavior, behaviours. Persuasion is studied in many disciplines. Rhetoric studies modes of persuasion in speech and writing and is often taught as a Classics, classical subject. Psychology looks at persuasion through the lens of individual behaviour and neuroscience studies the brain activity associated with this behaviour. History and political science are interested in the role of propaganda in shaping historical events. In business, persuasion is aimed at influencing a person's (or group's) attitude or behaviour towards some event, idea, object, or another person (s) by using written, spoken, or visual methods to convey information, feelings, or reasoning, or a combination thereof. Persuasion is also often used to pursue personal gain, such as election campa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriage à -la-mode (Hogarth)
''Marriage A-la-Mode'' is a series of six pictures painted by William Hogarth between 1743 and 1745, intended as a pointed skewering of 18th-century society. They show the disastrous results of an ill-considered marriage for money or social status, and satirize patronage and aesthetics. The pictures are held in the National Gallery in London. This series was not received as well as his other moral tales, ''A Harlot's Progress'' (1732) and ''A Rake's Progress'' (1735), and when the paintings were finally sold in 1751, it was for a much lower sum than the artist had hoped for. Overview In ''Marriage A-la-Mode'' Hogarth challenges the traditional view that the nobility and the rich live virtuous lives, and satirises arranged marriages. In each piece, he shows the young couple and their family and acquaintances at their worst: engaging in affairs, drinking, gambling, and numerous other vices. This is regarded by some as his finest project, and the best example of his serially-plann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inkheart Series
The ''Inkheart'' series is a succession of four fantasy novels written by German author Cornelia Funke, comprising ''Inkheart'' (2003), ''Inkspell'' (2005), ''Inkdeath'' (2007), and ''The Colour of Revenge'' (2023). The books chronicle the adventures of teen Meggie Folchart whose life changes dramatically when she realizes that she and her father, a bookbinder named Mo, have the unusual ability to bring characters from books into the real world when reading aloud. Mostly set in Northern Italy and the parallel world of the fictional ''Inkheart'' book, the central story arc concerns the magic of books, their characters and creatures, and the art of reading. Originally released in German-speaking Europe, the English translation of the third book, entitled ''Inkdeath'', by Anthea Bell was released in October 2008. In 2004, Funke sold the film rights to all three books to New Line Cinema; thus far, the first book has been made into a motion picture, which was released in December 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvertongue
Lyra Belacqua (), also known as Lyra Silvertongue, is the heroine of Philip Pullman's trilogy ''His Dark Materials''. In ''His Dark Materials'' Lyra is a young girl who inhabits a universe parallel to our own. Brought up in the cloistered world of Jordan College, Oxford, she finds herself embroiled in a cosmic war between Lord Asriel on one side, and a deity figure known as The Authority and his Regent, Metatron, on the other. Lyra also features prominently in the subsequent trilogy ''The Book of Dust''. Background and life Lyra Belacqua, aged around eleven at the beginning of the trilogy, is the daughter of Lord Asriel and Marisa Coulter in a fictional Oxford, similar to our own. She was brought up at Jordan College, where the scholars, professors and servants treat her as an adopted daughter. She was raised believing that her parents had died in an airship crash, and that Lord Asriel was her uncle, and later learned the truth from John Faa, leader of the Gyptians. Lyra spends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Tongue (album)
''Silver Tongue'' is the fourth studio album by American musician Torres. It was released on January 31, 2020 under Merge Records. The first single from the album, "Good Scare" was released on October 29, 2019. The second single "Gracious Day" was released December 3, 2019. Critical reception ''Silver Tongue'' was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77, based on 19 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album a score of 78 based on 16 reviews. Accolades Track listing Personnel * Mackenzie Scott – vocalist, guitar, producer, drums, synthesizer * Bryan Bisordi – drums * Jorge Elbrecht – mixing * Heba Kadry Heba Kadry is an Egyptian mastering engineer who currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. She is best known for her work with Bjork, Beach House, Slowdive, The Mars Volta, Neon Indian, Wooden Shji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town And Country (album)
''Town and Country'' is the second studio album by rock band Humble Pie, released in November 1969. It was released only in the UK. Background Conceived at band member Steve Marriott's 16th-century rural cottage "Arkesden" in Moreton, Essex, England, ''Town and Country'' offered a more pastoral approach than the more straightforward "heavy" progressive sound prevalent on their debut album, which had been released two months earlier. Like the band's early live shows, which opened with an acoustic set before returning with electric guitars in the second half of the show, ''Town and Country'' displayed a mix of acoustic ballads, country-rock, folk, blues, and hard rock. Unlike the debut LP, all four members of the band contributed solo compositions to the album. Peter Frampton played acoustic, Spanish, and lead guitars, and Marriott played guitar, sitar, percussion and keyboards, and bass guitar. Bassist Greg Ridley contributed guitar and tambourine, while Jerry Shirley handled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winterheart's Guild
''Winterheart's Guild'' is the third studio album by the power metal band Sonata Arctica. It was released in 2003 through Spinefarm Records. In a 2014 interview, vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter Tony Kakko said inspiration for writing "The Ruins of My Life" came from the film ''Braveheart''. In 2019, he would refer to the album's recording process as a "nightmare" because he only had "two or three" songs ready when the band went in the studio. Reception ''Loudwire'' named the album at eleventh in their list "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time." ''Metal Hammer'' also included it in their 2016 list of 10 essential power metal albums. Track listing Personnel * Tony Kakko – vocals, keyboards * Jani Liimatainen – guitar * Marko Paasikoski – bass guitar * Tommy Portimo – drums * Jens Johansson – keyboard solos on "The Cage", "Silver Tongue", "Victoria's Secret" and "Champagne Bath" Technical personnel *Recorded by Ahti Kortelainen at Tico Tico Studios in September†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bananas (Deep Purple Album)
''Bananas'' is the 17th studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 25 August 2003 via EMI Records and on 7 October 2003 via Sanctuary Records in the US. It is the first album to feature Don Airey on organ and keyboards, replacing founding member Jon Lord. Overview The album was recorded in Los Angeles during January and February 2003. It is also notable as being the first Ian Gillan-fronted Deep Purple album to make use of backing vocals other than Gillan's own (since the 1972 sessions for the song "Woman From Tokyo" in Germany which featured Jon Lord and Roger Glover singing backing vocals) with the song "Haunted" featuring Beth Hart. The album includes "Contact Lost", a short slow instrumental requiem for the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' astronauts, written by guitarist Steve Morse when he heard the news of the crash. The photo in the album cover was taken by the band's manager Bruce Payne. ''Bananas'' charted well despite lack of media exposure, especially in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Of The Strange
''Home of the Strange'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Young the Giant, released by Fueled by Ramen on August 12, 2016. Promotion On April 15, 2016, the band released "Amerika" as an announcement track to the new album. The next song to be released, " Something to Believe In", was released as the first official radio single from the album. On May 16, 2016, they announced the Home of the Strange Tour, which started in the West Coast on August 13, and toured around the US. Three additional tracks, "Titus Was Born", "Jungle Youth" and "Silvertongue", were released the weeks preceding the release of ''Home of the Strange''. Lyrics ''Home of the Strange'' deals with the band's immigrant history and American identity. Lead singer Sameer Gadhia is a first generation American of Indian heritage. The track "Amerika" was inspired by Franz Kafka's unfinished novel of the same name. Reception ''Home of the Strange'' garnered mostly positive reviews. ''Enterta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pawns & Kings
''Pawns & Kings'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Alter Bridge and the follow-up to 2019's ''Walk the Sky''. It was released on October 14, 2022, via Napalm Records. Background In September 2021, guitarist Mark Tremonti revealed that he and Alter Bridge would be recording their seventh studio album during the spring of 2022, with a tentative release date some time in the fall. Tremonti and Myles Kennedy subsequently began pre-production on the album in January 2022, with recording taking place during the April with Michael "Elvis" Baskette once again as producer after producing the previous five Alter Bridge albums. During a radio interview in the May, Tremonti revealed that the album would be entitled ''Pawns & Kings'' and would be released on October 14. In a subsequent interview, he explained how Baskette was "absolutely in love with the record" but that Tremonti and Kennedy's stylistic preferences over time had changed so much that he could not recognise whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
