prologue A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...

is a prefatory piece of writing. Prologue may also refer to: *A prologue time trial, a short opening stage often used in road cycling races * Movie prologue, a stage show performed in movie theaters, mainly in the silent film era

Books

* ''Prologue'' (magazine), published by National Archives and Records Administration, USA * Prologue (''Prose Edda''), Icelandic literature *Prologue, a Canadian book distributor owned by

Renaud-Bray Renaud-Bray is the largest chain of French-language bookstores in North America, and the largest bookstore chain in Canada after Chapters/Indigo. The chain was founded in 1965 by Pierre Renaud and Edmond Bray, with the opening of its first sto ...

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Prologue A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...

of the Gospel of John, sometimes known as the ''Hymn to the Word''

Film and TV

* ''Prologue'' (2015 film), an Academy Award nominated animated short by Richard Williams * ''Prologue'' (1970 film), a 1970 Canadian film directed by Robin Spry

Music

Albums

*''Prologue'', album by

Akina Nakamori is a Japanese singer and actress. She is one of the most popular and best-selling artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show ''Star Tanjō!''. Her debut single "Slow Motion" was relea ...

* ''Prologue'' (Renaissance album), 1972 album *"Prologue", song by Electric Light Orchestra on their album ''

Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, ...

'' * ''Prologue'' (Elton John album), 2001 album *'' Prologue: The Art of War/Cherry Blossom Epitaph'', 2005 EP by Behind Crimson Eyes *''Prologue'', album by

Gin Lee Jeanie Lee Hang Ngai (; born 26 August 1987), better known by her stage name Gin Lee, is a Malaysian singer of Chinese descent. She is currently based in Hong Kong. Gin Lee debuted her singing career in 2009 by releasing her debut album ''ONE & ...

*''Prologue'', album by

The Milk Carton Kids The Milk Carton Kids are an American indie folk duo from Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, California, United States, consisting of singers and guitarists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan, who began making music together in early 2011. The ba ...

Songs

*"Prologue", a song by Gentle Giant from '' Three Friends'' (1972) *"Prologue", a song by Susumu Hirasawa from ''

Sim City ''SimCity'' is an open-ended city-building video game series originally designed by Will Wright. The first game in the series, ''SimCity'', was published by Maxis in 1989 and were followed by several sequels and many other spin-off "''Sim' ...

'' (1995) *"Prologue", a song by Lower Than Atlantis from '' Changing Tune'' (2012) *"Prologue", a song by Opeth from ''

My Arms, Your Hearse ''My Arms, Your Hearse'' is the third full-length studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth, released in August 1998. It was the band's first album to be released simultaneously in Europe, through Candlelight Records, and in the United ...

'' (1998) *"Prologue", a song by Yoasobi from '' The Book'' (2021)

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