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Sidonia Drăgușanu
Sidonia or Sidonie is a feminine given name which may refer to: People * Sidonie of Bavaria (1488–1505), eldest daughter of Duke Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich, wife of the Elector Palatine Louis V * Sidonie of Poděbrady (1449–1510), daughter of the King of Bohemia * Sidonie of Saxony (1518–1575), Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess of Calenberg-Göttingen * Sidonia von Borcke (1548–1620), Pomeranian noblewoman tried and executed for witchcraft * Sidonia Făgărășan, Romanian biological scientist * Sidonie Goossens (1899–2004), English harpist * Sidonie Grünwald-Zerkowitz (1852–1907), Austro-Hungarian writer, translator and fashion designer * Sidonia Jędrzejewska (born 1975), Polish politician and MEP * Sidonia Hedwig Zäunemann (1711–1740), German poet Fictional characters * Sidonia, a legendary Jewish priest's daughter (see Abiathar and Sidonia) * Sidonia of Brittany, heroine of the medieval roman ''Pontus and Sidonia'' * Sidonie, in the 1874 French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidon
Sidon ( ) or better known as Saida ( ; ) is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast in the South Governorate, Lebanon, South Governorate, of which it is the capital. Tyre, Lebanon, Tyre, to the south, and the Lebanese capital of Beirut, to the north, are both about away. Sidon has a population of about 80,000 within the city limits, while its metropolitan area has more than a quarter-million inhabitants. Etymology The Phoenician language, Phoenician name (, ) probably meant "fishery" or "fishing town". It is mentioned in Papyrus Anastasi I as ''ḏjdwnꜣ''. It appears in Biblical Hebrew as () and in Classical Syriac, Syriac as (). This was hellenization, Hellenised as (), which was latinization of names, Latinised as and entered English in this form. The name appears in Classical Arabic as () and in Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Arabic as (). As a Colonia (Roman), Roman colony, it was notionally refounded and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fromont And Risler
''Fromont jeune et Risler aîné'' (1874; English: ''Fromont Junior and Risler Senior'' or ''Fromont and Risler'' or ''Sidonie'') is a novel by French author Alphonse Daudet. It is the novel that first made Daudet famous, or as he put it, "the dawn of his popularity." History ''Fromont and Risler'' is the novel that first made Daudet famous. Public domain text copied verbatim with minor corrections for style, clarity and modernizations He had won a creditable literary place for himself before its publication with '' Letters From My Windmill'' (1869), but when ''Fromont and Risler'' appeared in 1874, he was at once hailed as one of the few really great novelists of his time, one of the few who knew how to deal adequately with the mysteries, the complexities, and the subtleties of human nature and human passion. The novel was crowned by the French Academy with the in 1875, but that was a small part of its success. It was everywhere read and talked of, from the highest to the lowes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colette
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known as Colette or Colette Willy, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a Mime artist, mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her 1944 novella ''Gigi (novella), Gigi'', which was the basis for the Gigi (1958 film), 1958 film and the Gigi (musical), 1973 stage production of the same name. Her short story collection ''The Tendrils of the Vine'' is also famous in France. Early life Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette was born on 28 January 1873 in the village of Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye in the department of Yonne, Burgundy. Her father, Captain Jules-Joseph Colette (1829–1905) was a war hero. He was a Zouave of the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, Saint-Cyr military school, who had lost a leg at :fr:Bataille de Melegnano, Melegnano in the Second Italian War of Independence. He was awarded a post as tax collector in the village of Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidonius (other)
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Sidonius is a Roman cognomen literally meaning "man from Sidon" Later it was used as a given name, after the saint Sidonius Apollinaris. Notable people with this name include: * Sidonius of Aix (1st Century), protobishop of Augusta Tricastinorum, saint and reputed witness of Jesus' ministry * Sidonius Apollinaris (c. 430 – c. 489), Gallo-Roman poet, diplomat, bishop and saint * Sidonius (Irish saint) (c. 620 – c. 690) * Sidonius, Bishop of Passau (fl. 754–764) See also * Sidonia Sidonia or Sidonie is a feminine given name which may refer to: People * Sidonie of Bavaria (1488–1505), eldest daughter of Duke Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich, wife of the Elector Palatine Louis V * Sidonie of Poděbrady (1449–1510), daugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant
''The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant'' () is a 1972 West German psychological romantic drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, based on his play of the same name. Featuring an all-female cast, the film takes place entirely in the home of fashion designer Petra von Kant (Margit Carstensen), following the changing dynamics in her relationships with other women. The film was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. It is regarded by many as Fassbinder's ''magnum opus'' and a classic of New German Cinema. Plot Petra von Kant is a prominent fashion designer who lives in a luxurious apartment in Bremen. Her first husband, Pierre, her great love, died in a car accident while she was pregnant. She has recently divorced her second husband Frank due to his controlling nature. Petra lives with her taciturn personal assistant Marlene, whom she treats like a slave and constantly humiliates. One day, while donning a brown wig, Petra is visited by her cous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radclyffe Hall
Marguerite Antonia Radclyffe-Hall (12 August 1880 – 7 October 1943), more known under her pen name Radclyffe Hall, was an English poet and author, best known for the novel ''The Well of Loneliness'', a groundbreaking work in lesbian literature. In adulthood, she often called herself John, rather than Marguerite. Early life Marguerite Antonia Radclyffe-Hall was born in 1880 at "Sunny Lawn", Durley Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire (now Dorset), to Radclyffe ("Rat") Radclyffe-Hall (1846–1898) and Mary Jane Sager (née Diehl). Hall's father was a wealthy philanderer, educated at Eton and Oxford but seldom working, since he inherited a large amount of money from his father, an eminent physician who was head of the British Medical Association; her mother was an unstable American widow from Philadelphia.Vargo, Marc E"Scandal: Infamous Gay Controversies of the Twentieth Century"pp. 56-57 Radclyffe's father left in 1882, abandoning young Radclyffe and her mother. However, he did leav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tante Sidonia
Tante Sidonia is a Flemish comics character from the Belgian comics series ''Suske en Wiske''. In the franchise she is the aunt of Wiske and the adoptive aunt of Suske, of whom she both takes care. In the original Flemish publications her name was Sidonie, while the translations in the Netherlands named her ''Sidonia''. After the series changed to Algemeen Beschaafd Nederlands in 1964 the character was changed to her definitive name ''Sidonia''. She even announces this to the readers at the start of the album "De Nerveuze Nerviërs" ("The Nervous Nervii") (1964). In English translations of the series, she has been called Aunt Agatha, Aunt Sidonia, and Aunt Sybil. Character Tante Sidonia is Suske and Wiske's guardian. Willy Vandersteen created her because, according to him, "a real mother would never allow her children to go on adventure like Suske and Wiske do".Van Hooydonck, Peter, "Willy Vandersteen: De Bruegel van het Beeldverhaal", Standaard Uitgeverij, 1995. Despite that Sido ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coningsby (novel)
''Coningsby, or The New Generation'' is an English political novel by Benjamin Disraeli, published in 1844. Background ''Coningsby'' (1844 First Edition) was the first of a trilogy of novels (together with '' Sybil'' and '' Tancred'') which marked a departure from Disraeli's silver-fork novels of the 1830s and which are his most famous. The book is set against a background of the real political events of the 1830s in England that followed the enactment of the Reform Bill of 1832. In describing these events Disraeli sets out his own beliefs including his opposition to Robert Peel, his dislikes of both the British Whig Party and the ideals of Utilitarianism, and the need for social justice in a newly industrialized society. He portrays the self-serving politician in the character of Rigby (based on John Wilson Croker) and the malicious party insiders in the characters of Taper and Tadpole. In ''Coningsby'' Disraeli articulates a "Tory interpretation" of history to combat th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armide (Gluck)
''Armide'' is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, set to a libretto by Philippe Quinault. Gluck's fifth production for the Parisian stage and the composer's own favourite among his works, it was first performed on 23 September 1777 by the Paris Opera, Académie Royale de Musique in the second Salle du Palais-Royal in Paris. Background and performance history Gluck set the same libretto Philippe Quinault had written for Jean-Baptiste Lully, Lully in 1686, based on Torquato Tasso's ''Gerusalemme liberata'' (''Jerusalem Delivered''). Gluck seemed at ease in facing French traditions head-on when he composed ''Armide''. Lully and Quinault were the very founders of serious opera in France and ''Armide'' was generally recognized as their masterpiece, so it was a bold move on Gluck's part to write new music to Quinault's words. A similar attempt to write a new opera to the libretto of ''Thésée (Mondonville), Thésée'' by Jean-Joseph de Mondonville in 1765 had ended in disaster, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armide (Lully)
''Armide'' is an opera in five acts by Jean-Baptiste Lully. The libretto by Philippe Quinault is based on Torquato Tasso's poem ''La Gerusalemme liberata'' (''Jerusalem Delivered''). The work is in the form of a tragédie en musique, a genre invented by Lully and Quinault. Critics in the 18th century regarded ''Armide'' as Lully's masterpiece. It continues to be well-regarded, featuring some of the best-known music in French baroque opera and being arguably ahead of its time in its psychological interest. Unlike most of his operas, ''Armide'' concentrates on the sustained psychological development of a character – not Renaud, who spends most of the opera under Armide's spell, but Armide, who repeatedly tries without success to choose vengeance over love. Performance history ''Armide'' was first performed on 15 February 1686 by the Paris Opera at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Saint-Honoré), Théâtre du Palais-Royal, with scenery by Jean Bérain the Elder, Bérain, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontus And Sidonia
''Pontus and Sidonia'' (French: ''Ponthus et la belle Sidonie'' or just ''Ponthus et Sidoine'') is a medieval prose romance, originally composed in French in ca. 1400, possibly by Geoffroy IV de la Tour Landry (d. 1391) or by another member of the La Tour family. It is about Pontus, the son of the king of Galicia, who falls in love with Sidonia, daughter of the king of Brittany. The text is associated with the lords of La Tour because it derives the ancestors of that family, whose ancestral possessions were in Brittany, from members of the train of prince Pontus. The story is based on an earlier work, the Anglo-Norman chanson de geste '' Horn et Rimenhild'' (ca. 1180). Several German translations were made during the 15th century (viz., in the period corresponding to the final phase of Middle High German or the formative phase of Early New High German). There is a surviving version in Alemannic German, possibly written in the Old Swiss Confederacy, dated to between 1440 and 146 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
