love+of+literature
1love — In literature of the 16c to 19c, the expression to make love to means ‘to court, to be amorous towards’ • (‘Who s had the impudence to make love to my sister!’ cried Harry George Meredith, 1861) whereas in modern literature it means ‘to have… …
2literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
3love — [[t]lʌ̱v[/t]] ♦ loves, loving, loved 1) VERB If you love someone, you feel romantically or sexually attracted to them, and they are very important to you. [V n] Oh, Amy, I love you... [V n] We love each other. We want to spend our lives together …
4LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… …
5Literature Circles — are a student s equivalent in the classroom of an adult book club. The aim is to encourage student choice and a love of reading in young people. The true intent of Literature Circles is to allow students to practice and develop the skills and… …
6Love magic — is the attempt to bind the passions of another, or to capture them as a sex object through magical means rather than through direct activity [Paul C. Rosenblatt, pg. 482 ] . It can be implemented in a variety of ways such as written spells, dolls …
7Love's Cure — Love s Cure, or The Martial Maid is an early seventeenth century stage play, a comedy in the canon of John Fletcher and his collaborators. First published in the Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647, it is the subject of broad dispute and… …
8Love (disambiguation) — Love is an intense feeling of affection.Love may also refer to:Film and television* Love (1919 film), starring Fatty Arbuckle * Love (1927 film), an adaptation of Anna Karenina starring Greta Garbo * Love (1971 film), directed by Károly Makk *… …
9Love at first sight — is an emotional condition whereby a person feels romantic attraction for a stranger on the first encounter with the stranger. The term may be used to refer to a mere sexual attraction or crush, but it usually refers to actually falling in love… …
10Love Among the Ruins — can be any of the following:Literature* Love Among the Ruins (poem), am 1855 poem by Robert Browning * Love Among the Ruins (Warwick Deeping), a 1904 novel by Warwick Deeping * Love Among the Ruins (Angela Thirkell), a 1948 novel by Angela… …
