He found the ultimate tale of temptation and judgment, the story of Samson and Delilah. To play the Hebrew strongman, DeMille turned to film noir tough guy and future film gladiator Victor Mature. To play the temptress Delilah, DeMille sought an actress who would be “a combination of ...
'Samson and Delilah' (1917), in England, My England (1922). By reading 'Samson and Delilah' through the lens of modernist mythopoeia, this article aims to highlight Lawrence's reformulation of the biblical story as a way to come to terms with gendered war in natio...
Samson and Delilah, opera by Camille Saint-Saëns that premiered in Weimar on December 2, 1877, having previously been rejected in Paris for its portrayal of biblical subject matter. Its exotic and suggestive “Bacchanale,” the opera’s best-known exc
Esther.The name Esther comes from the biblical story of an ordinary girl who became queen of Persia and, ultimately, saved her people. The name is thought to mean “star” in Persian. Some charming nickname options include Essie, Ettie, and Estée. Eve.You can’t have a list of biblical...
After a brief survey of the biblical subtext of the franchise, the article focuses on one episode of the series, "Samson and Delilah," which echoes the story of Samson, to analyse its explicit and implicit retellings of the biblical narrative and to explore the wider implications of this ...
a.A book considered authoritative in its field:the bible of French cooking. b.A document containing in-depth details about a movie or television series that writers and production staff consult in order to avoid continuity errors. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latinbiblia, from ...
Now, Judith is one of the most well-known Israeli heroines, as the protagonist of the Book of Judith, which is mentioned in the Old Testaments of the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches. It depicts the story of Judith, a widow who saves the country of Israel by infiltrating the camp ...
Samson Agonistes a Christian Tragedy: Milton"s Conflict and Solution as a Christian Poet As a Christian humanistic poet who took both Christian and classical tradition seriously, Milton tries to incorporate the biblical story of Samson into a t... 황원숙 - 장신논단제38집 被引量...
Joshua became leader of the Israelites. The name Jesus is a Greek translation of the Aramaic name Yeshu'a, andthe distinctive Joshua trees in the U.S. Mojave Desertwere named by Mormon settlers in the mid-1800s as a reference to a Bible story of Joshua reaching his hands skyward in pra...
The Old Testament's Elijah was awho could. When he died, he was taken to heaven in a horse-drawn chariot of fire, as described in the. The name was used in the Middle Ages, died out, and was later brought back into use by the Puritans. Variations includeEliasandIlya. ...