1.Lasting for a markedly brief time:"There remain some truths too ephemeral to be captured in the cold pages of a court transcript"(Irving R. Kaufman). 2.Having a short lifespan or a short annual period of aboveground growth. Used especially of plants. ...
PARKING THE ARK IN NIAGARA FALLS: MORDECAI MANUEL NOAH AND THE IMPOSITION OF MEANING IN JEWISH AMERICAN LITERARY HISTORY She argues that by uniting flesh and spirit, the specimen-solder epitomized the ideal love object Whitman conjured throughout Leaves of Grass--not yet a corpse, but already so...
contextualism- any doctrine emphasizing the importance of the context in solving problems or establishing the meaning of terms creationism- the literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis; "creationism denies the theory of evolution of species" ...
Olympia, then, is at its heart a painting that lambastes capitalism and the new status quo of money relations and falsity. Yet at the same time the painting fails to take the next step to begin to form an alternative identity. Through Olympia, Manet was able to critique, but he was ...
Ephemeral, wind warms to water Drifting high into mist Seeking adventure, testing times Up high again. Time out of mind, cloven hooves of red deer Wander to summer high pastures Above the treeline, away from wolves Stalking through the woods ...
’‘the pathos of things’] refers to a heightened consciousness of the transience of things coupled with an acute appreciation of their ephemeral beauty and a gentle sadness or wistfulness at their passing—and, by extension, at the realization, reminder, or truth that all things must pass. ...
He could not have written a word of it. Mackintosh thought with rage that if his chief pencilled in some insertion it would be childish in expression and faulty in language. If he remonstrated or sought to put his meaning into an intelligible phrase, Walker would fly into a passion and ...
Literally meaning "lasting only one day," the word ephemeral generally depicts something that is temporally restricted. For example, the mayfly, a fly with a very short life span, is called ephemeroptera. Beyond this meaning of something that is transient, the ephemeral Is often connected to a...
Spinoza chose it quite consciously to serve as the bedrock of his entire ontological and metaphysical structure. As such, it is up to each of us to struggle to capture his usage and intended meaning. How can a person-less, non-judgmental God make any difference in our lives?
A series of lines form a pattern. These line patterns convey meaning in addition to the meaning of the individual lines. Parallel lines of uniform width and spacing create a static and orderly effect. It doesn’t matter if the lines are horizontal or vertical or diagonal. Even in curved lin...