tristanian
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3ADJ.
english, unified
VERB + TRISTANIAN
began, see
TRISTANIAN + NOUN
poems
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adj
Of or pertaining to Sir Tristan, legendary Arthurian knight and tragic hero of the mediaeval romance Tristan and Iseult.
2001, Bonnie Wheeler, Fiona Tolhurst (editors), On Arthurian Women: Essays in Memory of Maureen Fries, Scriptorium Press, page 274, With this assumption, that Tintagel haunted Hardy from 1870 to 1923, it becomes possible to suggest that not only was his Tristanian work infused with his life-long themes, but that Tristanian themes may have subtly influenced his earlier works as well.
Although Brugger had already expressed this idea, it was because of Bedier's work that academics began to see Tristanian poems as unified literary works with a coherent narrative thread from the lovers' first meeting to their inevitable death:
Of or pertaining to the Atlantic archipelago Tristan da Cunha or its inhabitants.
One of the curiosities of Tristanian English is the inclusion of an 'h' at the start of words that begin with a vowel.
noun
An inhabitant of Tristan da Cunha.
The Tristanians were to occupy some fifty neat modern houses in the former Married Quarters inside the high-fenced compound.
After having lived among the Tristanians for half a year, I am under the impression that, due to their experiences in the outside world, younger Tristanians have developed a stylistic range that is limited in the speech of non-mobile members of the community.
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52001, Bonnie Wheeler, Fiona Tolhurst (editors), On Arthurian Women: Essays in Memory of Maureen Fries, Scriptorium Press, page 274, With this assumption, that Tintagel haunted Hardy from 1870 to 1923,
WiktionaryAlthough Brugger had already expressed this idea, it was because of Bedier's work that academics began to see Tristanian poems as unified literary works with a coherent narrative thread from the lover
WiktionaryOne of the curiosities of Tristanian English is the inclusion of an 'h' at the start of words that begin with a vowel.
WiktionaryThe Tristanians were to occupy some fifty neat modern houses in the former Married Quarters inside the high-fenced compound.
WiktionaryAfter having lived among the Tristanians for half a year, I am under the impression that, due to their experiences in the outside world, younger Tristanians have developed a stylistic range that is li
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