Decorum, the Glossary
Decorum (from the Latin: "right, proper") was a principle of classical rhetoric, poetry, and theatrical theory concerning the fitness or otherwise of a style to a theatrical subject.[1]
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52 relations: Aeneid, Aristotle, Ars Poetica (Horace), Atreus, Bathos, Burlesque, Cadmus, Canace (play), Christianity, Cicero, Classical mythology, Classical unities, Comedy, Council of Trent, Courtesy, Deconstruction, Didacticism, Eclogues, Epic poetry, Etiquette, Genre, Genre painting, Georgics, Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Grand style (rhetoric), Horace, Latin, Malvolio, Medea, Medieval theatre, Middle Ages, Mock-heroic, Model United Nations, Modernism, Murder trial of O. J. Simpson, Orbecche, Pastoral, Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Poetic diction, Poetics (Aristotle), Procne, Profane (religion), Respect, Rhetoric, Rhetorica ad Herennium, Roger Ascham, Social behavior, Sperone Speroni, Thyestes, Tragedy, ... Expand index (2 more) »
Aeneid
The Aeneid (Aenē̆is or) is a Latin epic poem that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.
Aristotle
Aristotle (Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath.
Ars Poetica (Horace)
"Ars Poetica", or "The Art of Poetry", is a poem written by Horace c. 19 BC, in which he advises poets on the art of writing poetry and drama.
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Atreus
In Greek mythology, Atreus (from ἀ-, "no" and τρέω, "tremble", "fearless", Ἀτρεύς) was a king of Mycenae in the Peloponnese, the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus.
Bathos
Bathos (Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "bathos, n. Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1885. βάθος, "depth") is a literary term, first used in this sense in Alexander Pope's 1727 essay "Peri Bathous", to describe an amusingly failed attempt at presenting artistic greatness. Decorum and Bathos are rhetoric.
Burlesque
A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.
Cadmus
In Greek mythology, Cadmus (Kádmos) was the legendary Greek hero and founder of Boeotian Thebes.
Canace (play)
Canace is a verse tragedy by Italian playwright Sperone Speroni (1500-1588).
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire.
Classical mythology
Classical mythology, also known as Greco-Roman mythology or Greek and Roman mythology, is the collective body and study of myths from the ancient Greeks and ancient Romans.
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Classical unities
The classical unities, Aristotelian unities, or three unities represent a prescriptive theory of dramatic tragedy that was introduced in Italy in the 16th century and was influential for three centuries.
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Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: In Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters.
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent (Concilium Tridentinum), held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent (or Trento), now in northern Italy, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church.
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Courtesy
Courtesy (from the word courteis, from the 12th century) is gentle politeness and courtly manners.
Deconstruction
Deconstruction is a loosely-defined set of approaches to understanding the relationship between text and meaning.
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Didacticism
Didacticism is a philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in literature, art, and design.
Eclogues
The Eclogues, also called the Bucolics, is the first of the three major works of the Latin poet Virgil.
Epic poetry
An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.
Etiquette
Etiquette is the set of norms of personal behaviour in polite society, usually occurring in the form of an ethical code of the expected and accepted social behaviours that accord with the conventions and norms observed and practised by a society, a social class, or a social group.
Genre
Genre (kind, sort) is any style or form of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially agreed-upon conventions developed over time.
Genre painting
Genre painting (or petit genre), a form of genre art, depicts aspects of everyday life by portraying ordinary people engaged in common activities.
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Georgics
The Georgics is a poem by Latin poet Virgil, likely published in 29 BCE.
Giovanni Battista Giraldi
Giovanni Battista Giraldi (November 1504 – 30 December 1573) was an Italian novelist and poet.
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Grand style (rhetoric)
The grand style (also referred to as 'high style') is a style of rhetoric, notable for its use of figurative language and for its ability to evoke emotion.
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Horace
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC),Suetonius,. commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his Odes as the only Latin lyrics worth reading: "He can be lofty sometimes, yet he is also full of charm and grace, versatile in his figures, and felicitously daring in his choice of words."Quintilian 10.1.96.
Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Malvolio
Malvolio is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night, or What You Will.
Medea
In Greek mythology, Medea (translit) is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis.
Medieval theatre
Medieval theatre encompasses theatrical in the period between the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century and the beginning of the Renaissance in approximately the 15th century.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Mock-heroic
Mock-heroic, mock-epic or heroi-comic works are typically satires or parodies that mock common Classical stereotypes of heroes and heroic literature.
Model United Nations
Model United Nations, also known as Model UN or MUN, is an educational model of the United Nations used for simulations in which students learn about diplomacy and international relations.
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Modernism
Modernism was an early 20th-century movement in literature, visual arts, and music that emphasized experimentation, abstraction, and subjective experience.
Murder trial of O. J. Simpson
The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson was a criminal trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court, in which former NFL player and actor O. J. Simpson was tried and acquitted for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, who were stabbed to death outside Brown's condominium in Los Angeles on June 12, 1994.
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Orbecche
Orbecche is a tragedy written by Giovanni Battista Giraldi in 1541.
Pastoral
The pastoral genre of literature, art, or music depicts an idealised form of the shepherd's lifestyle – herding livestock around open areas of land according to the seasons and the changing availability of water and pasture.
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, (22 September 169424 March 1773) was a British statesman, diplomat, man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time.
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Poetic diction
Poetic diction is the term used to refer to the linguistic style, the vocabulary, and the metaphors used in the writing of poetry.
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Poetics (Aristotle)
Aristotle's Poetics (Περὶ ποιητικῆς Peri poietikês; De Poetica) is the earliest surviving work of Greek dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory.
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Procne
Procne (Πρόκνη, Próknē) or Progne is a minor figure in Greek mythology.
Profane (religion)
Profane, or profanity in religious use may refer to a lack of respect for things that are held to be sacred, which implies anything inspiring or deserving of reverence, as well as behaviour showing similar disrespect or causing religious offense.
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Respect
Respect, also called esteem, is a positive feeling or deferential action shown towards someone or something considered important or held in high esteem or regard.
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of persuasion.
Rhetorica ad Herennium
The Rhetorica ad Herennium (Rhetoric for Herennius) is the oldest surviving Latin book on rhetoric, dating from the late 80s BC.
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Roger Ascham
Roger Ascham (30 December 1568)"Ascham, Roger" in The New Encyclopædia Britannica.
Social behavior is behavior among two or more organisms within the same species, and encompasses any behavior in which one member affects the other.
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Sperone Speroni
Sperone Speroni degli Alvarotti (1500–1588) was an Italian Renaissance humanist, scholar and dramatist.
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Thyestes
In Greek mythology, Thyestes (pronounced, Θυέστης) was a king of Olympia.
Tragedy
Tragedy (from the τραγῳδία, tragōidia) is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character or cast of characters.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season.
Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro (traditional dates 15 October 70 BC21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorum
Also known as Decorous, Decorum (literary theory), Decorums, Indecorous, Social decorum.
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