braggart
31The Birds (play) — The Birds Rider and birds Laconian calyx ca. 540 B.C. The Dramatis Personae in ancient comedy depends on interpretation of textual evidence.[1] This list is developed from D.Barrett s translation.[2 …
32Mazen Abdul-Jawad — appearing on the Bold Red Line on LBC. Born 1977 Saudi Arabia Conviction(s) Publicizing vice …
33Boasting — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Boasting >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 boasting boasting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 boast boast vaunt crake| Sgm: N 1 pretense pretense pretensions Sgm: N 1 puff puff puffery …
34προσαλαζονεύσει — προσαλαζονεύω play the braggart besides aor subj act 3rd sg (epic) προσαλαζονεύω play the braggart besides fut ind mid 2nd sg προσαλαζονεύω play the braggart besides fut ind act 3rd sg …
35Drawcansir — Draw can*sir, n. [From the name of a bullying braggart character in the play by George Villiers called The Rehearsal. ] A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot valiant braggart; a bully. [1913 Webster] The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic… …
36Il Capitano — (the Captain) is a masked character from the Commedia dell Arte. PersonalityThe character of Il Capitano is a veteran sailor or soldier who pretends to be strong and brave; he often convinces people of these facts, though in actuality he really… …
37Miles Gloriosus — This article is about the stock character. For the Plautus play, see Miles Gloriosus (play). Miles Gloriosus (literally, braggart soldier , in Latin) is a stock character of a boastful soldier from the comic theatre of ancient Rome, and… …
38Yakov Knyazhnin — Yakov Borisovich Knyazhnin (Russian: Яков Борисович Княжнин, November 3 1742 or 1740, Pskov – January 1, 1791, St Petersburg) was Russia s foremost tragic author during the reign of Catherine the Great. Knyazhnin s contemporaries hailed him as… …
39Eunuchus — (The Eunuch) is a comedy written by the Roman playwright Terence featuring a complex plot of familial misunderstanding.PrologueThe prologue of this work is an apology for the work of Terence, who was coming under attack at the time for his… …
40miles gloriosus — [mī′lēz΄ glō΄rē ō′səs] n. 〚L〛 a braggart, swashbuckling soldier, esp. as a stock character in classical comedy * * * ▪ stock figure also called Braggart Warrior stock figure in theatrical comedies from Roman times to the present whose… …
