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Definition of Leitmotifs
1. leitmotif [n] - See also: leitmotif
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leitmotifs
Literary usage of Leitmotifs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"Platonic prose is an orchestral accompaniment of the thought; suggesting for
every nuance of the idea its appropriate mood, and shot through with leitmotifs ..."
2. Theatre Arts by Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit (1920)
"One of the most striking conceptions in the whole production is Mr. Rosse's use
of curtains as leitmotifs. Across the entire proscenium, covering the arch ..."
3. Musicians of To-day by Romain Rolland (1915)
"In Pelleas et Melisande one finds no persistent leitmotifs running through the
work, or themes which pretend to translate into music the life of characters ..."
4. The Culture of Violence by Kumar Rupesinghe (1994)
"Helping the persecuted and restoring "peace based on justice became leitmotifs
of the Church's preaching, teaching, and practice. ..."
5. The New Era in American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1919)
"... as well as technically; the skill with which it is divided into different
moods with their verbal leitmotifs is something more than a tour de force. ..."
6. The New Era in American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1919)
"... as well as technically; the skill with which it is divided into different
moods with their verbal leitmotifs is something more than a tour de force. ..."
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