tragic tale

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• tragic — adj. 1 (also tragical) sad; calamitous; greatly distressing (a tragic tale). 2 of, or in the style of, tragedy (tragic drama; a tragic actor). Phrases and idioms: tragic irony a device, orig. in Greek tragedy, by which words carry a tragic, esp.… …   Useful english dictionary

• tragic — adjective 1) a tragic accident Syn: disastrous, calamitous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, terrible, dreadful, awful, appalling, dismal, horrendous; fatal, deadly, mortal, lethal Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

• tragic — adjective 1) a tragic accident Syn: disastrous, calamitous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, terrible, dreadful, awful, appalling, horrendous, fatal 2) a tragic tale Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• tale — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, rambling ▪ familiar ▪ amazing, bizarre, curious (esp. BrE), extraordinary, fantastic …   Collocations dictionary

• Tale of Heiji — The Tale of Heiji ( Heiji Monogatari , 平治物語) is a Japanese war epic ( gunki monogatari ) detailing the events of the Heiji Rebellion of 1159 1160, in which samurai clan head Minamoto no Yoshitomo attacked and besieged Kyoto, as part of an… …   Wikipedia

• Tale of the Heike, The — (Heike Monogatari) (1371)    The Tale of the Heike is an important Japanese narrative that has its origins in the KAMAKURA PERIOD and deals with the turbulent times of the Gempei Wars at the end of the 12th century. Covering the 60 year span from …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• Tale of Hōgen — The Tale of Hōgen ( Hōgen monogatari 保元物語) is a Japanese war chronicle or military tale ( gunki monogatari ) which relates the events and prominent figures of the Hōgen Rebellion. [In the name Hōgen Rebellion, the noun Hōgen refers to the nengō… …   Wikipedia

• tragic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ particularly, really, terribly, truly, very ▪ a genuine …   Collocations dictionary

• Tale of Genji, The — (Genji Monogatari)    by Murasaki Shikibu (ca. 1001–1010)    The monumental masterpiece The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) was written by Lady MURASAKI SHIKIBU, circa 1001–1010, in HEIAN Japan. The most treasured classic of Japan, this… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• Tale of Grief —    The Narn i Hîn Húrin.    A name for the Narn i Hîn Húrin, the sorrowful Tale of the Children of Húrin, that tells of the tragic lives of Túrin Turambar and his sister Nienor …   J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary

• The Monk's Tale — For the 1913 film, see The Old Monk s Tale. The Monk s Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The Monk s tale to the other pilgrims is a collection of seventeen short stories, exempla, on the theme of tragedy. The tragic endings …   Wikipedia