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the land of Cockaigne

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  • Cockaigne — For other uses, see Cockayne (disambiguation). Pieter Bruegel the Elder s Luilekkerland ( The Land of Cockaigne ), 1567. Oil on panel. (Alte Pinakothek, Munich) Cockaigne or Cockayne ( …   Wikipedia

  • Cockaigne — /ko kayn /, n. a fabled land of luxury and idleness. Also, Cockayne. [1250 1300; ME cokaygn(e) < MF (paide) cocaigne (land of) Cockaigne, idler s paradise < MLG kokenje, equiv. to koken (see COOKIE) + je dim. suffix] * * * ▪ imaginary country… …   Universalium

  • Land of Cockaygne, The — (ca. 1275–1300)    The Land of Cockaygne is a MIDDLE ENGLISH poem in 190 lines of rough octosyllabic (eight syllable) lines, probably written in Ireland in the late 13th century. The poem is a parody of the idea of the earthly paradise, and also… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

  • Pieter Bruegel the Elder — Bruegel s The Painter and The Connoisseur. drawn c. 1565 is thought to be a self portrait. Birth name Pieter Bruegel Born …   Wikipedia

  • World of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen — The world of The League of Extraordinary Gentleman is a fictional universe created by Alan Moore in the comic book series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen , where all of the characters and events from literature (and possibly the entirety of …   Wikipedia

  • Cockaigne — /kɒˈkeɪn/ (say ko kayn) noun Medieval Legend a land of idleness and luxury. Also, Cockayne. {Old French cocaigne, from Middle Low German kōkenje small cake (of which the houses in this land are made) …  

  • COCKAIGNE —    an imaginary land of idleness and luxury, from a satirical poem of that name (coquina, a kitchen), where the monks live in an abbey built of pasties, the rivers run with wine, and the geese fly through the air ready roasted. The name has been… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Mundo de The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen — Este artículo o sección sobre historieta necesita ser wikificado con un formato acorde a las convenciones de estilo. Por favor, edítalo para que las cumpla. Mientras tanto, no elimines este aviso puesto el 4 de mayo de 2007. También puedes ayud …   Wikipedia Español

  • promised land — Synonyms and related words: Agapemone, Arcadia, Beulah, Beulah Land, Big Rock Candy Mountain, Canaan, Cloudcuckooland, Cockaigne, Eden, Eldorado, Erewhon, Garden of Eden, Goshen, Happy Valley, Heaven, Land of Beulah, Land of Youth, Laputa, Never… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Folklore of the Low Countries — Netherlandish Proverbs, by artist Pieter Brueghel the Elder 1559, with peasant scenes illustrating over 100 proverbs Folklore of the Low Countries, often just referred to as Dutch folklore, includes the epics, legends, fairy tales and oral… …   Wikipedia

  • Kildare Poems — MS Harley 913, fol.3r. Beginning of The Land of Cockaygne The Kildare Poems are a group of sixteen poems written in an Irish dialect of Middle English and dated to the mid 14th century. Together with a second, shorter set of poems in the so… …   Wikipedia

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