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    A preface (/ˈprɛfəs/) or proem (/ˈproʊɛm/) is an introduction to a book or other literary work written by the work's author. An introductory essay written...
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  • The preface paradox, or the paradox of the preface, was introduced by David Makinson in 1965. Similar to the lottery paradox, it presents an argument according...
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  • The Preface to Lyrical Ballads is an essay, composed by William Wordsworth, for the second edition published in 1800 of the poetry collection Lyrical Ballads...
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  • The Book of Prefaces, is a 2000 book "edited and glossed"[citation needed] by the Scottish artist and novelist Alasdair Gray. It seeks to provide a history...
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  • The kana preface to the Kokin Wakashū (古今和歌集仮名序 Kokin Wakashū kana-jo, 古今集仮名序 Kokinshū kana-jo, or simply 仮名序 kana-jo; rekishi-teki kanazukai: 假名序) is...
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  • In liturgical use the term preface is a formal thanksgiving that immediately precedes (or forms part of) the Canon, Eucharistic Prayer, Prayer of Consecration...
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  • A Book of Prefaces is H. L. Mencken's 1917 collection of essays criticizing American culture, authors, and movements. Mencken described the work as "[My]...
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  • The Preface is the debut album of rapper eLZhi, released 12 August 2008 on Fat Beats Records. It features many other Detroit's MCs including Royce Da...
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    best remembered for the American literary nationalist essay, "Unpublished Preface", that precedes the body of the novel. Following a darkly poetic narrative...
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  • Preface may refer to: Preface, an introduction to a book or other literary work written by the work's author. Preface (liturgy), portion of the Eucharistic...
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    pinyin: Lántíngjí Xù; lit. 'Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion'), or Lanting Xu ("Orchid Pavilion Preface"), is a piece of Chinese calligraphy...
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    Geely Xingrui (redirect from Geely Preface)
    first previewed by the Preface concept at Auto Shanghai in April 2019. The production model, originally referred to as the Preface, was revealed in September...
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  • Preface is a French musical band established in 1986 with members Manu Katché on vocals and drums, Jean-Yves D'Angelo (keyboards and vocals) and Kamil...
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  • A Preface to Paradise Lost is one of C. S. Lewis's most famous scholarly works. The book had its genesis in Lewis's Ballard Matthews Lectures, which he...
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    lead him to a prominent placement in the Russian literary circle, as well as opening the doors for future works. The preface is the opening to the first...
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    Critique is generally considered to be of secondary importance among Marx's writings. This does not apply, however, to the Preface of the Critique. It contains...
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    the following preface, because it contains things of the utmost importance.” He was trying to tell his critics to read the preface to his books because...
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  • (Preface to Plato [see Major works] x). Preface to Plato 15. Preface to Plato 198. Preface to Plato 185. Preface to Plato 269–70. Early reviews ranged from...
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    Jessica Harp (redirect from Preface (album))
    she pursued a solo career in music, releasing her independent album, Preface. She then worked as a backup vocalist for various country acts. She provided...
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    Animal Farm (section Preface)
    how to quell ideological fears of the Soviet Union, such as directions to claim that the Red Terror was a figment of Nazi imagination. In the preface, Orwell...
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