Zaccaria

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera;      8 words ...Zaccaria. A Hebrew prophet (bs) in Verdi's Nabucco .

(book reviews)

Studies in the Novel;  March 22, 1996 ;     700+ words ......37.50. Harriet Murav's new book on the holy fool in the major novels of Dostoevsky represents...theologeme and narrative strategy of the holy fool (iurodivyi) to engage his reader in a...radically different discourse of the holy fool enters the picture, or in this particular...

Simpleton

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera;      17 words ...Simpleton. The name usually given in English to the yurodivy or holy fool (ten) in Musorgsky's Boris Godunov .

Elisha

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      13 words ...E·li·sha / iˈlī sh ə / (9th century bc ) , a Hebrew prophet.

Facing flap, scholar alters religious speech title

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 9, 1999 ;     323 words ...Referring to "Jesus the Holy Fool" is no joke for DePaul professor...was really surprised, because the `holy fool' idea is an old one. It is a strand...consistent with his teachings. "To be a holy fool is to put oneself at risk," she said...

Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond.(Book review)

Canadian Journal of History;  March 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Basil's Cathedral on Red Square, the holy fool has been a well-known but unexplained...Sergey Ivanov shows the roots of the holy fool in ancient eastern Christianity, and...saints, stylites, and desert fathers. The holy fool, however, is far afield of any of these...

``HOLY FOOL'' RECOUNTS ACTOR'S LIFE.(DAILY BREAK)

The Virginian Pilot;  June 19, 1997 ;     660 words ......for himself. Not only did he write ``Holy Fool,'' the one-man play that is making its...him for the personal commitment of ``Holy Fool,'' a work that he began writing in the...want to do adventurous material.'' ``Holy Fool'' is difficult to categorize. Talk to...

Opera singers just don't fool around

The Gazette;  April 1, 2001 ;     225 words ......effective fool on the operatic stage is the holy fool - a character more dramatic than comic...megalomaniac, was practically obsessed with the holy fool. He used it as the model for Siegfried...Godunov." No culture takes the idea of the holy fool more seriously than Russia, and ...

The holy fool in Russian and American culture: a dialogue.

American Studies International;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......lecture, a comparative analysis of the holy fool character in Russian and U.S. literature...Americans know that Saint Basil was a holy fool who lived in Moscow in the 16th century...Russia may be called the Cathedral of the Holy Fool. One of the most popular characters in...

ONE-MAN PLAY OFFERS UNIQUE JOURNEY.(DAILY BREAK)(Review)

The Virginian Pilot;  August 16, 1997 ;     700+ words ......relentlessly personal and introspective ``The Holy Fool,'' which is being given its world premiere...should know more, after two hours). ``The Holy Fool'' is a difficult ticket to sell, but...the author of the one-man play ``The Holy Fool,'' playing at the 2nd Story Theater in...

The Holy Fool.(Features)

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  September 9, 2005 ;     38 words ...Roly Bain, known as the Holy Fool, will be bringing his distinctive brand of Christian comedy to the 250th anniversary celebrations of the Moravian Church in Mirfield tomorrow. He talked to HILARIE STELFOX about circus skills and his ministry

Holy fool who creates an unholy mess

The Independent - London;  April 9, 1995 ;     700+ words ......it's unsurprising that Russian culture makes a hero of the "holy fool" or yurodivy: a spiritual second cousin to our own Shakespearian...takes in a lunatic from the asylum. He imagines he has found a holy fool, but no: the fool turns out to be a psychopath with an insatiable...

``LUNAR PROJECT'' IS COMPELLING THEATER.(DAILY BREAK)(Review)

The Virginian Pilot;  October 5, 1998 ;     649 words ......this is a companion piece to his ``The Holy Fool'' which ran for 22 weeks at this same...more ``mainstream'' audience than ``The Holy Fool.'' Along the way we get a few ``facts...VONINSKI/Virginian-Pilot file As with ``The Holy Fool,'' pictured, playwright D.D. Delaney...

Magic's Power And Gimpel Demarco EAF (New Parliament House) Theatre ****

The Scotsman;  August 13, 1998 ;     105 words ......Bashevis Singer. The central character, described as a kind of holy fool from a Polish village, is duped into marrying a woman who is...Excellent performances, particularly from Stanislaw Michno as the holy fool, ensure this hour-long show is a wee gem. Well worth seeing...

Elijah

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      29 words ...E·li·jah / iˈlījə / (9th century bc ) , a Hebrew prophet in the time of Jezebel who maintained the worship of Jehovah against that of Baal and other pagan gods.