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Alisoun (other)
Alisoun (pronounced ) is a given name, a variant form of Alison. It may refer to: *Two of The Canterbury Pilgrims: **A character in The Wife of Bath's Tale **A character in The Miller's Tale *A character in ''Canterbury Tales'' (musical) See also * Alison (other) *Allison (other) Allison may refer to: People * Allison (given name) * Allison (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Eugene Allison Smith (1922-1980), American politician and farmer * Allison family, a family of RMS Titanic passengers Compa ... * Alyson * Allyson (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison (name)
Alison is a unisex given name, primarily a feminine name in English-speaking countries. It was originally a medieval French nickname for ''Alis / Alys'', an old form of Alice Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 6a. derived with the suffix ''-on'' or ''-son'' sometimes used in the former French nicknames. The Middle English form was ''Alisoun''. The variant spelling Allison is the most common form in the United States.Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Names'', Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. . Other variations include Allisan, Alisson, Allisson, Allyson, Allysson, Alyson, Alysson, Alicen and Alycen, with nicknames Allie, Alley, Alie, Ali, Ally, Aly, Al, Aley and Alli. Allison also has separate, disputed roots as a family name. Alison, variant form Alizon, is also a French surname. Popularity The name is first recorded in Scotland in the 12th century. It was popular unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canterbury Pilgrims
''The Canterbury Tales'' () is a collection of 24 stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. The book presents the tales, which are mostly written in verse, as part of a fictional storytelling contest held by a group of pilgrims travelling together from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The ''Tales'' are widely regarded as Chaucer's ''magnum opus''. They had a major effect upon English literature and may have been responsible for the popularisation of the English vernacular in mainstream literature, as opposed to French or Latin. English had, however, been used as a literary language centuries before Chaucer's time, and several of Chaucer's contemporaries—John Gower, William Langland, the Gawain Poet, and Julian of Norwich—also wrote major literary works in English. It is unclear to what extent Chaucer was seminal in this evolution of literary preference. ''The Canterbury Tales'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wife Of Bath's Tale
"The Wife of Bath's Tale" () is among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales''. It provides insight into the role of women in the Late Middle Ages and was probably of interest to Chaucer, himself, for the character is one of his most developed ones, with her Prologue twice as long as her Tale. He also goes so far as to describe two sets of clothing for her, in his General Prologue. She calls herself both Alyson and Alys in the prologue, but to confuse matters, these are also the names of her 'gossip' (a close friend or gossip), whom she mentions several times, as well as many female characters throughout ''The Canterbury Tales''. Geoffrey Chaucer wrote the "Prologue of the Wife of Bath's Tale" during the fourteenth century, at a time when the social structure was rapidly evolving, during the reign of Richard II; it was not until the late 1380s to mid-1390s, when Richard's subjects started to take notice of the way in which he was leaning toward bad counsel, ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Miller's Tale
"The Miller's Tale" () is the second of Geoffrey Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales'' (1380s–1390s), told by the drunken miller Robin toquite (a Middle English term meaning requite or pay back, in both good and negative ways) "The Knight's Tale". The Miller's Prologue is the first "quite" that occurs in the tales. Prologue The general prologue to ''The Canterbury Tales'' describes the Miller, Robin, as a stout and evil churl fond of wrestling. In the Miller's Prologue, the pilgrims have just heard and enjoyed "The Knight's Tale", a classical story of courtly love, and the Host asks the Monk to "quite" with a tale of his own. Before the Monk can respond, however, the drunken Miller insists on going next. The Host tries to persuade the Miller to let some "bettre" man tell the next tale, but acquiesces when the Miller threatens to leave the company. The Miller claims that his tale is "noble", but reminds the other pilgrims that he is quite drunk and cannot be held accountable for what ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury Tales (musical)
''Canterbury Tales'' is a musical conceived by Martin Starkie and written by Nevill Coghill Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill (19 April 1899 – 6 November 1980) was an Anglo-Irish literary scholar, known especially for his modern-English version of Geoffrey Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales''. He was an associate of the literary discuss ... and Martin Starkie with music by John Hawkins and Richard Hill. Originally presented at the Oxford Playhouse in 1964, it was expanded into a full-length musical and presented at the Phoenix Theatre, London on 21 March 1968. It played for a record-breaking 2080 performances Accessed 20 October 2021 and closed on 24 March 1973. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison (other)
Alison may refer to: People * Alison (given name), including a list of people with the name * Alison (surname) Music * ''Alison'' (album), aka ''Excuse Me'', a 1975 album by Australian singer Alison MacCallum * "Alison" (song), song by Elvis Costello * " Alison (C'est ma copine à moi)", a 1993 single by Jordy * "Alison", 1994 single by Slowdive Places * Alison, New South Wales, suburb of the Central Coast region in NSW, Australia * Alison Sound, an inlet on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada * Point Alison, Alberta, a summer village in Alberta, Canada Other uses * ''Alison'' (film), a South African documentary film * Alison (company), an Irish educational technology company * Alison, common name for plants of the genus ''Alyssum'', including: ** Sweet alison, a decorative plant * ''Alison'' (katydid) a genus in the Hexacentrinae subfamily of bush crickets See also * Alisoun (other) * Alisson (other) * Allison (other) * Allisson (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison (other)
Allison may refer to: People * Allison (given name) * Allison (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Eugene Allison Smith (1922-1980), American politician and farmer * Allison family, a family of RMS Titanic passengers Companies * Allison Engine Company, American aircraft engine manufacturer * Allison Transmission, American manufacturer of automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems * Allison & Allison, American architectural firm * Allison & Busby, English publishing house * Cummins Allison, American manufacturer of currency handling and coin handling systems Literature * ''Allison'' (novel series), a novel and anime series by Keiichi Sigsawa * ''Allison'', a picture book by Allen Say Music * Allison (band), a Mexican pop punk band ** ''Allison'' (album), their 2006 album * The Allisons, an English pop duo * The Allisons (American group) * "Allison", a song by American Hi-Fi from '' Blood & Lemonade'' * "Allison", a 2007 song by Permanent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyson
Alyson is a given name, a variant form of Alison. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Alyson (singer) (21st century), American singer * Alyson Annan (born 1973), former field hockey player * Alyson Bailes (1949–2016), former English diplomat * Alyson Brooks (born ), American theoretical astrophysicist * Alyson Cambridge (born 1980), American operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer * Alyson Court (born 1973), Canadian actress * Alyson Croft (born 1975), American actress * Alyson Habetz, American softball coach * Alyson Hannigan (born 1974), American actress * Alyson Hau (born 1983), Hong Kong radio personality * Alyson Hunter (born 1948), New Zealand photographer and print maker * Alyson Jones (born 1956), former swimming champion * Alyson Kennedy (born 1950), American Communist politician * Alyson Kiperman (born 1977), American actress * Alyson Michalka (born 1989), American actress and singer-songwriter. Commonly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
