peremptory
(en)
(adjective) putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay / (adjective) not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply / (adjective) admitting of no contradiction / (adjective) expressive of urgency or command / (adjective) characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance / (adjective) indicative of a peremptory attitude or nature; haughty / (noun) a challenge (as of a juror) made as of right without assigning any cause
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Individual influence was, of course, discernible, but not peremptory; artists came and went, Byzantine iconography stayed.
strange
3 years, 2 months ago
Individual influence was, of course, discernible, but not peremptory; artists came and went, Byzantine iconography stayed.
strange
3 years, 2 months ago
hagiography
(en)
relating to the writing of the lives of saints; (derogatory) adulatory writing about another person
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A comparison between Dreyer’s and Bresson’s Joan of Arc films is not only convenient but also fruitful, explicitly establishing their different attitudes toward hagiography.
notable
3 years, 2 months ago
A comparison between Dreyer’s and Bresson’s Joan of Arc films is not only convenient but also fruitful, explicitly establishing their different attitudes toward hagiography.
notable
3 years, 2 months ago