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Hua Mulan is the name of a legendary character from Ancient China that appears in a poem called the 'Ballad of Mulan', which tells the story of a woman who fought in the army taking the place of her father, who was too old to go and take arms himself. She impersonated a man and fought for twelve years, gaining very high merits, but refusing to accept any rewards at the end, she came back to her hometown. Nothing is said about her personal life afterwards, so it's not certain that she was ever married.
Captain William Gordon is a fictitious character (played by Toby Stephens) in the film "The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey", which tells the story of the roots of the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny in India. This colourful epic focuses on the story of the friendship of an East India Company Sepoy (or Indian soldier), Mangal Pandey, and his commanding officer, Captain William Gordon, who reluctantly find themselves on opposite sides of India's growing conflict to throw off British rule. However, a real Captain William Gordon is briefly mentioned in the book "Battles of the honourable East India Company: making of the Raj" by M. S. Naravane. On page 50 in the chapter describing the Anglo-Martha Wars in the 18th and 19th centuries it says: "Captain William Gordon was sent to the Chhtrepati Shau on what was termed a good will visit. But Gordon was under instructions to observe carefully the political situation at Satara and find out if any minister could be turned against Baji Rao whom the English feared most."
Matthew Weeks, also known as "The Man Who Would Be Jack," was a suspect in the Jack the Ripper case. He was a bootmaker from Whitechapel, London, who was believed by some to be the infamous serial killer. However, there is little concrete evidence linking him to the crimes, and his involvement remains speculative and controversial among Ripperologists.
The Ballad and The Sonnet
A ballad opera is an often racy variety of English stage entertainment, a satirical form of opera, originating in the 18th century.
"Ballad" in English is ballata in Italian.
John Donne wrote the poem "The Song" (commonly known as "A Ballad Upon A Wedding") which was first published in 1633. The poem humorously describes a wedding ceremony and celebrates the couple's love.
Robin hood is the most famous ballad even though it originates from the thirteenh century.
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You don't, it's already in English. If you can't understand it, than you don't deserve to.
The Threepenny opera was created from the Beggars opera in 1728. It was written by John Gay, a well known plat writer. It was created from the Beggars opera.
Chaucer did not write a ballad of gentleness. However, he did write "The Canterbury Tales," a collection of stories in medieval English society.
ballad
A name meaning, in Old English, 'sweet song', like ballad.
Yes, "The Three Ravens" is a traditional English ballad poem that tells the story of three ravens discussing the fate of a slain knight. It follows the typical ballad structure with a narrative storyline and simple rhyme scheme.