Principle of classical rhetoric, poetry, and theatrical theory
Not to be confused with Dacorum.
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Poetry reading by Horace, an early advocate of decorum. Painting by Fyodor Bronnikov
Decorum (from the Latin: "right, proper") was a principle of classical rhetoric, poetry, and theatrical theory concerning the fitness or otherwise of a style to a theatrical subject. The concept of decorum is also applied to prescribed limits of appropriate social behavior within set situations.
Decorum (from the Latin: "right, proper") was a principle of classical rhetoric, poetry, and theatrical theory concerning the fitness or otherwise of...
Dulce et Decorum est Bent double, like old beggars under sacks Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares...
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori is a line from the Odes (III.2.13) by the Roman lyric poet Horace. The line translates: "It is sweet and proper to...
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"Dulcie and Decorum" is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight. It first appeared in the March 1955 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction...
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"In Dulce Decorum" is a song by English rock band the Damned, released on 16 November 1987 by MCA Records. The song was originally recorded for the Anything...
Carenum decorum is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae. It was described by Sloane in 1888. "Carenum decorum Sloane, 1888". Catalogue...
Agonum decorum is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae family, that prefers to live near the waters of North America. It is very widespread in...
Murāqabah (Arabic: مراقبة, lit.: "to observe") is an Islamic methodology, whose aim is to enter into a transcendental union with God. It is a tradition...
Vexillum decorum, common name the graceful mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters...
the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha exercise these privileges to maintain decorum, ensure orderly debates, and enforce rules of procedure. This control over...
Bembidion decorum is a species of ground beetle native to Europe. Fauna Europaea Carl H. Lindroth 1974 Coleoptera. Carabidae. Handbooks for the Identification...
"Absolutely No Decorum" is a song written by Ola Salo and recorded on the Ark's album Prayer for the Weekend and only became available through digital...
on decorum in art, see Giorgi, p.80. For a more detailed discussion, see Gash, p.8ff; and for a discussion of the part played by notions of decorum in...
president), the Senate elects its own officers, who maintain order and decorum, manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate...
weird lenses and startling angles — choreographs an elaborate pageant of decorum and violence, claustrophobia and release." The film went on to tie with...
and Mountains Embroidered on Silk" (금수강산; 錦繡江山) and "Eastern Nation of Decorum" (동방예의지국; 東方禮儀之國). Individuals are regarded as one year old when they are...
Delphinium decorum is a species of larkspur known by the common names coastal larkspur and yellow-tinge larkspur. This wildflower is native to California...
to other qualities, such as temperance, moderation, prudence, purity, decorum, and self-control. An adjectival form is "sophron". It is similar to the...
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