- A
preface (/ˈprɛfəs/) or
proem (/ˈproʊɛm/) is an
introduction to a book or
other literary work
written by the work's author. An
introductory essay written...
- The
Preface is the
debut album of
rapper eLZhi,
released 12
August 2008 on Fat
Beats Records. It
features many
other Detroit's MCs
including Royce Da...
- The
Preface to
Lyrical Ballads is an essay,
composed by
William Wordsworth, for the
second edition published in 1800 of the
poetry collection Lyrical...
- A Book of
Prefaces is H. L. Mencken's 1917
collection of
essays criticizing American culture, authors, and movements.
Mencken described the work as "[My]...
- The
preface paradox, or the
paradox of the
preface, was
introduced by
David Makinson in 1965.
Similar to the
lottery paradox, it
presents an
argument according...
- The kana
preface to the
Kokin Wakashū (古今和歌集仮名序
Kokin Wakashū kana-jo, 古今集仮名序 Kokinshū kana-jo, or
simply 仮名序 kana-jo; rekishi-teki kanazukai: 假名序) is...
- The Book of
Prefaces, is a 2000 book "edited and glossed"[citation needed] by the
Scottish artist and
novelist Alasdair Gray. It s****s to
provide a history...
-
Preface may
refer to:
Preface, an
introduction to a book or
other literary work
written by the work's author.
Preface (liturgy),
portion of the Eucharistic...
- pinyin: Lántíngjí Xù; lit. '
Preface to the
Poems Collected from the
Orchid Pavilion'), or
Lanting Xu ("Orchid
Pavilion Preface"), is a
piece of
Chinese calligraphy...
- In
liturgical use the term
preface is a
formal thanksgiving that
immediately precedes (or
forms part of) the Canon,
Eucharistic Prayer,
Prayer of Consecration...
