Personae

[ per-soh-nee ]

noun

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But a story this big, this consequential, needs a dramatis Personae of dramatic people.
Edward Snowden’s Parasites: Evo Morales, Julian Assange & More | Michael Moynihan | July 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
But today, their worth has almost nothing to do with their printed Personae.
Green Lantern Going Gay to Help Boost Stagnant Comic Book Business | Alex Klein | June 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The book is structured with short chapters, turning the eye of the narrator between these 20 dramatis Personae.
Geoff Dyer on Favorite Unusual Histories | The Browser | February 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Glover seems to be combining his Personae, and the response has been positive.
Harry Potter Hip-Hop | Jaimie Etkin | July 13, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
But his Personae kept evolving, infuriating listeners who wanted him to be the model from three years earlier.
Dylan's 70 Years of Trouble | David Yaffe | May 23, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

They also, not altogether abandoning classical allusions, changed the name of their dramatis Personae.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves | W.H.G. Kingston
Apart from the plot or story the interest of a drama depends to a large extent on the dramatis Personae.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism | F. V. N. Painter
It was none other than Ulrica Hardyng, who stood before her in propria Personae.
Clemence | Retta Babcock
The villani are viles et inopes Personae but clearly enough they are liberi homines.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
All the rest of the dramatis Personae enter, and indulge in exclamations of joy.
Punchinello, Vol. 2, No. 27, October 1, 1870 | Various

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