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Illusion See also Appearances, Deceiving. Barmecide feast imaginary feast served t0 beggar by prince. [Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights, “The Barmecide’s Feast”] supposedly invisible to unworthy people; in reality, nonexistent. [Dan. Lit.: Andersen’s Fairy Tales] esp. in the Straits of Messina: named for Morgan le Fay. [Ital. Folklore: Espy, 14] as an imaginary compensation for their childlessness, pretend they have a son, who would now be twenty-one. [Am. Drama: Edward Albee Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in On Stage, 447] drama of St. Louis family escaping reality through illusion (1945). [Am. Lit.: The Glass Menagerie, Magill III, 418–420] Mrs. Forrester’s affairs destroyed his image of her. [Am. Lit.: A Lost Lady] English Don Quixote; opponent of repressive laws. [Br. Lit.: Hudibras, Espy, 204] saw philanderer Brad Criley as true lover. [Am. Lit.: Cass Timberlane] something illusory, such as an imaginary tree and pond in the midst of a desert. [Pop. Usage: Misc.] imagines self in brilliant and heroic roles. [Am. Lit.: “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” in Cartwell, 606–610] attacks windmills thinking them giants. [Span. Lit.: Don Quixote] imaginative dog. [Comics: “Peanuts” in Horn, 542–543]
place appearing in Coleridge’s dream; where Kubla Khan “did/A stately pleasure-dome decree.” [Br. Lit.: “Kubla Khan” in Payton, 744] |
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As I studied the principles behind magic and the way in which a magic trick relies on the willful suspension of belief, I realized that a lot of what filmmakers do for an audience now is what magicians did for audiences in the past. Magic is fascinating for young and old and a simple magic trick will demand young patients' attention, relax them, and capture their imagination. When a magic trick goes poorly, you look at the audience and say "Ta-Dah |
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