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Baron Munchausen
Rudolf Erich Raspe
Phraseologism: Baron Munchausen.
Meaning: Harmless dreamer and braggart (jokingly ironic).
Origin: The protagonist of the work of the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe (1737-1794) "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen". This book consists of Munchausen's "true" stories about his fantastic travels and incredible adventures in war and hunting. The prototype of the hero is a baron from Lower Saxony, Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Munchausen (1720-1797), who for some time was in the Russian service as an officer in the Russian army and who is credited with a cycle of anecdotal stories that appeared (1781) in the Berlin magazine "Vademecum fur lustige Leute" ( "Guide for funny people"). However, the true authorship of these publications has not been definitely established. In the form of a book, these stories appeared thanks to the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe, who, while in England, published them (1786) in English at Oxford under the title "Stories of Baron Munchausen about his wonderful travels and campaign in Russia." The German translation of this book was made by Gottfried August Bürger (1747-1794) and published anonymously in the same year under the title "Wonderful travels by water and land and the merry adventures of Baron Munchausen".
Random phraseology:
To sit at the same table with the Philistines.
Meaning:
About ideological, political conciliation, unacceptable compromise (disapproved). V. G. Belinsky in one of his letters: "I am a Jew by nature and cannot sit at the same table with the Philistines."
Origin:
From the Bible. The Philistines are a Canaanite tribe that lived in Palestine and gave it its name. The word "Philistines" in Hebrew sounds like "Pelishtim". This tribe has long been at enmity with their Israeli neighbors, for whom it was almost impossible to sit at the same table with their enemies - this would mean a betrayal of the interests of the people of Israel. |
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