Yes, of course we were pretentious—what else is youth for?

Julian Barnes

The Sense of an Ending

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Topic

Pretentiousness Youth

Author

Julian Barnes

Source

The Sense of an Ending

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Barnes, Julian. The Sense of an Ending. Jonathan Cape/Alfred A. Knopf, 2011, ch. 1.

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William Shakespeare

Antony and Cleopatra

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Topic
Prime of life Youth
Speaker
Cleopatra

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Antony and Cleopatra
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1607 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. King's Men, c. 1607, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Antony and Cleopatra." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 5.