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exempla

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ex·em·pla  (g-zmpl)
n.
Plural of exemplum.


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The second part of the book is entitled "the stories (cuentos) inserted in the treatises on magic," but before dealing with the stories themselves Zamora Calvo discusses at some length the terminology for story--cuento, fabliella, estoria, novella, and so on--and defines the categories exempla, nova, lai, fabliau, myth, miracle, and novellae.
On January 15th CNAHCA partnered with DNA 16 in offering an evening program with two excellent speakers at Exempla St.
She is particularly concerned with confession, because confessional examination required individuals to define themselves with reference to categories of sinful or virtuous living as well as to the narrative models offered in associated exempla.
 
 
 
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