All 3 Uses of
rhapsody
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- Liszt's rhapsodies.†
Chpt 11
- Rhapsodies about damn all.†
Chpt 11 *
- Like those rhapsodies of Liszt's, Hungarian, gipsyeyed.†
Chpt 11
Definitions:
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(1)
(rhapsody as in: Rhapsody in Blue) music: an instrumental composition in one movement -- typically expressing strong emotion
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, rhapsody can reference sentences said or written with great enthusiasm (the noun form of rhapsodize). Even more rarely, rhapsody can reference an ancient Greek epic poem adapted for recitation.