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Why is a Final Performance Called a "Swan Song"? (2020x32)
Fecha de emisión: Feb 13, 2020
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When someone performs for the last time, we often refer to it as a “swan song” which seems odd given that swans aren’t particularly known for their stage presence… So where exactly did this phrase come from?
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Sources:
http://bestiary.ca/beasts/beast237.htm
http://www.ancientgreekphilosopher.com/2012/07/10/socrates-swan-song/
http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/12881/3797
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/swan-song.html
http://www.academia.edu/4273145/Socrates_16_Phaedo_last
http://bird-guide.l-studio.gr/sp.php?ln=en&sp_id=3
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01003503
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_song
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-swa5.htm
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01003503
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_
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