Gil Blas

Gil Blas (French: L'Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane [listwaʁ də ʒil blɑ də sɑ̃tijan]) is a picaresque novel by Alain-René Lesage published between 1715 and 1735.

Plot summary

Gil Blas is born in misery to a stablehand and a chambermaid of Santillana in Cantabria, and is educated by his uncle. He leaves Oviedo at the age of seventeen to attend the University of Salamanca. His bright future is suddenly interrupted when he is forced to help robbers along the route and is faced with jail. He becomes a valet and, over the course of several years, is able to observe many different classes of society, both lay and clerical. Because of his occupation, he meets many disreputable people and is able to adjust to many situations, thanks to his adaptability and quick wit.

He finally finds himself at the court as a favorite of the king and secretary to the prime minister. Working his way up though hard work and intelligence, Gil is able to retire to a castle to enjoy a fortune and a hard-earned honest life.

Gil Blas (periodical)

Gil Blas (or Le Gil Blas) was a Parisian literary periodical named for Alain-René Lesage's novel Gil Blas. It was founded by the sculptor Augustin-Alexandre Dumont in November 1879.

Gil Blas serialized famous novels such as Émile Zola's Germinal (1884) and L'Œuvre (1885) before they appeared in book form. Guy de Maupassant regularly published short stories in Gil Blas. The journal was also known for its opinionated arts and theatre criticism. Contributors included René Blum, Alexandru Bogdan-Pitești, and Abel Hermant. Théophile Steinlen and Albert Guillaume provided illustrations.

Gil Blas was published regularly until 1914, when it went on a short hiatus due to the outbreak of World War I. Afterwards, it was published intermittently until 1938.

In addition to Germinal, Gil Blas serialized the Zola novels L'Argent, Au Bonheur des Dames, and La Joie de vivre. Guy de Maupassant stories which debuted in Gil Blas include "À vendre," "Imprudence," "L'Inconnue," "La Bête à Maît' Belhomme," "La Confidence," "La Baptême," and "Tribunaux Rustiques".

Blas (Radio Ulster)

Blas, is an Irish-language magazine programme, broadcast each weeknight on BBC Radio Ulster, from 7.03 p.m.

Blas focuses on linguistic, cultural and community events, mainly in Northern Ireland, but also in the Republic of Ireland, and the Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland.

The programme is produced by BBC Gaeilge BBC Northern Ireland, and features a roster of presenters throughout the year. Main presenters are Lynette Fay, Fearghal Mag Uiginn, Máire Bhreathnach, Dáithí Ó Muirí and contributions from many others.

A weekly podcast is available to download on Fridays.

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Blasé (album)

Blasé is an album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in Europe in 1969 for the BYG Actuel label.

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All songs written and arranged by Shepp, except where noted.

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Blasé (song)

"Blasé" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Ty Dolla Sign. It was released on June 26, 2015, as the second single of his debut studio album Free TC (2015). The song was produced by DJ Spinz, features guest appearances from Future and Rae Sremmurd. Ty and Future split singing the chorus back and forth followed by an outro from the latter.

Music video

On August 17, 2015, Ty confirmed that the music video for "Blasé" had been shot and will premiere "soon". On September 13, 2015, the music video for Blase was released. The music video features cameo appearances from Tinashe and Dej Loaf and was filmed in Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

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Gil

Gil, or GIL may refer to:

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Agnes Skinner

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