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Trickery

Bunsby, Captain Jack
trapped into marriage by landlady. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son]
Camacho
cheated of bride after lavish wedding preparations. [Span. Lit.: Don Quixote]
Delilah
tricks Samson into revealing secret of his strength. [O.T.: Judges 16:6–21]
gerrymander
political chicanery aimed at acquiring votes. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 199]
Gibeonites
obtained treaty with Joshua under false pretenses. [O.T.: Joshua 9:3–15]
Hippomenes
outraced Atalanta by tossing golden apples to distract her. [Gk. Myth.: Bulfinch]
Jacob
through guile, obtained blessing intended for Esau. [O.T.: Genesis 27:18–29]
Joseph’s coat
dipped in the blood of a kid and shown to Jacob as proof of Joseph’s death. [O.T.: Gen. 37:31-33]
Laban
substitutes Leah for Rachel on Jacob’s wedding night. [O.T.: Genesis 29:16-26]
Loge (Loki)
enables Wotan to overpower Alberich, gain Rhinegold. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Das Rheingold, Westerman, 232]
Malatesta
schemes outwit miser; enable young lovers to wed. [Ital. Opera: Donizetti, Don Pasquale, Westerman, 123–124]
Rebekah
encouraged son Jacob to deceive father for blessing. [O.T.: Genesis 27:5–17]
Serpina
dupes bachelor employer into marrying her. [Ital. Opera: Pergolesi, La Serva Padrona, Westerman, 61]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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James Alcock, professor of psychology at Glendon College, York University, says about Horoscopes: Reality or Trickery?, "Pseudoscience often appeals because it is fascinating and exciting, but this book demonstrates that critical thinking about pseudoscience can be just as fascinating and exciting, while having the additional advantage of dealing with what is real."
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EYE MAGIC: Visual Trickery in Art (2005; $19.99), by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.