Literary Subject Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	99%	5		Exact Match!
	noun • the subject matter of a conversation or discussion • a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work • (music) melodic subject of a musical composition • an essay (especially one written as an assignment) • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed verb • provide with a particular theme or motive
	25%	11		Subject of historic and literary admiration
	noun • Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each time retired to his farm (519-430 BC)
	25%	7		Subject of literary and musical adaptations
	noun • an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge

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New York Times16 Oct 1989	Down 34
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