Nomanisan
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Nomanisan can refer to four islands—one real, three fictional. All four islands are named as intentional puns on the famous quote by John Donne
, "No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe."
John Donne
John Donne 31 March 1631), English poet, satirist, lawyer, and priest, is now considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are notable for their strong and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs,...
, "No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe."
- The "original" Nomanisan is an island in Lake KittamaqundiLake KittamaqundiLake Kittamaqundi is a reservoir located in Columbia, Maryland in the vicinity of the Mall in Columbia. It is also adjacent to the Rouse Company's offices and visible from US-29.The lake was given its name after the first Indian settlement in Howard County...
in downtown Columbia, MarylandColumbia, MarylandColumbia is a planned community that consists of ten self-contained villages, located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, not...
, located along the Town Center lakefront. The island was named by Alan B. Levine in a 1980 community contest sponsored by "Columbia Magazine."
- Nomanisan is a fictional island in the 2004 PixarPixarPixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
film The IncrediblesThe IncrediblesThe Incredibles is a 2004 American computer-animated action-comedy superhero film about a family of superheroes who are forced to hide their powers. It was written and directed by Brad Bird, a former director and executive consultant of The Simpsons, and was produced by Pixar and distributed by...
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- It is also a fictional island in MathnetMathnetMathnet is a segment on the children's television show Square One, of which five seasons were produced . This parody of Dragnet featured detectives at the Los Angeles Police Department who solved mysteries using their mathematical skills. There were two main characters: detectives Kate Monday and...
's Trial of George Frankly.
- A slight variation, Nomansan, is used for an island in Trenton Lee StewartTrenton Lee StewartTrenton Lee Stewart is an American author best known for the Mysterious Benedict Society series. Stewart is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop...
's novel The Mysterious Benedict SocietyThe Mysterious Benedict SocietyThe Mysterious Benedict Society is a novel written by Trenton Lee Stewart and illustrated by Carson Ellis, first published in 2007.-Plot summary:...
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