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Puttenham, George

(Encyclopedia) Puttenham, GeorgePuttenham, Georgepŭtˈənəm [key], d. 1590, English author. The Arte of English Poesie (1589), generally considered the best treatise on English versification of its…

commedia dell'arte

(Encyclopedia) commedia dell'artecommedia dell'artekōm-māˈdēä dĕl-lärˈtā, popular form of comedy employing improvised dialogue and masked characters that flourished in Italy from the 16th to the 18th…

Sidney, Sir Philip

(Encyclopedia) Sidney or Sydney, Sir Philip, 1554–86, English author and courtier. He was one of the leading members of Queen Elizabeth's court and a model of Renaissance chivalry. He served in…

Clémence Poésy

French actress Clémence Poésy played Fleur Delacour, a rival to young wizard Harry Potter, in the several of the Harry Potter films. A wispy and blue-eyed blonde from a theatrical family, Clemence…

Punch and Judy

(Encyclopedia) Punch and Judy, famous English puppet play, very popular with children and given widely by strolling puppet players, especially during the Christmas season. It came to England in the…

Gracián, Baltasar

(Encyclopedia) Gracián, BaltasarGracián, Baltasarbältäsärˈ gräthyänˈ [key], 1601–58, Spanish Jesuit philosopher and writer. A scholar, satirist, and epigrammatist, Gracián frequently ran afoul of…

English Only?

The Question: My friend and I are having a debate. He says that the United States does not have an official language. I thought English was our official language. Who's right…

Zunz, Leopold

(Encyclopedia) Zunz, LeopoldZunz, Leopoldlāˈōpôlt ts&oobreve;ntsˈ [key], 1794–1886, German Jewish scholar. His critical research on Judaism became one of the cornerstones of the “science of…