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puck, in Germanic mythology

(Encyclopedia) puckpuckpŭk [key], in Germanic folklore, generic name for various malevolent spirits. The medieval English pouke was often identified with the devil. However, the Puck of Shakespeare's…

Brewer's: Midsummer Night's Dream

some of the most amusing incidents of this comedy are borrowed from the Diana of Montemayor, a Spanish writer of pastoral romance in the sixteenth century; and probably the Knightes Tale…

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Summary

A Midsummer Night's Dream There was a law in the city of Athens which gave to its citizens the power of compelling their daughters to marry whomsoever they pleased; for upon a daughter's…

Reinhardt, Max

(Encyclopedia) Reinhardt, Max, 1873–1943, Austrian theatrical producer and director, originally named Max Goldmann. After acting under Otto Brahm at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, he managed (1902–…

Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)

Director/Adaptor:Michael HoffmanFox Searchlight Pictures; PG-13; 115 minutesRelease:5/99Cast: Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Stanley Tucci, Calista Flockhart As Shakespearean…

midsummer day and midsummer night

(Encyclopedia) midsummer day and midsummer night, names given to the feast of the nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24) and the preceding night (St. John's Eve, June 23). Because midsummer is…

thyme

(Encyclopedia) thymethymetīm [key], any species of the genus Thymus, aromatic herbs or shrubby plants of the family Labiatae (mint family). The common thyme, which is used as a seasoning herb and…