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Krasiński, Zygmunt, Count
(Encyclopedia) Krasiński, Zygmunt, CountKrasiński, Zygmunt, Countzĭgˈm&oobreve;nt kräsēnˈyəskē [key], 1812–59, Polish romantic poet. An ardent patriot and Slavophile, he lived much of his life…Jochumsson, Matthías
(Encyclopedia) Jochumsson, MatthíasJochumsson, Matthíasmätˈtēäs yŏkˈküms-sŏn [key], 1835–1920, Icelandic playwright, poet, and translator. Although Jochumsson was the founder of the modern drama in…Cunningham, Imogen
(Encyclopedia) Cunningham, Imogen, 1883–1976, American photographer, b. Portland, Oreg. Cunningham began taking pictures in 1901. After study abroad she opened a studio in Seattle in 1910 and for six…Brooks, Maria Gowen
(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Maria GowenBrooks, Maria Gowengouˈən [key], 1795?–1845, American poet, b. Medford, Mass. Her first collection of verse, Judith, Esther, and Other Poems (1820), was praised by…Wagner, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Wagner, OttoWagner, Ottoôtˈō vägˈnər [key], 1841–1918, Austrian architect. A structural rationalism was exhibited in his stations for the Vienna city railroad, built in the 1890s. His…Blackpool
(Encyclopedia) Blackpool, borough and unitary authority (2021 est. pop. 138,380), Lancashire, NW England, on the Irish Sea. Famed as a traditionally…Blest Gana, Alberto
(Encyclopedia) Blest Gana, AlbertoBlest Gana, Albertoälbārˈtō blĕst gäˈnä [key], 1830–1920, Chilean novelist. He is considered the principal 19th-century Spanish-American realist. Although as a…Cernuda, Luis
(Encyclopedia) Cernuda, LuisCernuda, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ thārn&oomacr;ˈᵺä [key], 1904–63, Spanish poet. Cernuda fled Spain after the Spanish civil war and taught abroad. His works include La…Walt Whitman: Song of the Banner at Daybreak
Song of the Banner at Daybreak Poet: O A new song, a free song, Flapping, flapping, flapping, flapping, by sounds, by voices clearer, By the wind's voice and that of the drum, By the…Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess ofDufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess ofdŭfˈərĭn, äˈvə, āˈvə [key],…Trending
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