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Boccaccio, Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Boccaccio, GiovanniBoccaccio, Giovannijōvänˈnē [key], 1313–75, Italian poet and storyteller, author of the Decameron. Born in Paris, the illegitimate son of a Tuscan merchant and a…The Divine Comedy: Postscript
Six Sonnets on Dante's Divine...Postscript 'Ich habe unter meinen Papieren ein Blatt gefunden, wo ich die Baukunst eine erstarrte Musik nenne.' Johann Wolfgang Goethe, 1829…A Game of Chess
A Game of ChessThe Chair she sat in, like a burnished throne,[14]Glowed on the marble, where the glass Held up by standards wrought with fruited vines From which a golden Cupidon peeped out (…Ukrainian literature
(Encyclopedia) Ukrainian literature, literary writings in the Ukrainian language. Kievan Church Slavonic texts of the 11th cent. and W Ukrainian texts of the 13th cent. show Ukrainian linguistic…The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio: Canto XXI
Purgatorio: Canto XXPurgatorio: Canto XXIIPurgatorio: Canto XXI The natural thirst, that ne'er is satisfied Excepting with the water for whose grace The woman of Samaria besought,…Candide: Candide and Martin Pay a Visit to Seignor Pococurante, a Noble Venetian
Of Pacquette and Friar Giroflee Candide and Martin Sup with S... Candide and Martin Pay a Visit to Seignor Pococurante, a Noble Venetian Candide and his friend Martin went in a…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: A
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A A1 A.B. A.B.C. A B C Book A.B.C. Process A.E.I.O.U. A.U.C. Aaron Ab…comic strip
(Encyclopedia) comic strip, combination of cartoon with a story line, laid out in a series of pictorial panels across a page and concerning a continuous character or set of characters, whose thoughts…The Iliad of Homer: Introduction
Summary Pope's Preface to the Iliad of Homer Introduction. Scepticism is as much the result of knowledge, as knowledge is of scepticism. To be content with what we at present know, is…The Iliad of Homer: Footnotes
Appendix 1 Footnotes Vultures: Pope is more accurate than the poet he translates, for Homer writes "a prey to dogs and to all kinds of birds. But all kinds of birds are not carnivorous…Trending
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