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Carol MOSELEY BRAUN, Congress, IL (1947)

Senate Years of Service: 1993-1999 Party: Democrat MOSELEY BRAUN Carol , a Senator from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., August 16, 1947; educated in Chicago public schools; graduated, University…

Prince, Hal

(Encyclopedia) Prince, Hal (Harold Smith Prince), 1928–2019, American theatrical producer and director, b. New York City. After working as an assistant stage manager to George Abbott, Prince became…

Cowley, Malcolm

(Encyclopedia) Cowley, MalcolmCowley, Malcolmkouˈlē [key], 1898–1989, American critic and poet, b. Belsano, Pa., grad. Harvard, 1920. He lived abroad in the 1920s and knew many writers of the “lost…

Highsmith, Patricia

(Encyclopedia) Highsmith, Patricia, 1921–95, American novelist, b. Fort Worth, Tex., as Mary Patricia Plangman, grad. Barnard College (B.A. 1942). She first traveled to Europe in 1949 and moved there…

Romania

(Encyclopedia) CE5 RomaniaRomaniarōmānˈēə, –yə [key] or RumaniaRomaniar&oomacr;– [key], republic (2015 est. pop. 19,877,000), 91,699 sq mi (237,500 sq km), SE Europe. It borders on Hungary in…

style, in literature

(Encyclopedia) style, in literature, the mysterious yet recognizable result of a successful blending of form with content. Generally speaking, all the arts reflect one of two stylistic tendencies:…

song

(Encyclopedia) song, relatively brief, simple vocal composition, usually a setting of a poetic text, often strophic, for accompanied solo voice. The song literature of Western music embodies two…

Phantasmagoria and Other Poems

Lewis CarrollContentsPhantasmagoriaCANTO I—The TrystyngCANTO II—Hys Fyve RulesCANTO III—ScarmogesCANTO IV—Hys NourytureCANTO V—ByckermentCANTO VI—DyscomfytureCANTO VII—Sad SouvenaunceEchoesA…

San Francisco Landmarks

by Liz Olson photos by Carol M. Highsmith A city rich in culture and diversity, San Francisco sits on a hilltop overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Millions have entered San…

Phantasmagoria

ContentsCANTO I—The TrystyngCANTO II—Hys Fyve RulesCANTO III—ScarmogesCANTO IV—Hys NourytureCANTO V—ByckermentCANTO VI—DyscomfytureCANTO VII—Sad Souvenaunce