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Caroline of Ansbach
(Encyclopedia) Caroline of AnsbachCaroline of Ansbachänsˈbäkh [key], 1683–1737, queen consort of George II of England, daughter of the margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. She married George in 1705…Stone Mountain Memorial
(Encyclopedia) Stone Mountain Memorial, memorial to the Confederacy, consisting of the equestrian figures of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis carved on the northern face of Stone…Bieler, Manfred
(Encyclopedia) Bieler, ManfredBieler, Manfredmänˈfrĕt bēˈlər [key], 1934–, German dramatist and novelist. Among Bieler's plays, written for radio, are Die achte Trübsal [the eighth misery] (1960),…Nerval, Gérard de
(Encyclopedia) Nerval, Gérard deNerval, Gérard dezhārärˈ də nĕrvälˈ [key], 1808–55, French writer, an early romantic. His real name was Gérard Labrunie. His writings include translations of Faust (…Pelias
(Encyclopedia) PeliasPeliaspēˈlēăs [key], in Greek mythology, usurper of the throne of Iolcus. He was the son of Tyro and Poseidon and the twin brother of Neleus. After his birth his mother married…Collett, Camilla (Wergeland)
(Encyclopedia) Collett, Camilla (Wergeland)Collett, Camilla (Wergeland)kämēˈlä vĕrˈgəlän kôlˈĕt [key], 1813–95, Norwegian feminist novelist, essayist, and literary critic. Her feminist novels include…Siren, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) SirenSirensīˈrən [key], in Greek mythology, one of three sea nymphs, usually represented with the head of a woman and the body of a bird. Daughters of Phorcus or of Achelous, the…Viebig, Clara
(Encyclopedia) Viebig, ClaraViebig, Clarakläˈrä fēˈbĭkh [key], 1860–1952, German novelist of the naturalist school. A skillful and sympathetic portrayer of working-class women, she wrote many novels…Furies
(Encyclopedia) Furies or ErinyesFuriesērĭnˈē-ēz [key], in Greek and Roman religion and mythology, three daughters of Mother Earth, conceived from the blood of Uranus, when Kronos castrated him. They…Bremer, Fredrika
(Encyclopedia) Bremer, FredrikaBremer, Fredrikafrĕdrēˈkə brāˈmər [key], 1801–65, Swedish writer and feminist, b. Finland. Her novels of everyday life include The H Family (1829), The President's…Trending
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