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Bécquer, Gustavo Adolfo
(Encyclopedia) Bécquer, Gustavo AdolfoBécquer, Gustavo Adolfog&oomacr;stäˈvō ädôlˈfō bāˈkĕr [key], 1836–70, Spanish poet and writer of romantic tales. Bécquer's work is considered to be among the…Rückert, Friedrich
(Encyclopedia) Rückert, FriedrichRückert, Friedrichfrēˈdrĭkh rükˈərt [key], pseud. Freimund RaimarRückert, Friedrichfrīˈm&oobreve;nt rīˈmär [key], 1788–1866, German scholar and poet. An editor…Balmont, Konstantin Dmitrieyevich
(Encyclopedia) Balmont, Konstantin DmitrieyevichBalmont, Konstantin Dmitrieyevichkənstəntyēnˈ dəmēˈtrēəvĭch bälˈmônt [key], 1867–1943, Russian poet and translator. After first hailing the Bolshevik…Mulready, William
(Encyclopedia) Mulready, WilliamMulready, Williamməlrĕdˈē [key], 1786–1863, Irish genre painter. He began as a drawing master and an illustrator of children's books. After 1809 he devoted himself to…West, Jessamyn
(Encyclopedia) West, Jessamyn, 1907–84, American novelist, b. Indiana. A Quaker herself, her most famous novel is The Friendly Persuasion (1945), about the conflicts felt by a Quaker farm family…Congreve, William
(Encyclopedia) Congreve, William, 1670–1729, English dramatist, b. near Leeds, educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and studied law in the Middle Temple. After publishing a novel of intrigue,…Sorabji, Cornelia
(Encyclopedia) Sorabji, CorneliaSorabji, Corneliasōräbˈjē [key], c.1870–1954, Indian lawyer and author. She took a law degree at Oxford in 1893. She served (1904–23) as a special legal adviser to the…cumin
(Encyclopedia) cumin or cummincuminboth: kŭmˈĭn [key], low annual herb (Cuminum cyminum) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), long cultivated in the Old World for the aromatic seedlike fruits…Alcaeus
(Encyclopedia) AlcaeusAlcaeusălsēˈəs [key], c.620–c.580 b.c., Greek lyric poet of Lesbos. An aristocrat, he was often embroiled in political battles with the ruling tyrants. He wrote drinking songs,…Hendrix, Jimi
(Encyclopedia) Hendrix, Jimi (James Marshall Hendrix), 1942–70, African-American rock guitarist, b. Seattle, Wash. Hendrix, in his short musical career, was known for an innovative and extremely…Trending
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