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Republican party

(Encyclopedia) Republican party, American political party. In 1980, the conservative Ronald Reagan, a former supporter of Barry Goldwater, regained the presidency for the Republicans and…

English literature

(Encyclopedia) English literature, literature written in English since c.1450 by the inhabitants of the British Isles; it was during the 15th cent. that the English language acquired much of its…

Massachusetts

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MassachusettsMassachusettsmăsəch&oomacr;ˈsĭts [key], most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by New York (W), Vermont and New…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Notes on Queen Mab

by Percy Bysshe Shelley 9NOTE ON QUEEN MAB, BY MRS. SHELLEYNotes on Queen Mab Shelley's Notes 1. 242, 243:- The sun's unclouded orb Rolled through the black concave. Beyond our…

New York, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes…

American art

(Encyclopedia) American art, the art of the North American colonies and of the United States. There are separate articles on American architecture, North American Native art, pre-Columbian art and…