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Agee, James
(Encyclopedia) Agee, JamesAgee, Jamesāˈjē [key], 1909–55, American writer, b. Knoxville, Tenn., grad. Harvard, 1932. He soon joined the literary and journalistic life of New York City, becoming (1932…Evans, Walker
(Encyclopedia) Evans, Walker, 1903–75, American photographer, b. St. Louis. Evans began his photographic career in 1928. His studies of Victorian architecture and his photographs of the rural South…James Agee
Name at birth: Rufus James AgeeWriter James Agee made his name in the 1940s as a journalist and film critic, and he was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his autobiographical novel, A Death…Barber, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Barber, Samuel, 1910–81, American composer, b. West Chester, Pa. Barber studied at the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. His music is lyrical and generally tonal; his later…James Agee Biography
James AgeewriterBorn: 11/27/1909Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Brilliant and versatile, he wrote the text for Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (1941), which, with photographs by Walker Evans,…The Age of Abolitionism
Notable Figures in Abolitionism Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious Leaders Scientists…Brewer's: Ages
Varro (Fragments, p. 219, Scaliger's edition, 1623) recognises three ages:— From the beginning of mankind to the Deluge, a time wholly unknown.From the Deluge to the First Olympiad, called…Brewer's: Augustan Age
The best literary period of a nation; so called from Augustus, the Emperor of Rome, the most palmy time of Latin literature. Horace, Ovid, Propertius, Tibullus, Virgil, etc., flourished in…Brewer's: Dark Ages
The era between the death of Charlemagne and the close of the Carlovingian dynasty. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Dark ContinentDark A B C D E F G H…Brewer's: The Age of the Bishops
The ninth century. (Hallam: Middle Ages.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Age of the PopesAge of Women A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…