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Kundera, Milan
(Encyclopedia) Kundera, MilanKundera, Milanmĭlˈän k&oobreve;ndĕrˈə [key], 1929–, Czechslovakian-born novelist and essayist. The publication of his first novel, The Joke (1967, tr. 1974), a satire…Brewer's: Milan Decree
(The). A decree made by Napoleon I., dated “Milan, Dec. 27, 1807,” declaring “the whole British Empire to be in a state of blockade, and forbidding all countries either from trading with…Brewer's: Milan Steel
Armed in Milan steel. Milan was famous in the Middle Ages for its armoury. (Froissart, iv. 597.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MilaneseMilan Decree A B C…Brewer's: Edict of Milan
Proclaimed by Constantine, after the conquest of Italy (313), to secure to Christians the restitution of their civil and religious rights. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Milan Hlavsa 2001 Deaths
Milan HlavsaAge: 49 Czech rock musician who in 1968 established the underground band the Plastic People of the Universe. The group championed human rights and democracy. Several band members…Top 100 Works in World Literature
Source: Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, 2002. The editors of the Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, polled a panel of 100 authors from 54…Milan Decree
(Encyclopedia) Milan Decree, issued Dec., 1807, by Napoleon I of France in an attempt to enforce the Continental System. Designed to strengthen the Berlin Decree, it authorized French warships and…Milan, city, Italy
(Encyclopedia) MilanMilanmĭlănˈ, –änˈ, Ital. Milano, Lat. Mediolanum, city (1991 pop. 1,369,231), capital of Lombardy and of Milan prov., N Italy, at the heart of the Po basin. Because of its…Czech literature
(Encyclopedia) Czech literature, literary works that constitute part of the Czech culture and, except for some early compositions written in liturgical languages, is in the Czech language. After…Sforza, Francesco I
(Encyclopedia) Sforza, Francesco ISforza, Francesco Ifränchāsˈkō [key]Sforza, Francesco I, sfôrˈtsä [key], 1401–66, duke of Milan (1450–66); illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza. He succeeded…Trending
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