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Berezina
(Encyclopedia) BerezinaBerezinabyĕrāzēnäˈ [key], river, c.380 mi (610 km) long, rising in Belarus. It flows generally S past Borisov and Bobruysk into the Dnieper River. It is navigable for most of…Pleiades, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) Pleiades, in Greek mythology, seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione. According to one legend they were the attendants of Artemis and were changed into stars by the gods when…Satyre Ménippée
(Encyclopedia) Satyre Ménippée or Satire MénippéeSatyre Ménippéesätērˈ mānēpāˈ [key], anonymous French political pamphlet (1st ed. 1594) circulated in Paris in the 1590s. A brilliant lampoon…Palacio Valdés, Armando
(Encyclopedia) Palacio Valdés, ArmandoPalacio Valdés, Armandoärmänˈdō päläˈthyō väldāsˈ [key], 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic. He began his career with critical writings, but his reputation…Oliva, Peace of
(Encyclopedia) Oliva, Peace ofOliva, Peace ofōlēˈvə, –vä [key], 1660, treaty signed at Oliva (now a suburb of Gdańsk) by Poland and Sweden. John II of Poland renounced the theoretical claim of his…Nepos, Cornelius
(Encyclopedia) Nepos, CorneliusNepos, Corneliusnēˈpŏs [key], c.100 b.c.–c.25 b.c., Roman historian. He was an intimate friend of Pomponius Atticus, Cicero, and Catullus. His only extant work is a…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Cenci Scene 5.4:
by Percy Bysshe Shelley SCENE 5.3: SCENE 5.4: A HALL OF THE PRISON. ENTER CAMILLO AND BERNARDO. CAMILLO: The Pope is stern; not to be moved or bent. He looked as calm and keen as is the…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Passages of the Poem, or Connected Therewith
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Three Early Drafts of the PrefacePassages of the Poem, or Connected Therewith Here, my dear friend, is a new book for you; I have already dedicated two To other…The Koran/Sura XIII — Thunder
Sura XIII — ThunderMECCA — 43 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. MIM. RA.[844] These, the signs of the Book! And that which hath been sent down to thee…Dante Alighieri
An exiled and wandering figure during his writing lifetime, Dante Alighieri is now considered Italy's greatest poet -- so much a literary giant that he is generally known by his first name alone.…Trending
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