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Corneille, Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Corneille, PierreCorneille, Pierrepyĕr kôrnāˈyə [key], 1606–84, French dramatist, ranking with Racine as a master of French classical tragedy. Educated by Jesuits, he practiced law…

Chapelain, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Chapelain, JeanChapelain, JeanzhäN shäplăNˈ [key], 1595–1674, French critic and poet. His works include La Pucelle (1656), an epic poem about Joan of Arc. Chapelain was a founding…

Corneille

(Encyclopedia) Corneille (Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo)Corneillekôrnāˈyə [key], 1922–2010, Belgian painter. Corneille was a member of CoBrA, the European group (1948–51) allied with abstract…

Cid

(Encyclopedia) Cid or Cid CampeadorCidsĭd, Span. thēᵺ kämpāäᵺōrˈ [key] [Span.,=lord conqueror], d. 1099, Spanish soldier and national hero, whose real name was Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar. Under…

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Saint Pierre and Miquelon's geography, history, …

Heymans, Corneille

(Encyclopedia) Heymans, CorneilleHeymans, Corneillekôrnāˈyə hīˈmäns [key], 1892–1968, Belgian physiologist. His contributions to the physiology of circulation include a study of the sensory mechanism…

Brewer's: Corneille d'Esope

(La). Motley work. “C'est la corneille d'Esope. ” The allusion is to the fable of the Jackdaw which decked itself with the plumage of the peacocks. The jackdaw not only lost its borrowed…

Brewer's: Corneille du Boulevard

Guilbert de Pixérécourt (1773-1844). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Corneille d'EsopeCor`nage A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…

Rouen

(Encyclopedia) RouenRouenr&oomacr;äNˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 105,470), capital of Seine-Maritime dept., N France. Situated on the Seine near its mouth at the English Channel, Rouen functions as…