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Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
(Encyclopedia) Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806–61, English poet, b. Durham. A delicate and precocious child, she spent a great part of her early life in a state of semi-invalidism. She read…Browning, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Browning, Robert, 1812–89, English poet. His remarkably broad and sound education was primarily the work of his artistic and scholarly parents—in particular his father, a London bank…Pied Piper of Hamelin
(Encyclopedia) Pied Piper of Hamelin, legendary figure of Hameln, Germany. He rid the town of its rats and mice by charming them away with his flute playing. When the citizens refused to pay him the…Field, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Field, Michael, pseud. used by two English authors, Katherine Harris Bradley, 1846–1914, and her niece Edith Emma Cooper, 1862–1913, who collaborated on numerous literary works,…Galuppi, Baldassare
(Encyclopedia) Galuppi, BaldassareGaluppi, Baldassarebäldäs-säˈrā gäl&oomacr;pˈpē [key], 1706–85, Italian composer. A pupil of Lotti, he developed the opera buffa style in the period between…Robert Browning
Known for his dramatic monologues, England's Robert Browning is considered one of the most influential and important poets of the 19th century. Browning began publishing poems in the 1830s,…Vogler, Georg Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Vogler, Georg JosephVogler, Georg Josephgāˈôrkh yōˈzĕf fōˈglər [key], 1749–1814, German composer and organist, known as Abbé Vogler. He traveled widely, giving organ concerts and…Sordello
(Encyclopedia) SordelloSordellosōrdĕlˈlō [key], c.1180–1269?, Italian troubadour. A life of brawling and intrigue took him to Provence, where he served at court. Like other Italian troubadours before…Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir
(Encyclopedia) Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben MeirIbn Ezra, Abraham ben Meirmâr [key], c.1089–1164, Jewish grammarian, commentator, poet, philosopher, and astronomer, b. Tudela, Spain. He traveled widely and…Wise, Thomas James
(Encyclopedia) Wise, Thomas James, 1859–1937, English bibliographer and book collector. His famous Ashley Library of rare editions and manuscripts was acquired by the British Museum in 1937. His many…Trending
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