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Mamet, David

(Encyclopedia) Mamet, DavidMamet, Davidmămĕtˈ [key], 1947–, American playwright and film director, b. Chicago. He taught drama (and produced some of his early plays) at Goddard College. His work,…

Bergman, Ingmar

(Encyclopedia) Bergman, Ingmar (Ernst Ingmar Bergman)Bergman, Ingmarĕrnst ĭngˈmär bĕrˈyəmän [key], 1918–2007, Swedish film and stage writer, director, and producer. Acclaimed by many as the greatest…

Nussbaum, Martha Craven

(Encyclopedia) Nussbaum, Martha C., 1947–, American philosopher, b. New York City, Ph.D. Harvard University, 1975. The Ernst Freund Distinguished…

William Shakespeare: Henry V, Act IV, Scene V

Scene VAnother part of the fieldEnter Constable, Orleans, Bourbon, Dauphin, and RamburesConstableO diable!OrleansO seigneur! le jour est perdu, tout est perdu!DauphinMort de ma vie! all is…

Grass, Günter

(Encyclopedia) Grass, GünterGrass, Güntergünˈtər gräs [key], 1927–2015, German novelist, lyricist, artist, and playwright, b. Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland). Writing from his experience in the Hitler…

Walt Whitman: The Singer in the Prison

The Singer in the Prison O sight of pity, shame and dole! O fearful thought—a convict soul.Part 1Rang the refrain along the hall, the prison, Rose to the roof, the vaults of…

Sonnets by William Shakespeare: LXXII

Sonnet LXXI Sonnet LXXIII LXXII O! lest the world should task you to recite What merit lived in me, that you should love After my death,-dear love, forget me quite, For you in me can…