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Heaney, Seamus

(Encyclopedia) Heaney, Seamus (Seamus Justin Heaney)Heaney, Seamusshāˈməs, hēˈnē [key], 1939–2013, Irish poet, one of the finest contemporary English poets, b. Londonderry (now Derry), Northern…

Hercules, Greek hero

(Encyclopedia) HerculesHerculeshûrˈkyəlēzˌ [key], Heracles, or HeraklesHeraklesboth: hĕrˈəklēzˌ [key], most popular of all Greek heroes, famous for extraordinary strength and courage. Alcmene, wife…

Classical Mythology: The End of Heroes

The End of HeroesClassical MythologyAll's Not Fair in Love and War: The Fall of TroyThe Face That Launched a Thousand ShipsThe Final Battles: The Tenth Year of the WarThe End of Heroes The war cost…

Classical Mythology: Love and Death

Love and DeathClassical MythologyThe Labors of HeraclesTraining a HeroBeastly Chores: The First Four LaborsEven More Beastly Chores: The Second Four LaborsThe Far Corners of the Earth: The Final Four…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Cenci, Preface

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Dedication, to Leigh Hunt, Esq. Act 1 Preface A manuscript was communicated to me during my travels in Italy, which was copied from the archives of the Cenci Palace at…

Pound, Ezra Loomis

(Encyclopedia) Pound, Ezra Loomis, 1885–1972, American poet, critic, and translator, b. Hailey, Idaho, grad. Hamilton College, 1905, M.A. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1906. An extremely important influence…

John G. Neihardt: The Poet's Town

The Poet's TownJohn G. NeihardtI'Mid glad green miles of tillage And fields where cattle graze, A prosy little village, You drowse away the days.And yet — a wakeful glory Clings round you as…

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Book: Irving Berlin; adapted by Peter Stone Director: Graciela Daniele Cast: Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat Opened: 2/99 at the Marquis Theatre Band in Berlin Directors:…

Stravinsky, Igor Fedorovich

(Encyclopedia) Stravinsky, Igor FedorovichStravinsky, Igor Fedorovichēˈgər fyôˈdərôˌvyĭch strəvĭnˈskē [key], 1882–1971, Russian-American composer. Considered by many the greatest and most versatile…

4.5 billion – 1 B.C. World History

Before Christ (B.C.) or Before the Common Era (B.C.E.) Some Ancient Civilizations Ra, Egyptian Sun God (3000–2000 B.C.) See also Egyptian Mythology The Great Pyramid at…