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District of Columbia, University of the
(Encyclopedia) District of Columbia, University of the, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; land-grant and federally supported; est. 1976 with the merger of three existing colleges; predominantly…Field of the Cloth of Gold
(Encyclopedia) Field of the Cloth of Gold, locality between Guines and Ardres, not far from Calais, in France, where in 1520 Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France met for the purpose of…epic
(Encyclopedia) epic, long, exalted narrative poem, usually on a serious subject, centered on a heroic figure. The earliest epics, known as primary, or original, epics, were shaped from the legends of…humor
(Encyclopedia) humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined human health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm,…Babel, Isaac Emmanuelovich
(Encyclopedia) Babel, Isaac EmmanuelovichBabel, Isaac Emmanuelovichēˈsäk əmän&oomacr;āˈləvĭch bäˈbəl [key], 1894–1940, Russian writer, b. Odessa. Babel was quick to embrace the Bolshevik…drama, Western
(Encyclopedia) drama, Western, plays produced in the Western world. This article discusses the development of Western drama in general; for further information see the various national literature…Brewer's: Dromio
The brothers Dromio. Two brothers exactly alike, who serve two brothers exactly alike, and the mistakes of masters and men form the fun of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, based on the…Brewer's: Menechmians
Persons exactly like each other, as the brothers Dromio. So called from the Menæchmi of Plautus. In the Comedy of Errors, not only the two Dromois are exactly like each others, but also…Brewer's: Buy Out
(To). To redeem or ransom. Not being able to buy out his life ... Dies ere the weary sun set. Shakespeare: Comedy of Errors, i.2. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…Fonda, Jane
(Encyclopedia) Fonda, Jane, 1937–, American actress, b. New York City; daughter of Henry Fonda and sister of Peter Fonda. First cast in pert and sexy roles, she later distinguished herself in…Trending
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