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  William Shakespeare - Biography and Works
While Shakespeare caused much controversy, he also earned lavish praise and has profoundly impacted the world over in areas of literature, culture, art, theatre, and film and is considered one of the best English language writers ever.
There is also the time when Queen Elizabeth herself visited nearby Kenilworth Castle and Shakespeare, said to have been duly impressed by the procession, recreated it in some of his later plays.
When he finished school he might have apprenticed for a time with his father, but there is also mention of his being a school teacher.
www.online-literature.com /shakespeare   (2609 words)

  
  List of years in literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1810 in literature - The Houses of Osma and Almeria - Regina Maria Roche
1795 in literature - Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (to 1796) - Goethe
1731 in literature - Insel Felsenburg (to 1743) - Johann Schnabel
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_years_in_literature   (3487 words)

  
 German Literature - LoveToKnow 1911
The transition from this rigid ecclesiastic spirit to a freer, more imaginative literature is to be seen in the lyric poetry inspired by the Virgin, in the legends of the saints which bulk so largely in the poetry of the 12th century, and in the general trend towards mysticism.
The disturbing and disintegrating element in the literature of the 13th century was thus the substitution of a utilitarian.didacticism for the idealism of chivalry.
The literature of the middle of the century was not wanting in achievement, but there was nothing buoyant or youthful about it; most significant of all, the generation between 1848 and 1880 was either oblivious or indifferent to the good work and to the new and germinating ideas which it produced.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /German_Literature   (14422 words)

  
 Russian Literature - LoveToKnow Watches
The style of Russian literature which prevailed from the time of Lomonosov was wholly based upon the French or pseudo-classical school.
During the last generation of the 19th century most of the Titans of her literature departed, and cannot be said to have left successors of equal merit.
The foundation of the Little Russian literature (written, as opposed to the oral) was laid by Ivan Kotliarevskiy (1769-1838), whose travesty of part of the Aeneid enjoys great popularity among some of his countrymen.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Russian_Literature   (7796 words)

  
 English Literature - MSN Encarta
The new literature nevertheless did not fully flourish until the last 20 years of the 1500s, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Humanism encouraged greater care in the study of the literature of classical antiquity and reformed education in such a way as to make literary expression of paramount importance for the cultured person.
Like so much nondramatic literature of the Renaissance, most of these plays were written in an elaborate verse style and under the influence of classical examples, but the popular taste, to which drama was especially susceptible, required a flamboyance and sensationalism largely alien to the spirit of Greek and Roman literature.
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 ENG 201: Southern Literature
Unlike the works of the Puritans, the American literature of the eighteenth century is largely secular and reflects the outlook of the Enlightenment, a cultural period in which European and American intellectuals emphasized humans’ control of their environment and valued artistic qualities such as order and balance.
That much of this literature is extremely formulaic may matter little to its devoted readers, who indeed may appreciate the comfort that comes in knowing that the lovers will live happily ever after or that the hero will prevail in the end.
Literature, on the other hand, often challenges readers to follow relatively slow-paced plots, to study subtle psychological traits, and to find or to make meaning out of complex symbols, explicit or implicit allusions, and intricate patterns.
www.uncp.edu /home/canada/work/markport/lit/southlit/fall2003/01found.htm   (3430 words)

  
 HighBeam Encyclopedia - Polish literature   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The early literature of Poland was written in Latin: its chief figures included the historians Martin Gallus (12th cent.) and Jan Dlugosz (1415-80), the astronomer Copernicus, and the poet Klemens Janitius (1516-43).
The chief poets of the era include Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Zbigniew Herbert, Tadeusz Różewicz, and Wisława Szymborska (awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996).
Arts: In search of the real Tadzio; In the summer of 1911 a brief encounter with a Polish family inspired Thomas Mann to write Death in Venice, in which an elderly writer becomes infatuated with a beautiful adolescent.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/Polishli.asp   (914 words)

  
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LITERATURE: A. García y García, `La canonística española posclasica', SG 19 (1976) 243; idem, `Nuevas obras de Clemente Sánchez, arcediano de Valderas', Revista española de teologia34 (1974) 69-89; idem, `La canonística ibérica medieval posterior al Decreto de Graciano III', Repertorio de historia de las ciencias ecclesiasticas en España 5 (Salamanca 1976) 360-62.
LITERATURE: J. John, `The university career of Bishop Stephen Bodeker (1384-1459) of Brandenburg with the text of his repetition on the judge and his conscience', Studium generale.
LITERATURE: C. Fasolt, The manuscripts and editions of William Durant the younger's "Tractatus de modo generalis concilii celebrandi",' AHC 10 (1978) 290-309; idem, `Die Erforschung von Wilhelm Durants d.j.
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 HighBeam Encyclopedia – Free Online Encyclopedia for Reference, Research, Facts
Under the impact of humanism, religious reform, and the increasing sophistication of the gentry, the 16th cent.
Mikolaj Rej (1505-69) is considered the father of Polish literature; other writers of this period are the great poet Jan Kochanowski ; the humanitarian Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski (1503-72); Piotr Skarga (1536-1612), a spokesman for the Counter Reformation ; the historian Martin Bielski ; and the political writer Stanislaus Orzechowski (1513-66).
Notable postwar writers who focused on the anguish of the period include Tadeusz Borowski, Jerzy Putrament, Leon Kruczkowski, and the great expatriate Polish poet Czesław Miłosz, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981.
www.encyclopedia.com /printable.aspx?id=1E1:polishli   (724 words)

  
 John Donne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donne became MP for the constituency of Brackley in the same year.
Around this time the two "Anniversaries", An Anatomy of the World (1611) and Of the Progress of the Soul, (1612) were written, revealing his faith in the medieval order of things, which had been disrupted by the growing political, scientific, and philosophic doubt of the times.
When released from prison Donne reunited with his bride and settled on land owned by More's cousin in Surrey.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Donne   (816 words)

  
 SkyMinds.Net (American Literature: The emergence of an authentically American Literature)
In the language, American in temperament and in tone, the literature of the colonists was different from the exotic narratives of the explorers (i.e.
The literature of the colonists shows a contradictory mixture of terror and exaltation before the magnitude of the land.
However, American literature must not be reduced to a simple transplant of English literature for in the process of this American transplantation, American literature emerged metamorphosed in innovating and fascinating ways.
www.skyminds.net /lit_us/01_emergence.php   (1395 words)

  
 Islamic architecture - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Islamic architecture
A pair of turquoise-tiled minarets, from which faithful Muslims are called to prayer, flank the entrance to the Masjid-i-Sháh (King's Mosque) in the city of Esfahan, Iran.
Building commenced in 1612, on the orders of Shah Abbas I, and the Masjid-i-Sháh remains one of the finest examples of Islamic architecture in Iran.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Islamic+architecture   (1136 words)

  
 American Literature Lectures, Part I
With the Renaissance vogue of travel literature the writings of Smith are intimately connected; to Renaissance poetic models the poetry of Anne Bradstreet owes at least its form and probably its existence.
With unconcsious faithfulness this Puritan literature reflects the Puritan mind: its rigid Calvinism, its morbid consciousness of sin, its superstition, its austerity, its stoical bravery, its vein tenderness, its preference of morality to beauty, its contradictory tendencies toward orthodoxy and nonconformity.
Puritan literature is antique in manner and often in matter; yet it treats profoundly a few subjects of universal and permanent importance, such as the relation between church and state, and the source and functions of governmental sovereignty.
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 Table of contents for Feminism in literature
Women's Literature in the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries Introduction.
Women's Literature in the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries.
Representations of Women in Literature and Art in the Nineteenth Century.
www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/ecip0421/2004017989.html   (2078 words)

  
 Open Directory - Arts:Literature:Authors:B   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer whose tales of fantasy and dreamworlds are classics of the 20th-century world literature.
Borges was profoundly influenced by European culture, English literature, and such thinkers as Berkeley, who argued that there is no material substance; the sensible world consists only of ideas, which exists for so long as they are perceived.
Borges's fictional universe was born from his vast and esoteric readings in literature, philosophy, and theology.
dmoz.org /Arts/Literature/Authors/B/desc.html   (1415 words)

  
 PH@school: Literature: Author Biographies
Anne Bradstreet's poems are of significant importance in the history of American literature.
Her poems are the first book of poems published by an American poet and the first book published by an American woman.
Born in 1612 in Northampton, England, Anne Bradstreet never went to a school.
www.phschool.com /atschool/literature/author_biographies/bradstreet_a.html   (831 words)

  
 Ixchel, Mayan Goddess of Childbirth, Healing, and Weaving   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
For example, in two studies, Susan Crockenburg found that power-assertive techniques used by mothers in her U.S. samples were associated with anger, defiance, and non-compliance among toddlers (Crockenberg,1987; Crockenberg and Littman, 1990).
Among other things, the article makes one reflect on the lack of sophistication of most professionals (including ego) reading scientific literature, not only regarding epidemiology, but statistical analyses, etc., so the claims are often taken “on faith”.
It reviews literature from various fields and presents a number of facts that might be surprising for many readers.
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 PAL:Anne Bradstreet(1612?-1672)
She was the first published American poet who, through her poetry, subtly challenged the Puritan way of life, wrote of the developmental changes from childhood to adulthood, and focused on an individual's journey through life.
Anne Dudley was born to Thomas Dudley and Dorothy Yorke in Northampton, England in 1612 or 1613, the dates are not certain (Martin 29).
Is her assertion that she had a secondary and defective talent genuine, or was it a calculated, rhetorical pose designed to offset criticism?
www.csustan.edu /english/reuben/pal/chap1/bradstreet.html   (1821 words)

  
 Department of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Literature at UIC
Department of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Literature at UIC
Department of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Literatures
A.B.D., Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago, 1968-73
www.uic.edu /depts/slav/faculty/Zaluski.html   (49 words)

  
 English Literature   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
This course is a study of some of the masterpieces of world literature from Homer to Cervantes.
American literature since World War II is examined, with special emphasis on the novel.
The various types of literature in the Bible are set forth and representative pages of each of these types are presented and examined.
www.smc.edu /schedules/2004/spring/060_041_schedule.htm   (1552 words)

  
 American Colonial Literature Syllabus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In this era of cultural contact and mutual misunderstanding, the literature frequently records colorful, visceral responses to new kinds of food and new forms of dietary ritual.
This bibliography is for graduate-level study of American literature before 1800.
Revolutionary Writers: Literature and Authority in the New Republic.
www3.uakron.edu /english/miller/acl   (4608 words)

  
 COLLECTION ANALYSIS
Subject: English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Subject: English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
Subject: English prose literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
www.utm.edu /departments/acadpro/library/usage/CircAnalSite/lcclass.pl?showAllRecords=1&dir=pubYear/1980_1989/P/PR   (13538 words)

  
 Taxe Collection: Literature and Drama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Taxe Collection consists of approximately 700 records published in the 1800s dealing with Gaming, Card Games, Board Games, and other related topics.
Many of the books in the collection are about literature and drama.
Lectures on the dramatic literature of the age of Elizabeth.
www.library.nevada.edu /speccol/grc/taxelit.html   (1744 words)

  
 Books & literature Flash and website templates
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If you are looking for the Book ans Literature templates, you are in the right way.
Those templates are the best for the book stores, libraries, various publishing houses and publishers, press and for everybody who somehow concern to books and literature.
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The purpose of the directory is the compilation of names and addresses of scholars working in comparative literature with their specializations and with weblinks to their curriculum vitae and list of publications.
Gnisci, Armando, Comparative Literature and Italian, Editor, I Quaderni di Gaia, University of Roma "La Sapienza," Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy.
Modern Greek literature, Literature of the Enligtenment in the Balkans, Cervantes in Modern Greek Literature, Arabic, Persian, and Turkish literature
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 The Literature of Lesbianism; ; Edited by Terry Castle
The selection of works is both generous and revelatory, including much excellent unfamiliar material, and a number of real surprises.
From Renaissance love poems to twentieth-century novels, plays, and short stories, The Literature of Lesbianism brings together hundreds of literary works on the subject of female homosexuality.
As Castle demonstrates, it is hardly the taboo or forbidden topic we sometimes assume it to be, but has in fact been a central preoccupation for many of our greatest writers, past and present.
www.columbia.edu /cu/cup/catalog/data/023112/0231125100.HTM   (2154 words)

  
 Shakespeare Authorship
Tom looks critically at Roger Stritmatter's Ph.D. dissertation in comparative literature, which took as its starting point the assumption that the Earl of Oxford really wrote Shakespeare's works.
The 1612 Funeral Elegy by W.S. has been in the news in recent years, as scholars and other interested readers argued whether it had been written by William Shakespeare; the current scholarly consensus is that the poem was probably written by John Ford.
Diana Price argues in her new book Shakespeare's Unorthodox Biography that he was not a writer.
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 MavicaNET - Butler, Samuel (1612-1680)
Catalogus / Cultuur / Kunst / Literatuur / English Language Literatures / British (English) Literature / English Renaissance / Butler, Samuel (1612-1680)
Catalogus / Privaatleven / Recreatie / Humor / Humor and Satire Literature / Butler, Samuel (1612-1680)
Poet and satirist; born at Strensham in Worcestershire and educated at the King's School, Worcester.
www.mavicanet.com /lite/nld/12275.html   (140 words)

  
 Sidney-Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
150-235: Ancient Greek literature, A.D. 25-575 - collected works ZJV DIC 3 Cassius Dio Cocceianus, ca.
1431: medieval French literature, to 1500 - individual works in translation XTM CHI 64 Christology: Christianity: religion PNB Christopher Columbus, 1451-1506 - biography MCO Q 96 Chromatography: chemistry CBM Chromosome mutation: genetics: botany FFV Q Chromosomes: botany FFO Chronicles: England: history: medieval period, c.
These pages were last updated on 30th June 2000
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