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Schopenhauer, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Schopenhauer, ArthurSchopenhauer, Arthurärˈt&oobreve;r shōˈpənhouˌər [key], 1788–1860, German philosopher, b. Danzig (now Gdansk). The bias of his own temperament and experience…

Code Napoléon

(Encyclopedia) Code NapoléonCode Napoléonkôd näpôlāôNˈ [key] or Code CivilCode Napoléonsēvēlˈ [key], first modern legal code of France, promulgated by Napoleon I in 1804. The work of J. J. Cambacérès…

2000–2001 Prime-Time Television Wrap-Up

The 2000–2001 network television season got off to a late start because the summer Olympics were really the fall Olympics. NBC paid billions for broadcast rights to the Sydney games, and…

Simon, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Simon, Paul, 1941–, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, b. Newark, N.J. A polished and intelligent folk-rock lyricist and performer, he first gained fame as half of Simon and…

1983–1984 Obie Awards

Best New American PlaySam Shepard, Fool for LoveBest MusicalLee Bruer and Bob Telson, Gospel at ColonusPlaywritingSamuel Beckett, Ohio Impromptu, What Where, Catastrophe and PocketMaria Irene…