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Brewer's: George Eliot
The literary name of Marian Evans [Lewes], authoress of Adam Bede, Mill on the Floss, Felix Holt, etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894George GeithGeorge a…Rexroth, Kenneth
(Encyclopedia) Rexroth, Kenneth, 1905–82, American poet, critic, and translator, b. South Bend, Ind. A resident of San Francisco, he was briefly associated with the beat generation, although he…Cash, Johnny
(Encyclopedia) Cash, Johnny, 1932–2003, American singer and songwriter, b. Kingsland, Ark. Born to a farm family, he went to Memphis in 1955 and recorded such hits as “I Walk the Line” (1956) and “…Cheever, John
(Encyclopedia) Cheever, John, 1912–82, American author, b. Quincy, Mass. His expulsion from Thayer Academy was the subject of his first short story, published by the New Republic when he was 17. Many…Glasgow, Ellen
(Encyclopedia) Glasgow, EllenGlasgow, Ellenglăsˈgō [key], 1873–1945, American novelist, b. Richmond, Va. In revolt against the romantic treatment of Southern life, Glasgow presented in fiction a…Nâzım Hikmet
(Encyclopedia) Nâzım Hikmet (Nâzım Hikmet Ran)Nâzım Hikmetnäzĭmˈ hēkmĕtˈ rän [key], 1902–63, widely recognized as Turkey's foremost modern poet, b. Salonika, Ottoman Empire (now Thessaloníki, Greece…Thomas S. Jones, Jr.: In Excelsis
In ExcelsisThomas S. Jones, Jr.Spring! And all our valleys turning into green, Remembering — As I remember! So my heart turns glad For so much youth and joy — this to have had When in my…Heine, Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Heine, HeinrichHeine, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh hīˈnə [key], 1797–1856, German poet, b. Düsseldorf, of a Jewish family. One of the greatest of German lyric poets, he had a varied career. After…Chambers, Sir Edmund Kerchever
(Encyclopedia) Chambers, Sir Edmund Kerchever, 1866–1954, English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar. He wrote The Mediaeval Stage (1903), The Elizabethan Stage (1923), Arthur of Britain (1927…Clement of Alexandria
(Encyclopedia) Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens), d. c.215, Greek theologian. Born in Athens, he traveled widely and was converted to Christianity. He studied and taught at the…Trending
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