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Bassani, Giorgio
(Encyclopedia) Bassani, GiorgioBassani, Giorgiojôrˈjō bäsäˈnê [key], 1916–2000, Italian novelist. The recurrent background for his complex, analytic narratives about Jewish bourgeois life in Italy…kettledrum
(Encyclopedia) kettledrum, in music, percussion instrument consisting of a hemispherical metal vessel over which a membrane is stretched, played with soft-headed wooden drumsticks. Of ancient origin…clematis
(Encyclopedia) clematisclematisklĕmˈətĭs, kləmătˈĭs [key], any plant of the large genus Clematis (sometimes subdivided into three or four genera), widely distributed herbs or vines of the family…Poems by Emily Dickinson (Third Series): Lost Joy
by EmilyDickinsonLost FaithXXXVIIILost Joy Lost Joy I had a daily bliss I half indifferent viewed, Till sudden I perceived it stir, — It grew as I pursued, Till when, around a crag…Charles Frederick JOY, Congress, MO (1849-1921)
JOY Charles Frederick , a Representative from Missouri; born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., December 11, 1849; attended the public schools; was graduated from Yale College in 1874; studied…Edward Joy MORRIS, Congress, PA (1815-1881)
MORRIS Edward Joy , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 16, 1815; attended the common schools and the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia; was graduated…Layton, Irving
(Encyclopedia) Layton, Irving, 1912–2006, Canadian poet, b. Romania as Israel Lazarovitch. His family emigrated to Montreal when he was an infant. He attended Macdonald College (B.Sc., 1939) and…Fosse, Bob
(Encyclopedia) Fosse, Bob (Robert Louis Fosse)Fosse, Bobfôˈsē, fŏsˈē [key], 1927–87, American choreographer and director, b. Chicago. Generally recognized as the most talented and influential…Bonnard, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Bonnard, PierreBonnard, Pierrepyĕr bônärdˈ [key], 1867–1947, French painter, lithographer, and illustrator. In the 1890s he was associated with the Nabis. His delight in familiar views…Purim
(Encyclopedia) PurimPurimp&oomacr;ˈrĭm [key] [Heb.,=lots], Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th of Adar, the twelfth month in the Jewish calendar (Feb.–March). During leap years it is…Trending
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