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George, Saint
(Encyclopedia) George, Saint, 4th cent.?, perhaps a soldier in the imperial army who died for the faith in Asia Minor. His life is cloaked in legends; Gibbon's identification of him with George of…Lydgate, John
(Encyclopedia) Lydgate, JohnLydgate, Johnlĭdˈgāt [key], c.1370–c.1450, English poet, a monk of Bury St. Edmunds. A professed disciple of Chaucer, he was one of the most influential, voluminous, and…Douglas, William, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, William, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar, 1327?–1384, Scottish nobleman; nephew of Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas. About 1348 he returned to Scotland from France and…Büchner, Georg
(Encyclopedia) Büchner, GeorgBüchner, Georggāˈôrk bükhˈnər [key], 1813–37, German dramatist. He was a student of medicine and a political agitator. He died at the age of 24, leaving a powerful drama…tarots
(Encyclopedia) tarotstarotstârˈōz [key], playing cards that are used mainly for fortunetelling, sometimes called “the book of divination of the Gypsies.” It is generally believed that the cards were…Timothy , epistles in the New Testament
(Encyclopedia) Timothy, two letters of the New Testament. With Titus they comprise the Pastoral Epistles, in which St. Paul addresses his coworkers as the guardians and transmitters of his teaching.…Calvino, Italo
(Encyclopedia) Calvino, ItaloCalvino, Italoĭtəlō călvēˈnō [key], 1923–85, Italian novelist. Calvino was one of the most popular novelists of the 20th cent. Although loneliness is an essential…Nehemiah KNIGHT, Congress, RI (1746-1808)
KNIGHT Nehemiah , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in ``Knightsville,'' Cranston (now a part of Providence), R.I., March 23, 1746; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural…Jonathan KNIGHT, Congress, PA (1787-1858)
KNIGHT Jonathan , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bucks County, Pa., November 22, 1787; moved with his parents to East Bethlehem, Washington County, Pa., in 1801; attended the common…Der Rosenkavalier <br/>(The Knight of the Rose)
Music:Richard StraussLibretto:Hugo von HofmannsthalPremiere:Dresden, January 26, 1911 Strauss's first successful comic opera begins in the bedroom of the Marschallin of Werdenberg, where the…Trending
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