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atlantes

(Encyclopedia) atlantesatlantesătlănˈtēz [key] [Latin plural of Atlas], sculptured male figures serving as supports of entablatures, in place of a column or pier. The earliest (c.480–460 b.c.) and…

Moréas, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Moréas, JeanMoréas, JeanzhäN môrāäsˈ [key], 1856–1910, French poet, b. Athens. His name was originally Iannis Papadiamantopoulos. He went to Paris in 1872. He wrote two volumes of…

Moore, Thomas Sturge

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Thomas Sturge, 1870–1944, English author. Although his themes were classical and conservative, his poetic technique was innovative. His first volume of poetry, The Vinedresser,…

Bredero, Gerbrand Adriaenszoon

(Encyclopedia) Bredero, Gerbrand AdriaenszoonBredero, Gerbrand Adriaenszoonhĕrˈbränt ädrēänˈzōn brāˈdĕrō [key], 1585–1618, Dutch dramatist and poet. He is considered the major Dutch poet of his…

Warner, Rex

(Encyclopedia) Warner, Rex, 1905–86, English author, b. Birmingham, grad. Oxford, 1928. A classical scholar noted for his translations from Greek and Latin, Warner taught in England, Egypt, and the…

Welhaven, Johan Sebastian

(Encyclopedia) Welhaven, Johan SebastianWelhaven, Johan Sebastianyōhänˈ sābäsˈtyän vĕlˈhävən [key], 1807–73, Norwegian poet and critic. His charming and reflective poetry, tending toward the…

Abbado, Claudio

(Encyclopedia) Abbado, Claudio, 1933–2014, Italian conductor, b. Milan. He debuted (1960) in his native city, conducting the orchestra at La Scala, where he subsequently served (1968–86) as musical…

Pope, John Russell

(Encyclopedia) Pope, John Russell, 1874–1937, American architect, b. New York City, studied at the College of the City of New York and the School of Mines, Columbia (Ph.B., 1894). He won a fellowship…

Parini, Giuseppe

(Encyclopedia) Parini, GiuseppeParini, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā pärēˈnē [key], 1729–99, Italian poet, a priest and teacher. He was a professor and a superintendent of schools in Milan; a liberal,…

Ruiz, Juan

(Encyclopedia) Ruiz, JuanRuiz, Juanhwän r&oomacr;ēthˈ [key], 1283?–1350?, Spanish poet, musician, and archpriest of Hita. Ruiz suffered 13 years in prison, during which time he revised his…