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Parnassians
(Encyclopedia) ParnassiansParnassianspärnăsˈēənz [key], group of 19th-century French poets, so called from their journal the Parnasse contemporain. Issued from 1866 to 1876, it included poems of…Nott, Eliphalet
(Encyclopedia) Nott, EliphaletNott, Eliphaletĭlĭfˈəlĭt [key], 1773–1866, American educator, inventor, and clergyman, b. Ashford, Conn. In 1804, Nott became president of Union College, a post he held…Guthrie, Sir Tyrone
(Encyclopedia) Guthrie, Sir Tyrone, 1900–1971, English stage director, playwright, and writer. Guthrie directed the Scottish National Players (1926–28), the Festival Theatre, Cambridge (1929–30), and…Anderson, Dame Judith
(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Dame Judith, 1898–1992, British actress, b. Adelaide, S. Australia, originally named Frances Margaret Anderson. She made her debut in Sydney in 1915 and by 1924 had become…Ukrainka, Lesia
(Encyclopedia) Ukrainka, LesiaUkrainka, Lesialāsˈyə &oobreve;krīnˈkə [key], 1871–1913, Ukrainian poet and dramatist, whose original name was Larysa Kvitka-Kosach. Ukrainka spent most of her life…stele
(Encyclopedia) stelestelestēˈlē [key], slab of stone or terra-cotta, usually oblong, set up in a vertical position, for votive or memorial purposes. Upon the slabs were carved inscriptions…Dance Theatre of Harlem
(Encyclopedia) Dance Theatre of Harlem, the first black classical ballet company. The group was founded in Harlem, New York City, by Arthur Mitchell, then of the New York City Ballet, the first…Burckhardt, Jacob Christoph
(Encyclopedia) Burckhardt, Jacob or Jakob ChristophBurckhardt, Jacob or Jakob Christophyäˈkôp krĭsˈtôf b&oobreve;rkˈhärt [key], 1818–97, Swiss historian, one of the founders of the cultural…style, in literature
(Encyclopedia) style, in literature, the mysterious yet recognizable result of a successful blending of form with content. Generally speaking, all the arts reflect one of two stylistic tendencies:…Achaeans
(Encyclopedia) Achaeans, people of ancient Greece, of unknown origin. In Homer, the Achaeans are specifically a Greek-speaking people of S Thessaly. Historically, they seem to have appeared in the…Trending
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