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Droste-Hülshoff, Annette Elisabeth, Freiin von
(Encyclopedia) Droste-Hülshoff, Annette Elisabeth, Freiin or Baroness vonDroste-Hülshoff, Annette Elisabeth, Freiin or Baroness vonänĕtˈə ālēˈzäbĕt frīˈĭn fən drôsˈtə-hülsˈhôf [key], 1797–1848,…Freytag, Gustav
(Encyclopedia) Freytag, GustavFreytag, Gustavg&oobreve;ˈstäf frīˈtäkh [key], 1816–95, German novelist and playwright. He taught at the Univ. of Breslau and edited the Grenzboten (1848–70). His…Sternheim, Carl
(Encyclopedia) Sternheim, CarlSternheim, Carlkärl shtĕrnˈhīm [key], 1878–1943, German dramatist. In his successful comedy Die Hose (1911, tr. A Pair of Drawers, 1927) and in his later works he…Bieler, Manfred
(Encyclopedia) Bieler, ManfredBieler, Manfredmänˈfrĕt bēˈlər [key], 1934–, German dramatist and novelist. Among Bieler's plays, written for radio, are Die achte Trübsal [the eighth misery] (1960),…Ludwig, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Ludwig, OttoLudwig, Ottoôˈtō [key]Leven, Loch l&oomacr;tˈvĭkh [key], 1813–65, German writer. He was one of Germany's first modern realists; although his plots were melodramatic, he…Gutzkow, Karl Ferdinand
(Encyclopedia) Gutzkow, Karl FerdinandGutzkow, Karl Ferdinandkärl fĕrˈdēnänt g&oobreve;tsˈkō [key], 1811–78, German writer. He entered journalism in 1831 and became a leader of the antiromantic…Walt Whitman: The Dying Veteran
The Dying VeteranAmid these days of order, ease, prosperity, Amid the current songs of beauty, peace, decorum, I cast a reminiscence—(likely 'twill offend you, I heard it in my boyhood;)—More…Brewer's: Never Say Die
Never despair; never give up. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894NeversNever A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Brewer's: De Die in Diem
From day to day continuously, till the business is completed. “The Ministry have elected to go on de die in diem.” —Newspaper paragraph, December, 1885. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Die Fledermaus (The Bat)
Music:Johann StraussLibretto:Henri Meilhac and Ludovic HalévyPremiere:Vienna, April 5, 1874 Strauss's ever-popular operetta is a madcap comedy of light-hearted deceit, filled with lively…Trending
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