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Juana Inés de la Cruz
(Encyclopedia) Juana Inés de la CruzJuana Inés de la Cruzhwäˈnä ēnāsˈ dā lä kr&oomacr;s [key], 1651–95, Mexican poet. She is considered the greatest lyric poet of the colonial period. A beautiful…Macready, William Charles
(Encyclopedia) Macready, William CharlesMacready, William Charlesməkrēˈdē [key], 1793–1873, English actor and manager. The son of a provincial manager, he first appeared as Romeo in his father's…Restoration, in English history
(Encyclopedia) Restoration, in English history, the reestablishment of the monarchy on the accession (1660) of Charles II after the collapse of the Commonwealth (see under commonwealth) and the…Greek art
(Encyclopedia) Greek art, works of art produced in the Aegean basin, a center of artistic activity from very early times (see Aegean civilization). This article covers the art of ancient Greece from…Turgenev, Ivan Sergeyevich
(Encyclopedia) Turgenev, Ivan SergeyevichTurgenev, Ivan Sergeyevichēvänˈ syĭrgāˈəvĭch t&oomacr;rgāˈnyĭf [key], 1818–83, Russian novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer, considered one of the…Evarts, William Maxwell
(Encyclopedia) Evarts, William MaxwellEvarts, William Maxwellĕvˈərts [key], 1818–1901, American lawyer and statesman, b. Boston; grandson of Roger Sherman. After attending Harvard Law School he began…Mizoguchi, Kenji
(Encyclopedia) Mizoguchi, Kenji, 1898–1956, Japanese film director. Mizoguchi made more than 80 features, but some 50 from the silent film and early sound years have not survived. He is particularly…Montana
Montana State Information Capital: Helena Official Name: Montana Entered Union (rank): November 8th, 1889 (41st state) Present constitution adopted: 1972 State abbreviation/Postal code: Mon/…A. E. Housman: When I came last to Ludlow
When I came last to Ludlow Amidst the moonlight pale, Two friends kept step beside me, Two honest lads and hale.Now Dick lies long in the churchyard, And Ned lies long in jail, And I come…Walt Whitman: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'dPart 1When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd, And the great star early droop'd in the western sky in the night, I mourn'd, and yet shall mourn with…Trending
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