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Laffitte, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Laffitte, JacquesLaffitte, Jacqueszhäk läfētˈ [key], 1767–1844, French banker and politician. He rose from poverty to become one of the wealthiest and most influential men in France.…La Bruyère, Jean de
(Encyclopedia) La Bruyère, Jean deLa Bruyère, Jean dezhäN də lä brüyĕrˈ [key], 1645–96, French writer. He lived (1684–96) as tutor in the house of the prince de Condé. His great work, Les Caractères…Lovelace, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Lovelace, Richard, 1618–1657?, one of the English Cavalier poets. He was the son of a Kentish knight and was educated at Oxford. In 1642 he was briefly imprisoned for having presented…Ball, John
(Encyclopedia) Ball, John, d. 1381, English priest and social reformer. He was one of the instigators of the Peasant's Revolt of 1381 (see under Tyler, Wat). He was an itinerant for many years,…Rosenfeld, Morris
(Encyclopedia) Rosenfeld, MorrisRosenfeld, Morrisrōˈzənfĕlt [key], 1862–1923, Jewish poet, b. Russian Poland. His name was originally Moshe Jacob Alter. He worked as a tailor in London and as a…Ostrovsky, Aleksandr Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Ostrovsky, Aleksandr NikolayevichOstrovsky, Aleksandr Nikolayevichəlyĭksänˈdər nyĭkəlīˈyəvĭch əstrôfˈskē [key], 1823–86, Russian dramatist. Ostrovsky's first play, The Bankrupt (1847;…Ts'ao Hsüeh-ch'in
(Encyclopedia) Ts'ao Hsüeh-ch'inTs'ao Hsüeh-ch'intsouˈ shyĕˈchĭnˈ [key], 1715–63, Chinese novelist. He is the author of Story of the Stone (or A Dream of Red Mansions), which is considered China's…Tu Fu
(Encyclopedia) Tu FuTu Fud&oomacr; f&oomacr; [key], 712–70, Chinese poet. In Pinyin, his name is romanized as Du Fu. Tu Fu is often considered the greatest of Chinese poets. He did not pass…Extremadura
(Encyclopedia) Extremadura Extremadura ĕstrəməd&oobreve;ˈrə [key], autonomous community, 16,075 sq mi (41,634 sq…Foscolo, Ugo
(Encyclopedia) Foscolo, UgoFoscolo, Ugo&oomacr;ˈgō fôsˈkōlō [key], 1778–1827, Italian poet and patriot. His name was originally Niccolò Foscolo. A devoted Venetian, he pinned his hope of a…Trending
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