Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok , 1880-1921, Russian poet, considered the greatest of the Russian symbolists . As the leading disciple of Vladimir Soloviev, he voiced both mysticism and idealistic passion in an early cycle of love poems, Verses about the Lady Beautiful (1904). In 1905 he lost his ethereal vision and turned to themes of despair, degradation, and the attraction of evil. The Unknown Woman (1906) is his best-known poem of this period. Later he found hope in the idealization of Russia, welcoming the Revolution of 1917 in his epic poem The Twelve (1918, tr. 1920). This work celebrates the passion, violence, and exhilaration of the revolution, with which Blok later became disenchanted. The Scythians (1920) is directed against the Western forces fighting the Bolsheviks.
Bibliography: See his selected poems, ed. by A. Pyman (1972); his account of his journey to Italy, ed. by L. E. Vogel (1973); studies by F. D. Reeve (1962) and R. Kemball (1965).
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Gascony
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/12/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...take a dawn stroll in the gentle hills of Gascony. This little-considered area of France...far escaped the touch of mass tourism. Gascony is the home of Armagnac, foie gras and...areas and hence no significant pollution. Gascony, it must be said, is not exciting in...
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Gold star Gascony; Trading places: The Staines are enjoying a good life in Gascony.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/3/2008; 700+ words
; ...rowdy state schools for classrooms in Gascony, where pupils learn times tables, spellings...says Ian Purslow, of Purslow's Gascony. In Britain, school fee inflation is...as a therapist for British settlers in Gascony after moving to France with her husband...
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SAILING THROUGH GASCONY'S CUISINE.(Spotlight on Food)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 2/28/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...and down the Garonne River Valley in Gascony in southwest France. On a trip to...recorded in A Culinary Journey in Gascony (Ten Speed Press, $16.95). ``There's been only one cookbook (on Gascony) before this for home cooks and that...
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Gascony and all that jazz; Forget New Orleans, one of the world's best music festivals is hidden away in a beautiful corner of south-west France.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 3/25/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...have heard of the tiny town of Marciac in Gascony, but jazzers the world over have, since...favourite country for the first time. Gascony doesn't exist as a political entity...19th Century, though, it seems as if Gascony has gone into hibernation, which is as...
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Gascony's gastronomic offerings delight
Newspaper article from: The Columbian; 2/2/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...realized that the gastronomic temptations of Gascony were formidable. My wife suddenly gave...the next three weeks. The problem with Gascony is the sheer impossibility to stay focused...enough? Try a myriad of local Armagnacs, Gascony's answer to Cognac. The producers are...
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GASCONY SERVES UP SIMPLE FARE
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 3/13/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 03-13-1996 GASCONY SERVES UP SIMPLE FARE -- FRANCE'S...surveyor, made the trip with her from Gascony for a week of dinners, demonstrations...foods and flavors she grew up with in Gascony, a farming region known for its wild...
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A sip of Armagnac and homemade foie gras in Gascony's fortified cities
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 2/6/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...realized that the gastronomic temptations of Gascony were formidable. My wife suddenly gave...the next three weeks. The problem with Gascony is the sheer impossibility to stay focused...enough? Try a myriad of local Armagnacs, Gascony's answer to Cognac. The producers are...
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PRIDE OF PLACE.(chef Ariane Daguin serves Gascony food)(Brief Article)(Recipe)
Magazine article from: Victoria; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Rotisserie in New York City "For me, it's Gascony." Tucked into the southwest corner of...Pyrenees begin their climb into Spain, Gascony is known for poultry and game, and Armagnac...arugula; the weighty flatware is made in Gascony. Seared Duck Breast Salad page 111 1...
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EU FEA TRV France Gascony Tips
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 2/6/2003; ; 539 words
; ...Agen on A62 before plunging down into Gascony. From Paris it is 700 kilometer (440...WEATHER : Summers can be superb in Gascony, with lots of sunshine and temperatures...rental cottages and farmhouses throughout Gascony. We stayed in the holiday home of the...
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FOR SALE IN GASCONY LIKE THE ENGLAND WE USED TO KNOW... Chats in the local butcher's, small, friendly schools and affordable living space. Caroline McGhie discovers the draw of Gascony
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 11/18/2007; ; 700+ words
; Rebecca Rauter emerges from her huge stone farmhouse in Gascony like a character in a film. The shutters are pinned open and...with a slower pace, is what draws the English to the Gers in Gascony, a languid region of France just north of the Pyrenees, where...
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Gascony
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Gascony , Fr. Gascogne, region of SW France...rivers are the main geographic areas of Gascony. Fishing, stock raising, wine making...in 601 set up the duchy of Vasconia or Gascony. The duchy's borders fluctuated as the...
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Philip VI
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...financially, and politically unable to deal. Gascony, Scotland, and England King Edward III...also Philip's vassal for the duchy of Gascony, a maritime strip of wealthy territories...certain rights of judicial intervention in Gascony. France, too, had long supported anti...
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Edward I
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Edward's first marriage, Henry III gave him Gascony, Ireland, Bristol, and the march between the...From 1286 to 1289 he spent much time in France and Gascony. After the loss of Gascony to Philip IV in 1294, he was able to receive support...
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Henry III
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...possessions but by 1225 had recovered Gascony, and in 1228, for baronial support...liberties. By 1230 he was invading Poitou and Gascony, and the following year to obtain scutage...de Montfort, who had been governor of Gascony, and a crisis developed when Henry agreed...
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Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...crusade when in 1248 Henry sent him to Gascony with unlimited powers to bring order out...temporarily ended, Simon returned to Gascony, only to be interrupted a second time...Prince Edward (later Edward I ) might take Gascony in charge. Leader of the Baronial Opposition...
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