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Okuma Shigenobu Okuma Shigenobu
Shigenobu Okuma The Japanese statesman and politician Shigenobu Okuma (1838-1922) was one of the early leaders of the Meiji government. He later broke with it to become one of its most eloquent and respected critics. Born on Feb. 16, 1838, in Saga, the castle town of the Hizen domain in... Read more
Saga (Japan) Saga (Japan)
Saga , city (1990 pop. 169,963), capital of Saga prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. It is a railroad and coal-distribution center. Cotton textiles and ceramics are produced in the city. A castle town in feudal times, Saga was the center of a rebellion in 1874. Saga prefecture (1990 pop. 877,865), 946 sq... Read more
Star Trek Star Trek
Star Trek BIBLIOGRAPHY Although not popular during its original run in the late 1960s—it was cancelled after three low-rated seasons—the television program Star Trek developed a cult following that is still vibrant forty years later. Over the years, fans have appreciated the Star... Read more
saga saga
saga in Old Norse literature , especially Icelandic and Norwegian, narrative in prose or verse, centering on a legendary or historical figure or family. Sagas may be divided into sagas of the kings, mainly of early Norwegian rulers; Icelandic sagas, both biographical and historical; contemporary... Read more
Bessie Head Bessie Head
Bessie Head 1937-86, South African writer. Born in South Africa to a white mother and black father, she was placed in foster homes and orphanages as a child. After 1964, she lived in exile in Botswana. Her candid writing voiced her strong concerns about racism, economic stagnation, and the status... Read more
Thorstein Veblen Thorstein Veblen
Thorstein Veblen , 1857-1929, American economist and social critic, b. Cato Township, Wis. Of Norwegian parentage, he spent his first 17 years in Norwegian-American farm communities. After studying at Carleton College and at Johns Hopkins, Yale (where he received a Ph.D. in 1884), and Cornell... Read more
Melba Moore Melba Moore
Melba Moore 1945– Vocalist, actress Grew Up in Musical Family Became Famous by Doing Hair Career Began Downward Spiral Selected discography Sources The saga of Melba Moore is your typical rags-to-riches-to-rags story. After winning a Tony Award, getting her own network television program and... Read more
Reynolds Price Reynolds Price
Price, Reynolds (1933–), North Carolina‐born author, graduated from Duke and has taught there, after a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford. His fiction, set in his native state, includes A Long and Happy Life (1962) and A Generous Man (1963), both concerning a small‐town North Carolina... Read more
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Wagnerian having the enormous dramatic scale and intensity of an opera by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813–83). He developed an operatic genre which he called music drama, synthesizing music, drama, verse, legend, and spectacle.Wagner was forced into exile after supporting the... Read more
Jon Thoroddsen Jon Thoroddsen
Jón Thóroddsen , 1818-68, Icelandic novelist and poet. He studied law in Copenhagen intermittently from 1841 to 1850, fought in the Danish army, and after his return to Iceland was prefect of various districts until his death. Although he contributed to political and literary... Read more

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