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Johan Gregor van der Schardt: Builder bei Kaiser Maximilian Ii., am or Johan Gregor van der Schardt: Bolder bei Kaiser Maximilian Ii., am ?
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Am (americium)
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Controversy
129. Controversy (See also Scandal.) Avignon location of alternate papacy (1309–1377). [Fr. Hist.: Bishop, 376] Birth of a Nation, The film elicits emotional response (1915). [Am. Cinema: Griffith, 36–39] Chicago 8 trial alleged ringleaders of Chicago riots tried in circus... Read more |
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Decadence
161. Decadence Buddenbrooks portrays the downfall of a materialistic society. [Ger. Lit.: Buddenbrooks ] cherry orchard focal point of the declining Ranevsky estate. [Russ. Drama: Chekhov The Cherry Orchard in Magill II, 144] Diver, Dick dissatisfied psychiatrist goes downhill on alcohol.... Read more |
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Robert Campin
Robert Campin , 1378-1444, Flemish painter who with the van Eycks ranks as a founder of the Netherlandish school. This artist has been identified as the Master of Flémalle on the basis of three panels in Frankfurt-am-Main said to have come from the abbey of Flémalle near Liège.... Read more |
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John William Van Druten
John William Van Druten , 1901-57, English dramatist. His best-known plays, primarily light comedies, include Old Acquaintance (1940), The Voice of the Turtle (1943), I Remember Mama (1944), Bell, Book and Candle (1950), and I Am a Camera (1951). In 1944 he became a U.S. citizen. ... Read more |
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Ambition
16. Ambition Alger, Horatio author of a series of rags-to-riches stories. [Am. Lit.: Ragged Dick ] Bart, Lily sacrifices her principles and her chance for love in schemes to climb the social ladder. [Am. Lit.: The House of Mirth in Hart, 385] Chardon, Lucien (de Rubempré ) young... Read more |
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Failure
241. Failure Army Bomb Plot attempted assassination of Hitler; his miraculous escape brought dreadful retaliation (1944). [Ger. Hist.: Van Doren, 500] Brown, Charlie comic strip character for whom losing is a way of life. [Comics: “Peanuts” in Horn, 542–543] Bunion... Read more |
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Massacre
433. Massacre (See also Genocide.) Acre after conquering city, Richard I executed 2700 Muslims (1191). [Eur. Hist.: Bishop, 83–84] Armenian Massacre Turks decimated Armenian population, dispersed survivors (1896). [Eur. Hist.: EB, I: 525] Bloody Sunday seeking audience with Czar,... Read more |
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Deceit
163. Deceit Aimwell pretends to be titled to wed into wealth. [Br. Lit.: The Beaux’ Stratagem ] Ananias lies about amount of money received for land. [N.T.: Acts 5:1–6] Ananias Club all its members are liars. [Am. Lit.: Worth, 10] angel of light false apostles are like... Read more |
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Scandal
576. Scandal (See also Controversy.) Abélard, Peter (1079–c. 1144) French theologian takes Héloïse, abbess, as lover; marries her in secret. [Fr. Hist.: EB, I: 18] Black Sox Scandal Chicago White Sox baseball players accused of taking bribes to lose the 1919 World... Read more |
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