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Android
Android A man made by other means than the natural mode of reproduction. The automaton attributed to Albertus Magnus, which St. Thomas destroyed with his stick because its answers to his questions puzzled him, was such an android. Some have attempted to humanize a root called the mandrake, which... Read more |
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Grub Street
Grub Street is a derogatory term for bad writing. Its figurative use was commonplace by the early 18th cent. and Jonathan Swift referred to a paper he was involved with as ‘a little upon the Grub-Street’. In his Dictionary of 1755 Samuel Johnson commented: ‘originally the name... Read more |
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Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter 1930-, English dramatist. Born in Hackney in London's East End, he is the son of an English tailor of Eastern European Jewish ancestry, and studied at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and Central School of Speech and Drama. One of the most important English playwrights of the... Read more |
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prose
prose [Lat. prosa oratio= straightforward, or direct, speech], meaningful and grammatical written or spoken language that does not utilize the metrical structure, word transposition, or rhyme characteristic of poetry or verse; it is, however, raised above the level of lifeless composition or... Read more |
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Books
53. Books See also 29. AUTHORS ; 43. BIBLE ; 256. MANUSCRIPTS ; 328. PRINTING ; 346. READING . abridgment, abridgement a shortened or condensed form of a book, article, etc. addendum a supplement or appendix added to a book or other written work. adversaria 1. a commonplace... Read more |
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Teachers
TEACHER The role and responsibilities of elementary and secondary school teachers have undergone a significant evolution since the publication of the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Education. Historically, teachers have been viewed as purveyors of content knowledge and academic skills, but... Read more |
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Persecution
PERSECUTION PERSECUTION. Life was difficult for almost everyone in early modern Europe. Malnutrition, grinding poverty, pervasive disease, and frequent warfare over much of the continent were commonplace challenges for early modern Europeans. Furthermore, most political systems oppressed at least... Read more |
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Premarital Agreement
Premarital Agreements Premarital agreements are contracts made by prospective spouses in contemplation and consideration of marriage. They date back to sixteenth-century England, where prospective spouses used them in attempts to modify the legal rules that would otherwise govern their property... Read more |
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Orality and the body in the poetry of Lillian Allen and Dionne Brand: towards...
...are, one's choice of names is a statement of social...him, "What's your name, anyway?," and when...Lillian Allen and Dionne Brand. Like many postcolonial...orality to embody their poetry; and that this orality...long time presented her ... |
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Poetry sucked Billy Collins into its orbit by appealing to a basic...
...It is longer than the name / of an Italian countess...doctorate in romantic poetry, Collins became a literature professor and pushed poetry into the periphery of...who happened to write poetry, and at some point I...singular, accessible ... |
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PoetryFoundation.org Celebrates National Poetry Month With Daily Poetry Podcasts
...audiences through various projects and programs. Poetry: 29 poets translate 29 poems Poetry magazine celebrates international poetry with a special edition featuring the publication of 29 brand-new translations. From Seamus Heaney's new interpretation... |
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MAGNET OPUS; Magnet Poetry founder Dave Kapell is never at a loss for words...
...desk chair, Magnetic Poetry creator Dave Kapell leaned...his latest "toy" - a brand new violin. "I'm...attitude of Magnetic Poetry with actual rules did...in stone The idea for Poetry Stones was cemented when...clay and printed his name. The ... |
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Poetic injustice - It's National Poetry Month, but some are averse to the...
...underwriting of "Magnetic Poetry Walls" this month in...with recognition of our brand name in unexpected places...It's a good idea for poetry to get publicity." Solano...literacy as well as more poetry readings in schools... |
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Poetry Is Dead. Does Anybody Really Care? If you're like me, untangling...
...can no longer even name a living poet. All this...donation of $100 million to Poetry Magazine in November. An article published on the Poetry International Web site...the face of American poetry." Don't these critics...small number of ... |
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The Poetry Shelf.(Book review)
...reminiscences each taken from the names, lives, and family...anyone who loves fine poetry. The Follower's Tale...Stephen Roger Powers Salmon Poetry c/o DuFour Editions...is a collection of poetry from Stephen Roger Powers...brings readers a unique ... |
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Poetry On & Off the Page: Essays for Emergent Occasions.(Review)
...fourteen essays collected in Poetry On & Off the Page reexamine...Robert Frost poem by that name." While Marjorie Perloff...illustrate a similar brand of revisionistic theoretical...About When We Talk About Poetry" that practical criticism...effect on ... |
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If roses are red and violets blue, green is Magnetic Poetry's hue
...his family and Magnetic Poetry staff members.(PHOTO...desk chair, Magnetic Poetry creator Dave Kapell leaned...latest "toy" -- a brand new violin. "I'm...attitude. The idea for Poetry Stones was cemented when...clay and printed his name. The ... |
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The Art of Losing: polish poetry and translation.(Poem)(Critical Essay)
...reconsider this particular brand of impossibility. What...impossible to translate poetry perfectly. Fair enough...which the translation of poetry is being measured and...that in the case of poetry, the translator's...faster: places, and ... |
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