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Jack DeJohnette Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette Pianist, percussionist Great Moments in Chicago Jazz With a Pop Appeal Penned The Art of Inspiration Selected discography Sources Pointing out the far-reaching talents of Jack DeJohnette, Down Beat’s Bill Milkowski labeled the jazz musician “swinging and brilliant no... Read more
Jerome Weidman Jerome Weidman
Weidman, Jerome (1913–), New York author, known for his frank, unpleasant portraits of Jewish characters, whose novels include I Can Get It For You Wholesale (1937) and its sequel, What's in It for Me? (1938), about an unscrupulous New Yorker's dress‐manufacturing business; I'll Never... Read more
ghost ghost
Ghosts Ghost lore has a long and colorful history. The word ghost has been in use since the late sixteenth century. It derives from a more ancient term, gast, in the language that evolved into modern German. For some time, ghost has usually signified the disembodied spirit of a deceased person.... Read more
Penelope Penelope
Penelope , in Greek mythology, wife of Odysseus and the mother of Telemachus. In Homer's Odyssey she is pictured as a chaste and faithful wife. When Odysseus was away, she was surrounded by suitors who tried to persuade her that he would never return. She agreed to choose another husband when she... Read more
Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero
Bredero, Gerbrand Adriaansz (1585–1618), Flemish dramatist, whose romantic plays, drawn mainly from tales of chivalry, are remarkable for the realism of the comic interludes, where characters from everyday life mingle with the more stereotyped knights and their ladies. Among them are Griana... Read more
Henry II (Holy Roman Empire) Henry II (Holy Roman Empire)
Henry II 973-1024, Holy Roman emperor (1014-24) and German king (1002-24), last of the Saxon line. He succeeded his father as duke of Bavaria. When Otto III died without an heir, Henry, who was Otto's second cousin and the great-grandson of Henry I , was elected German king. After some opposition... Read more
Orton Orton
Orton A spirit alluded to by the historian, Jean Froissart (1338-ca.1410) as the familiar of the Lord of Corasse. According to legend a clerk whom his lordship had wronged had the spirit torment his superior, but through conversation the Lord of Corasse won the spirit over and Orton became his... Read more
Sir Edward Hawke Sir Edward Hawke
Hawke, Sir Edward (1710–81). The son of a barrister. His early naval career was in time of peace but he was captain at 24 and rear-admiral at 37. His chance came towards the end of the War of the Austrian Succession when the commander of the Channel fleet, Sir Peter Warren, fell ill and ... Read more
Tung Chi-chang Tung Chi-chang
Tung Ch'i-ch'ang Tung Ch'i-ch'ang (1555-1636), a Chinese calligrapher, painter, and art historian, founded the Sung-chiang school of literati painting. Tung Ch'i-ch'ang was born in Shanghai into a poor family with a tradition of scholarship and civil service. Compelled by the threat of... Read more
Popol Vuh Popol Vuh
Popol Vuh The Popol Vuh is the most important source of information on the mythology of the ancient Maya. A sacred book of the Quiché Maya of Guatemala, it was written down in the mid-1500s. A Spanish priest discovered the Popol Vuh manuscript in the early 1700s. After copying the text, he... Read more

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