The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volume 1William Rose Benét |
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... Italian philosopher , a lecturer in Switzerland , Ger- many , France , and England . He was a critic of the Christianity of his day , and in his thought upheld a mystical philosophy of pan- theism , derived largely from Neo - Platonism ...
... Italian philosopher , a lecturer in Switzerland , Ger- many , France , and England . He was a critic of the Christianity of his day , and in his thought upheld a mystical philosophy of pan- theism , derived largely from Neo - Platonism ...
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... Italy , " the slogan of the Italian politi- cal party ( founded in 1878 ) that demanded as part of its platform the incorporation of Trieste , Istria , the Ticino , Nice , Corsica , Malta , and other Italian - speaking territories in the ...
... Italy , " the slogan of the Italian politi- cal party ( founded in 1878 ) that demanded as part of its platform the incorporation of Trieste , Istria , the Ticino , Nice , Corsica , Malta , and other Italian - speaking territories in the ...
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... Italian tragedies . The first by Rucellai in 1525 , drama- tizing the first part of her career , was one of the earliest of modern tragedies . The second , by Alfieri in 1783 , deals with her later life . SWINBURNE also has a poetic ...
... Italian tragedies . The first by Rucellai in 1525 , drama- tizing the first part of her career , was one of the earliest of modern tragedies . The second , by Alfieri in 1783 , deals with her later life . SWINBURNE also has a poetic ...
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