The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volume 1William Rose Benét |
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... Father of Comedy ( Aristophanes ) , the Father of English Song ( Caedmon ) . In an- cient Rome the title was given to the senators ( see also PATRICIAN , CONSCRIPT FATHERS ) , and in ecclesiastical history to the early church writers ...
... Father of Comedy ( Aristophanes ) , the Father of English Song ( Caedmon ) . In an- cient Rome the title was given to the senators ( see also PATRICIAN , CONSCRIPT FATHERS ) , and in ecclesiastical history to the early church writers ...
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... Father of Italian Prose . Giovanni Boccaccio ( 1313-1375 ) . Father of Jests . Joseph Miller ( 1684-1738 ) , English wit . Father of Jurisprudence . Ranulph de Glan- ville ( d . 1190 ) , author of Tractatus de Legibus et Consuetudinibus ...
... Father of Italian Prose . Giovanni Boccaccio ( 1313-1375 ) . Father of Jests . Joseph Miller ( 1684-1738 ) , English wit . Father of Jurisprudence . Ranulph de Glan- ville ( d . 1190 ) , author of Tractatus de Legibus et Consuetudinibus ...
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... Father Goriot , see GORIOT . Fathers and Sons . A novel by TURGENEV ( 1861 ) , portraying the conflicting points of view of two generations . Turgenev coined the word " Nihilist " for the chief character , Baza- rov , an iconoclastic ...
... Father Goriot , see GORIOT . Fathers and Sons . A novel by TURGENEV ( 1861 ) , portraying the conflicting points of view of two generations . Turgenev coined the word " Nihilist " for the chief character , Baza- rov , an iconoclastic ...
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