The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volumes 1-4William Rose Benét |
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... figure in the writings of the English Romantic poets . Cf. also the drama Chatterton by Alfred de Vigny ( 1835 ) . Chaucer , Geoffrey ( ca. 1343-1400 ) . Mid- dle English poet , considered the greatest liter- ary figure of his age and ...
... figure in the writings of the English Romantic poets . Cf. also the drama Chatterton by Alfred de Vigny ( 1835 ) . Chaucer , Geoffrey ( ca. 1343-1400 ) . Mid- dle English poet , considered the greatest liter- ary figure of his age and ...
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... figure of Theodore DREISER'S novels The Financier ( 1912 ) , The Titan ( 1914 ) and The Stoic ( 1947 ) . Cowperwood is a ruthlessly dominat- ing Philadelphia financier who finally receives a prison sentence for illegal dealings . In The ...
... figure of Theodore DREISER'S novels The Financier ( 1912 ) , The Titan ( 1914 ) and The Stoic ( 1947 ) . Cowperwood is a ruthlessly dominat- ing Philadelphia financier who finally receives a prison sentence for illegal dealings . In The ...
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... figure in the first story told in Moore's LALLA ROOKH ( 1817 ) . Mokanna is the name given to Hakem ben Haschem , from a silver gauze veil worn by him " to dim the lustre of his face , " or rather to hide its extreme ugliness . See ...
... figure in the first story told in Moore's LALLA ROOKH ( 1817 ) . Mokanna is the name given to Hakem ben Haschem , from a silver gauze veil worn by him " to dim the lustre of his face , " or rather to hide its extreme ugliness . See ...
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