to rise above mediocrity
1Schiller, Friedrich von — ▪ German writer Introduction in full Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller born Nov. 10, 1759, Marbach, Württemberg died May 9, 1805, Weimar, Saxe Weimar leading German dramatist, poet, and literary theorist, best remembered for such dramas… …
2Thomas Occleve — (or Hoccleve) (c. 1368 ndash; 1426), English poet, was born probably in 1368/9, for, writing in 1421/2 he says he was fifty three years old ( Dialog, i. 246 ).Like his more voluminous and better known contemporary John Lydgate, he has an… …
3Thomas Hoccleve — Hoccleve (right) presenting his work The Regement of Princes (1411) to Henry, Prince of Wales (later Henry V of England), from Arundel MS. 38 Thomas Hoccleve or Occleve (c. 1368–1426) was an English poet and clerk. Contents …
4Eusebius of Alexandria — Eusebius of Alexandria, is an author to whom certain extant homilies are attributed.These homilies enjoyed some renown in the Eastern Church in the sixth and seventh centuries. Their homiletical merit does not rise above mediocrity, and nothing… …
5Christian Friedrich Hebbel — Born March 18, 1813 Wesselburen, Ditmarschen, Holstein Died December 13, 1863 Vienna, Austrian Empire …
6Ferdinand Ochsenheimer — (17 March 1767 – 2 November 1822) was a German actor and entomologist (lepidopterist). Contents 1 Life 2 Actor and Entomologist 3 Collection 4 Entomological Works …
7Strickland, Agnes — (1796 or 1806 1874) Historical writer, dau. of Thomas S., of Royden Hall, Suffolk, was ed. by her f., and began her literary career with a poem, Worcester Field, followed by The Seven Ages of Woman and Demetrius. Abandoning poetry she next… …
8French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
9Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present. Like… …
10French Literature — • Origin, foundations, and types Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Literature French Literature † …
