a writer of epigrams
31J. V. Cunningham — James Vincent Cunningham (August 23, 1911 – March 30, 1985) was an American poet, literary critic, and teacher. Sometimes described as a neo classicist or anti modernist, his poetry was distinguished by its clarity, its brevity, and its… …
32epigram — /ep i gram /, n. 1. any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed. 2. epigrammatic expression: Oscar Wilde had a genius for epigram. 3. a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a… …
33Logau, Friedrich, Freiherr von — ▪ German writer (baron of),pseudonym Salomon Von Golaw born June 1604, Brockuth, near Nimptsch, Silesia [now in Poland] died July 24, 1655, Liegnitz [now Legnica, Poland] German epigrammatist noted for his direct, unostentatious style.… …
34saki — saki1 /sak ee, sah kee/, n. any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail. [1765 75; < F < Tupi sagui] saki2 /sah kee/, n. sake2.… …
35Saki — /sah kee/, n. pen name of H. H. Munro. * * * orig. H(ector) H(ugh) Munro born Dec. 18, 1870, Akyab, Burma died Nov. 14, 1916, near Beaumont Hamel, France Scottish writer. A journalist early in his career, he wrote political satires and worked as… …
36Persian literature — Introduction body of writings in New Persian (also called Modern Persian), the form of the Persian language written since the 9th century with a slightly extended form of the Arabic alphabet and with many Arabic loanwords. The literary form …
37WILLS, ETHICAL — The Bible contains examples of wills given by the great sages, especially that of Jacob (Gen. 49), but they possess no special religious or ethical theme. This holds true for the Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs, one of the major works in the… …
38Ion Creangă — Creangă redirects here. For other uses, see Creangă (surname). Ion Creangă Nică al lui Ştefan a Petrei Ion Torcălău Ioan Ştefănescu Born 1837 or 1839 Târgu Neamţ Died …
39biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
40English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
