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51Returns from Troy — After the fall of Troy most Achaean heroes did not return to their homes. They had incurred the wrath of the gods due to their sacriligeous behaviour. Many founded colonies far outside the Greek mainland. The Romans later traced ancestry from… …
52Transition from Renaissance to Baroque in instrumental music — In the years centering around 1600 in , several distinct shifts emerged in ways of thinking about the purposes, writing and performance of music. Partly these changes were revolutionary , deliberately instigated by a group of intellectuals in… …
53Pest from the West — is a short comedy film made in 1939 starring Buster Keaton. In the film, Keaton (whose character is addressed only as Sir ) plays an international traveler who falls for a senorita and sets out to win her. This was the first film made by Columbia …
54Psychopathics from Outer Space 3 — Infobox Album | Name = Psychopathics from Outer Space Part 3 Type = Compilation Artist = Psychopathic artists Released = November 13, 2007 Recorded = N/A Genre = Horrorcore Length = N/A Label = Psychopathic Records Producer = Mike E. Clark,… …
55WEIGHTS AND MEASURES — From the earliest period of their history the Jews were alive to the necessity of an accurate system of weights and measures, and an honest handling of them. The first legislation in the interest of economic righteousness in general is found in… …
56Pontiac V8 engine — From 1955 to 1981 the Pontiac Division of General Motors manufactured its own, unique V8 engines, distinct from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, or Oldsmobile. Displacement began at 287 in³ and grew as large as 455 in³ (7.5 L) by 1970. Pontiac s… …
57Chorale — Borrowed from the German, where it connotes sacred singing, in English it refers more precisely to Lutheran congregational vernacular hymns and their four voice harmonizations. Martin Luther enthusiastically promoted the chorale as a central… …
58Impressionism — Borrowed from painting, the term impressionism captures one aspect of the general revolt against realism and naturalism that took place in the early 1890s. Rather than striving to faithfully represent reality, such impressionist writers as the …
Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater
59Loanword — A loanword (or loan word ) is a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation. By contrast, a calque or loan translation is a related concept whereby it is the meaning or idiom that is borrowed rather than the… …
60HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… …
