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41History of socialism — The history of socialism, sometimes termed modern socialism , [Encyclopedia Australia entry on socialism] finds its origins in the French Revolution of 1789 and the changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution, although it has precedents in …
42Scottish historiography — refers to the sources and critical methods used by scholars to come to an understanding of the history of Scotland. Scottish historiography begins with Chronicles of the Picts and Scots, many of them written by monks in Latin.The first to adopt a …
43Johann Joachim Winckelmann — Infobox Writer name = Johann Joachim Winckelmann imagesize = 200px caption = Portrait by Raphael Mengs, after 1755 birthdate = birth date|1717|12|9|df=y birthplace = Stendal deathdate = death date and age|1768|6|8|1717|12|9|df=y deathplace =… …
44Finnish literature — Introduction the oral and written literature produced in Finland in the Finnish, Swedish, and, during the Middle Ages, Latin languages. The history of Finnish literature and that of Swedish literature are intertwined. From the mid… …
45French literature of the 18th century — usually refers to the literature written between 1715, the year of the death of King Louis XIV of France, and 1798, the year of the coup d’État of Bonaparte which brought the Consulate to power, concluded the French Revolution, and began the… …
46Spanish Enlightenment literature — is the literature of Spain written during the Age of Enlightenment.During the 18th century a new spirit was born (it is in essence a continuation of the Renaissance) which swept away the older values of the Baroque and which receives the name of… …
47Andrew of Wyntoun — Andrew of Wyntoun † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Andrew of Wyntoun Scottish chronicler, born (as we know from the internal evidence of his writings) in the reign of David II, about the middle of the fourteenth century. He is conjectured to …
48Biblical Criticism — Biblical Criticism (Textual) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Criticism (Textual) The object of textual criticism is to restore as nearly as possible the original text of a work the autograph of which has been lost. In this textual… …
49Southern Renaissance — The Southern Renaissance (also known as Southern Renascence) [Tate, Allen, The New Provincialism , 1945] was the reinvigoration of American Southern literature that began in the 1920s and 1930s with the appearance of writers such as William… …
50Witchcraft — • As commonly understood, involves the idea of a diabolical pact or at least an appeal to the intervention of the spirits of evil Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Witchcraft Witchcraft …
