land of cockaigne
21William Wymark Jacobs — (* 8. September 1863 in Wapping, London; † 1. September 1943 in Islington, London) war ein englischer Autor von Kurzgeschichten und Romanen. Er ist bekannt für seine makaberen Geschichten wie „Die Affenpfote“ (1902 veröffentlicht) und „The Toll… …
22Jauja — Infobox City official name = PAGENAME other name = native name = nickname = motto = imagesize = 300px image caption = Jauja Cathedral was the first to be built in Peru (and South America) on the orders of Francisco Pizarro flag size = image seal… …
23Cokayne — This unusual and interesting name is of early Medieval English origin, and is a nickname surname for an idle dreamer , one whose habits and way of life suggested he had come from the land of Cockaigne . This was the name of an imaginary country,… …
24Heinrich Mann — Luiz (Ludwig) Heinrich Mann (27 March 1871 ndash; 12 March 1950) was a German novelist who wrote works with social themes whose attacks on the authoritarian and increasingly militaristic nature of post Weimar German society led to his exile in… …
25Stephen Greenblatt — Stephen Jay Greenblatt (born November 7, 1943) is a literary critic, theorist and scholar. Greenblatt is regarded by many as one of the founders of New Historicism, a set of critical practices that he often refers to as cultural poetics ; his… …
26Buddenbrooks —   …
27W. W. Jacobs — Infobox Writer name =William Wymark Jacobs birthdate = September 8, 1863 birthplace = Wapping, London, England deathdate = September 1, 1943 deathplace = Hornsley Lane, Islington, London, England occupation = Short story writer novelist… …
28Ed Ochester — Edwin Frank Ochester (born 1939) is an American poet and editor.Born September 15 in Brooklyn, New York, he was educated at Cornell University, Harvard University, and the University of Wisconsin Madison.Currently he is a core faculty member of… …
29Dominic de la Calzada — Saint Dominic de la Calzada Statue of Dominic de la Calzada, Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Born May 12, 1019 Viloria de Rioja, Spain …
30painting — /payn ting/, n. 1. a picture or design executed in paints. 2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints. 3. the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting. 4. an instance of covering a surface… …
