learned prose
1Augustan prose — is somewhat ill defined, as the definition of Augustan relies primarily upon changes in taste in poetry. However, the general time represented by Augustan literature saw a rise in prose writing as high literature. The essay, satire, and dialogue… …
2nonfictional prose — Introduction any literary work that is based mainly on fact, even though it may contain fictional elements. Examples are the essay and biography. Defining nonfictional prose literature is an immensely challenging task. This type of… …
3Irish Literature — • It is uncertain at what period and in what manner the Irish discovered the use of letters. It may have been through direct commerce with Gaul, but it is more probable, as McNeill has shown in his study of Irish oghams, that it was from the… …
4Early Irish literature — Contents 1 The earliest Irish authors 2 The Old Irish glosses 3 Existing manuscript literature 3.1 Early Irish epic or saga …
5Mary I of Scotland — Infobox British Royalty|Scottish|monarch name = Mary I title = Queen of Scots; Queen consort of France caption = Portrait by François Clouet s school, c. 1560 reign = 14 December 1542 ndash; 24 July 1567 coronation = 9 September 1543 predecessor …
6Cosmas of Maiuma — For the 3rd century martyr named Cosmas, see Saints Cosmas and Damian. Saint Cosmas of Maiuma Hagiopolites Born 8th century Jerusalem …
7Cosmas — • Eighth century Byzantine hymn writer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cosmas Cosmas † …
8Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
9English 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… …
10literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
