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41Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
42humanism — /hyooh meuh niz euhm/ or, often, /yooh /, n. 1. any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate. 2. devotion to or study of the humanities. 3. (sometimes cap.) the studies, principles, or culture… …
43Philipp Melanchthon — Portrait of Philip Melanchthon, by Lucas Cranach the Elder. Oil on panel Era Reformation Region Germany …
44The Taming of the Shrew — Infobox Play name = The Taming of the Shrew |250px caption = First Folio (1623) title page facsimile writer = William Shakespeare genre = Comedy setting = Padua, Italy and nearby locales subject = Courtship / marriage / battle of the sexes… …
45Stoicism — Stoicism1 Brad Inwood 1 FROM SOCRATES TO ZENO More than eighty years passed between the death of Socrates in 399 BC and the arrival in Athens of Zeno in 312. Athenian society had undergone enormous upheavals, both political and social. The Greek… …
46Rhetorik — Klassische Personifikation der Rhetorik als regina artis, d. h. Königin der freien Künste (Darstellung aus den Mantegna Tarocchi, Norditalien um 1470) Rhetorik (altgriechisch ῥητορική (τέχνη) rhet …
47India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
48Classical education movement — For other uses, see Classical education (disambiguation). Seal of the University of Pennsylvania from 1894 The Classical education movement advocates a form of education based in the traditions of Western culture, with a particular focus on… …
49philosophy, Western — Introduction history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present. This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …
50biblical 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… …
