poets of the epic cycle
81FRENCH LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences The influence of the Hebrew Bible and other Jewish writings on early French literature is limited. With the exception of the 12th century Jeu d Adam, an Anglo Norman verse play, and the 15th century Mistère du Viel …
82Benjamin Fondane — (Fundoianu) Barbu Fundoianu Benjamin Wechsler (Wexler, Vecsler) Born November 14, 1898(1898 11 14) Iaşi Died October 2, 1944(1944 10 02) (aged 45) Au …
83Scottish literature — Walter Scott whose Waverley Novels helped define Scottish identity in the 19th century. Scottish Fiction redirects here; for the Idlewild album, see Scottish Fiction: Best of 1997–2007. Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by… …
84Canadian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced by Canadians. Reflecting the country s dual origin and its official bilingualism, the literature of Canada can be split into two major divisions: English and French. This article provides a brief… …
85theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present. For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… …
86French Renaissance literature — For more information on historical developments in this period see: Renaissance, History of France, and Early Modern France . For information on French art and music of the period, see French Renaissance. French Renaissance literature is, for the …
87La Geste de Garin de Monglane — is the second cycle of the three great cycles of chansons de geste created in the early days of the genre. It centres around Garin de Monglane. One of its main characters is the Merovingian hero of war and religion, Saint William of Gellone (or… …
88Islamic 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.… …
89French poetry — is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other languages of France.French prosody and poeticsThe modern French language does not have a significant stress accent (like… …
90Kannada literature — is the body of literature of Kannada, a Dravidian language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka and written in the Kannada script. [Krishnamurti (2003), p. 78; Steever (1998), p. 129, 131.] The literature, which has a continuous… …
