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1Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy — Wit and Mirth: Or Pills to Purge Melancholy is the title of a large collection of songs by Thomas d Urfey, published between 1698 and 1720, which in its final, six volume edition held over 1,000 songs and poems. The collection started as a single …
2literature — /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.… …
3French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
4performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
5Ribaldry — is humorous entertainment that ranges from bordering on indelicacy to vulgar. It is a third, and somewhat neglected, genre of sexual entertainment. It is often confused with pornography and erotica. It is also referred to as bawdiness , gaminess… …
6Riddle — A riddle is a statement or question having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved. Riddles are of two types: enigmas , which are problems generally expressed in metaphorical or allegorical language that require ingenuity… …
7Burlesque — is theatrical entertainment of broad and parodic humor, which usually consists of comic skits (and sometimes a strip tease). Some authorsFact|date=September 2008 assert burlesque is a direct descendant of the Commedia dell arte; the term… …
8Georgette Heyer — Infobox Writer name = Georgette Heyer imagesize = upright caption = pseudonym = birthdate = 16 August 1902 birthplace = Wimbledon, London, England deathdate = 4 July 1974 deathplace = London, England occupation = Writer nationality = English… …
9Giacomo Casanova — Casanova redirects here. For other uses, see Casanova (disambiguation). Giacomo Casanova Born 2 April 1725(1725 04 02) Venice, Republic of Venice …
10Pietro Aretino — Pietro Aretino, in Titian s first portrait of him Pietro Aretino (20 April 1492 – 21 October 1556) was an Italian author, playwright, poet and satirist who wielded immense influence on contemporary art and politics and invented modern literate… …
