the treasury of literature
41children's literature — Body of written works produced to entertain or instruct young people. The genre encompasses a wide range of works, including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy to read stories, and fairy tales, lullabies, fables,… …
42YIDDISH LITERATURE — This articles is arranged according to the following outline: introduction UNTIL THE END OF THE 18TH CENTURY the bible in yiddish literature epic homiletic prose drama liturgy ethical literature Historical Songs and Writings transcriptions of… …
43Japanese literature — Introduction the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, at a time when Japan had no written language, in the Chinese classical language. Both in quantity and quality, Japanese… …
44Irish 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… …
45TREASURE, TREASURY — (Treasure: Heb. סְגֻלָּה ,נֶעְלָם ,מַצְפּוּן ,מִסְתָּר ,מַטְמוֹן ,חֹסֶן ,חַיִל ,בֶּצֶר ,אוֹצָר; Akk. niṣirtu; Treasury: Heb. (בֵּית נְכוֹת ,גִּנְזַךְ ,גִּנְזֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ ,בֵּית הָאוֹצָר(וֹת; Akk. bīt niṣirti, bāt nakkamīti). The concepts of… …
46Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences — Motto Favent astra Be favorable to star[1] Formation June 28, 1816 Extinction 1837 Pu …
47GEONIC LITERATURE — This entry includes the basic books of geonic literature, which were compiled during the geonic period – from the year 600 to 1040, approximately. Geonic literature includes several types of works: 1. Commentaries on the Bible 2. Commentaries on… …
48Persian literature — (PerB|ادبیات پارسی) spans two and a half millennia, though much of the pre Islamic material has been lost. Its sources often come from far flung regions beyond the borders of present day Iran, as the Persian language flourished and survives… …
49Byzantine literature — may be defined as the Greek literature of the Middle Ages, whether written in the territory of the Byzantine Empire or outside its bordersEncyclopaedia Britannica Greek literature: Byzantine literature ] . It forms the second period in the… …
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… …
