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  • 41Philosophy (The) of the Italian Renaissance — The philosophy of the Italian Renaissance Jill Kraye TWO CULTURES: SCHOLASTICISM AND HUMANISM IN THE EARLY RENAISSANCE Two movements exerted a profound influence on the philosophy of the Italian Renaissance: scholasticism and humanism, both of… …

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  • 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… …

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  • 44Garrick, David — born Feb. 19, 1717, Hereford, Herefordshire, Eng. died Jan. 20, 1779, London British actor, producer, and playwright. Tutored in his boyhood by Samuel Johnson, he settled in London as a wine merchant before winning fame with his acting debut as… …

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  • 45contact — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. intermediary, middleman (see agent). v., informal, get in touch (with). See contact. II Touching of two things Nouns contact, contiguity, abutment, touch, connection; osculation; meeting, encounter …

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  • 46pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction       the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …

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  • 47To Catch a Thief (film) — Infobox Film name = To Catch a Thief caption= Original film poster imdb id = 0048728 amg id = 1:50148 director = Alfred Hitchcock writer = Novel: David Dodge Screenplay: John Michael Hayes starring = Cary Grant Grace Kelly Jessie Royce Landis… …

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  • 48Aristotle: Aesthetics and philosophy of mind — David Gallop AESTHETICS Aesthetics, as that field is now understood, does not form the subjectmatter of any single Aristotelian work. No treatise is devoted to such topics as the essential nature of a work of art, the function of art in general,… …

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  • 49Jonas Daniel Meijer — (September 15, 1780 ndash; December 6, 1834) was the first Jewish lawyer in the Netherlands. He has had a significant impact on Dutch law, and is also known for his battle for (legal) emancipation of the Dutch Jews.The Jonas Daniel Meijerplein, a …

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  • 50Suraj Mal of Bharatpur — Maharaja Suraj Mal (1707 ndash;1763) (Devanagari:महाराजा सूरज मल) was ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan in India. He has been described by a contemporary historian as the Plato of the Jat people and by a modern writer as the Jat Ulysses , because… …

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