Ashbery, John (Lawrence) — (n. 28 jul. 1927, Rochester, N.Y., EE.UU.). Poeta estadounidense. Licenciado de las universidades de Harvard y Columbia, llegó a ser conocido posteriormente como crítico de arte. Sus poemas sobresalen por su elegancia, originalidad y oscuridad, y … Enciclopedia Universal
Ashbery, John — ▪ American poet in full John Lawrence Ashbery born July 28, 1927, Rochester, N.Y., U.S. American poet noted for the elegance, originality, and obscurity of his poetry. Ashbery graduated from Harvard University in 1949 and received… … Universalium
Lawrence — Lawrence, David Herbert Lawrence, Ernest Orlando Lawrence, Thomas Edward ► C. del NE de E.U.A., en el estado de Massachusetts; 66 915 h (área metropolitana Lawrence Haverhill, 200 280 h). * * * (as used in expressions) Lawrence Cecil Adler Alma… … Enciclopedia Universal
Lawrence — /lawr euhns, lor /, n. 1. D(avid) H(erbert), 1885 1930, English novelist. 2. Ernest O(rlando), 1901 58, U.S. physicist: inventor of the cyclotron; Nobel prize 1939. 3. Gertrude, 1901? 52, English actress. 4. Jacob, born 1917, U.S. painter and… … Universalium
john — /jon/, n. Slang. 1. a toilet or bathroom. 2. (sometimes cap.) a fellow; guy. 3. (sometimes cap.) a prostitute s customer. [generic use of the proper name] * * * I known as John Lackland born Dec. 24, 1167, Oxford, Eng. died Oct. 18/19, 1216,… … Universalium
John — /jon/, n. 1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the book of Revelation. 2. See John the Baptist. 3. (John Lackland) 1167? 1216, king of England 1199 1216; signer of the Magna Carta 1215 (son of… … Universalium
John — (as used in expressions) Abbot, Sir John (Joseph Caldwell) Acton (de Aldenham), John Emerich Edward Dahlberg Acton, 1 barón Adams, John Adams, John (Coolidge) Adams, John Quincy Alden, John Altgeld, John Peter André, John Arden, John Ashbery,… … Enciclopedia Universal
Ashbery — [ æʃbərɪ], John Lawrence, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, * Rochester (N. Y.) 28. 7. 1927; seit 1974 Professor für englische Literatur und Creative writing am Brooklyn College in New York; Kunstkritiker renommierter Zeitschriften in Europa und… … Universal-Lexikon
Olana State Historic Site — Frederic E. Church House (Olana) U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark … Wikipedia
American literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language in the United States. Like other national literatures, American literature was shaped by the history of the country that produced it. For almost a century and a… … Universalium
