catalog verse — verse made by compiling long lists of everyday objects, names, or events, united by a common theme and often didactic in tone … Useful english dictionary
Noel Aubert de Versé — (c. 1642/5, Le Mans – 1714) was a French advocate of religious toleration, whose own religious position oscillated between Unitarian Protestantism and an Oratorian influenced Catholicism. Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References … Wikipedia
blason — ▪ satiric verse a type of catalog verse in which something is either praised or blamed through a detailed listing of its attributes or faults. The word is normally used more specifically to refer to a type of verse in which aspects of the… … Universalium
Apocalypse — (Greek: unicode|Ἀποκάλυψις Apokálypsis ; lifting of the veil ) is a term applied to the disclosure to certain privileged persons of something hidden from the majority of humankind. Today the term is often used to refer to the end of the world,… … Wikipedia
Fernando Pessoa — Photo by Victoriano Braga (1914) Born Fernando António Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa June 13, 1888(1888 06 13) Lisbon, Portugal Died … Wikipedia
Asbab al-nuzul — Asbāb al nuzūl اسباب النزول, an Arabic term meaning occasions/circumstances of revelation , is a secondary genre of Qur ānic exegesis ( tafsir ) directed at establishing the context in which specific verses of the Qur ān were revealed. Though of… … Wikipedia
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
publishing, history of — Introduction an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… … Universalium
Bleach (album) — Big Cheese redirects here. For the British music magazine, see Big Cheese (magazine). Bleach Studio album by Nirvana … Wikipedia
poetry — poetryless, adj. /poh i tree/, n. 1. the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts. 2. literary work in metrical form; verse. 3. prose with poetic qualities. 4. poetic… … Universalium
