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Romans

(Encyclopedia) Romans, letter of the New Testament, written by St. Paul, probably from Corinth before his last trip to Jerusalem, c.a.d. 58. It is a treatise addressed to the Christian church at Rome…

Schnitzler, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Schnitzler, ArthurSchnitzler, Arthurärˈt&oobreve;r shnĭtsˈlər [key], 1862–1931, Austrian dramatist and novelist. The son of a prominent Jewish Viennese physician, he studied and…

Guinness, Sir Alec

(Encyclopedia) Guinness, Sir AlecGuinness, Sir Alecgĭnˈəs [key], 1914–2000, English actor, b. London. After his stage debut in 1934, Guinness performed with John Gielgud's company and at the Old Vic…

Brooks, Mel

(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Mel, 1927–, American film director, writer, actor, and producer, b. Brooklyn, NY as Melvin Kaminsky. His earliest work was in television, notably as a gag writer for Sid Caesar…

Wilson, William Lyne

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, William Lyne, 1843–1900, American legislator, cabinet member, and university president, b. Jefferson co., Va. (now in W.Va.). He was a private in the Confederate army in the…

Bishop, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911–79, American poet, b. Worcester, Mass., grad. Vassar, 1934. During the 1950s and 60s she lived in Brazil, eventually returning to her native New England, where…

Starr, Belle

(Encyclopedia) Starr, Belle, 1848?–89, American outlaw, b. near Carthage, Mo. Her original name was Myra Belle (or Maybelle) Shirley. Her family members were Confederate sympathizers, and her father…

Catullus

(Encyclopedia) Catullus (Caius Valerius Catullus)Catulluskətŭlˈəs [key], 84? b.c.–54? b.c., Roman poet, b. Verona. Of a well-to-do family, he went c.62 b.c. to Rome. He fell deeply in love, probably…

Central America

(Encyclopedia) Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific.…

Works on the Upanishads

Works on the UpanishadsAnquetil Duperron, Oupnek'hat, 1801, 1802. See page clii.Rammohun Roy, Translation of Several Principal Books, Passages, and Texts of the Veds. Second edition. London,…