Topographical poetry — or loco descriptive poetry is a genre of poetry that describes, and often praises, a landscape or place. John Denham s 1642 poem Cooper s Hill established the genre, which peaked in popularity in 18th century England with the poetry of William… … Wikipedia
Poetry, Lovecraft’s — HPL wrote more than 250 poems from 1897 to 1936. The great majority of these were written in imitation of the occasional verse of Dryden and Pope, with extensive use of the heroic couplet. In 1914 HPL, responding to Maurice W.Moe’s urging to… … An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia
Descriptive poetry — For general context, see Poetry. Descriptive poetry is the name given to a class of literature that may be defined as belonging mainly to the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries in Europe. From the earliest times, all poetry not subjectively lyrical… … Wikipedia
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium
Petter Dass — Portrait thought to be of Petter Dass Petter Dass (ca. 1647 – September 18, 1707) was a Lutheran clergyman and the foremost Norwegian poet of his generation, writing both baroque hymns and topographical poetry … Wikipedia
Henri Suhamy — en 2009. Henri Suhamy, né le 1er mai 1932 à Courbevoie, dans la Seine[1], est un universitaire français, spécialiste de … Wikipédia en Français
Bowles, William Lisle — ▪ British poet and clergyman born , September 24, 1762, Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire, England died April 7, 1850, Salisbury, Wiltshire English poet, critic, and clergyman, noted principally for his Fourteen Sonnets (1789), which expresses with … Universalium
JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Spanish literature — Introduction the body of literary works produced in Spain. Such works fall into three major language divisions: Castilian, Catalan, and Galician. This article provides a brief historical account of each of these three literatures and… … Universalium
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
