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81Oxfordian theory — The Oxfordian theory of Shakespearean authorship holds that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550 1604), wrote the plays and poems attributed to William Shakespeare of Stratford upon Avon. While mainstream scholars who take the Stratfordian… …
82MONEYLENDING — The Religious Context BIBLICAL PERIOD Deuteronomy 23:20–21 states: You shall not lend on interest to your brother, interest of food or money or anything on which interest can be charged. You may charge interest to a foreigner, but not to your… …
831634 in literature — The year 1634 in literature involved some significant events.Events*On January 1, the King s Men perform Cymbeline at the English Court; they act Chapman s Bussy D Ambois there on April 7. They perform Davenant s The Wits at the Blackfriars… …
84White Brotherhood — The White Brotherhood was an urban society (or militia) of Toulouse established in 1211 during the episcopate of Folquet de Marselha, so called from its members habit of wearing white crosses on their chests. The society, called a pious… …
85Cossezen — The earliest native Italian troubadour may be one called Cossezen (probably a nickname), the subject of one stanza of the famous satire of contemporary poets by Peire d Alvernhe which must have preceded 1173. Of Cossezen Peire writes:… …
86ENGLISH LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences The Bible has generally been found to be congenial to the English spirit. Indeed, the earliest English poetry consists of the seventh century metrical paraphrases of Genesis and Exodus attributed to Caedmon (died c …
87GERMAN LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences Before the Aufklaerung (Age of Enlightenment), Jewish influences in German literature were essentially biblical and Hebraic. The medieval miracle or mystery plays, in Germany as in England and France, dramatized… …
88usury — u‧su‧ry [ˈjuːʒəri] noun [uncountable] formal FINANCE when someone lends people money and makes them pay an unfairly high rate of interest usurer noun [countable] * * * usury UK US /ˈjuːzjʊri/ US / ʒɚI/ noun [U] …
89Cock Lane ghost — A 19th century illustr …
90Thought of Thomas Aquinas — This article contains selected thoughts of Thomas Aquinas on various topics. Aquinas and the death penalty The following is a summary of Summa Contra Gentiles, Book 3, Chapter 146 [http://www.corpusthomisticum.org/scg3111.html#27017] , which was… …
