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(Encyclopedia) Canadian literature, English, literary works produced in Canada and written in the English language.
The essayist Northrop Frye is noted for his systematic classification of…
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Very little remains of the ritualistic songs and the native poetry of the Romans and Latins…
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Member Name Birth-Death ABBOTT, J/biography/us/congress/o (J/biography/us/congress/oseph) 1840-1908 ALGER, Bruce Reyn/…
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Member Name Birth-Death ABBITT, Watkins Moorman 1908-1998 ADAMS, Thomas 1730-1788 ALEXANDER, Mark 1792-1883 ALLEN…
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