(Encyclopedia) Terkel, Studs, 1912–2008, American writer, social historian, and radio and television personality, b. the Bronx, N.Y., as Louis Terkel, grad. Univ. of Chicago (Ph.B. 1932, J.D. 1934).…
(Encyclopedia) Greek literature, ancient, the writings of the ancient Greeks. The Greek Isles are recognized as the birthplace of Western intellectual life.
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Separates the clauses of a compound sentence connected by a coordinating conjunction: A difference exists between the musical works of Handel and Haydn, and it is a difference worth noting. …
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(Encyclopedia) Grotowski, JerzyGrotowski, Jerzyyĕˈzhĭ grôtôfˈskē [key], 1933–99, Polish stage director and theatrical theorist. Grotowski was founder and director of the small but influential Polish…
