The Deserter — can refer to several creative works including:* The Deserter is a 1912 silent film by Thomas H. Ince. * The Deserter is a 1916 war poem by Winifred Mary Letts. * The Deserter is a 1933 film by Vsevolod Pudovkin. * The Deserter is a 1964 novel by… … Wikipedia
The Twelve — For other uses, see The Twelve (disambiguation). Alexandr Blok, Winter Palace, 1917. The Twelve (Russian: Двенадцать, Dvenadtsat) is a controversial long poem by Aleksandr Blok. Written early in 1918, the poem was one of the first poetic… … Wikipedia
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Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady — The Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady is a poem in heroic couplets by Alexander Pope, first published in his Works of 1717. Though only 82 lines long, it has become one of Pope s most celebrated pieces. The work begins with the poet… … Wikipedia
motion picture, history of the — Introduction history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first … Universalium
List of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse — The following is an incomplete list of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse grouped by the Wodehouse canon to which they belong, if applicable, within which they are listed by date of first publication. For a list of Wodehouse s books, including… … Wikipedia
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literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Chaucer, Geoffrey — born с 1342/43, London?, Eng. died Oct. 25, 1400, London English poet. Of middle class birth, he was a courtier, diplomat, and civil servant, trusted by three kings in his active and varied career, and a poet only by avocation. His first… … Universalium