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The son of Bertha and Bertramo. The former was daughter of Robert, Duke of Normandy, and the latter was a fiend in the guise of a knight. The opera shows the struggle in Robert between the…
A knight of the Round Table, introduced in the Morte d'Arthur, Lancelot du lac, etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SahibSagittary A B C D E F G H I…
Everyone who is anyone. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Tower of HungerTout est Perdu Hormis L'Honneur A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…
A sisterhood instituted in the twelfth century, founded by Lambert Bégue or Lambert le Bègue. The members of the male society were called Beghards (q.v. ). The Béguins were at liberty to…
(Encyclopedia) Marcel, GabrielMarcel, Gabrielgäbrēĕlˈ [key]Marcel, Gabriel märsĕlˈ [key] 1889–1973, French philosopher, dramatist, and critic, b. Paris. A leading Christian existentialist, he became…
(Encyclopedia) Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith Chesterton), 1874–1936, English author. Conservative, even reactionary, in his thinking, Chesterton was a convert (1922) to Roman Catholicism and its…
(Encyclopedia) Williams, C. K. (Charles Kenneth Williams), 1936–2015, American poet, b. Newark, N.J., grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1959. He wrote more than 20 books of poetry, rich in detail, with…
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