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  • 21Provençal literature —       the body of writings in the Occitan, or Provençal, language of Provence and neighbouring regions in southeastern France. Provençal literature flourished from the 11th to the 14th century, when its poetry reached rare heights of virtuosity… …

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  • 22Bushido literature — Early Literature=KojikiThe Kojiki is Japan s oldest extant book. Written in 712 AD, it contains passages about Yamato Takeru, the son of the emperor Keiko. It includes references to the use and admiration of the sword by Japanese warriors:: The… …

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  • 231759 in literature — See also: 1758 in literature, other events of 1759, 1760 in literature, list of years in literature.Events* The Battle of Quebec and the Heights of Abraham see the British defeat the French. * Denis Diderot s Encyclopédie is formally suppressed… …

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  • 24Literarisches Werk — Literature = Learning, Gelehrsamkeit. Titelblatt der Memoirs of Literature (1712). Literatur war bis ins 18. Jahrhundert das Fachwort für Gelehrsamkeit und neueste wissenschaftliche Publikationen, in seltenerer Nebenbedeutung auch für Schriften… …

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  • 25Schrifttum — Literature = Learning, Gelehrsamkeit. Titelblatt der Memoirs of Literature (1712). Literatur war bis ins 18. Jahrhundert das Fachwort für Gelehrsamkeit und neueste wissenschaftliche Publikationen, in seltenerer Nebenbedeutung auch für Schriften… …

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  • 26Politer — Polite Po*lite , a. [Compar. {Politer}; superl. {Politest}.] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See {Polish}, v.] 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. Sir I. Newton. [1913… …

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  • 27Politest — Polite Po*lite , a. [Compar. {Politer}; superl. {Politest}.] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See {Polish}, v.] 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. Sir I. Newton. [1913… …

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  • 28Hugh Blair — (April 7, 1718 ndash; December 27, 1800), was a Scottish author, considered one of the first great theorists of written discourse. As a Presbyterian preacher and occupant of the Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres at the University of Edinburgh …

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  • 29Novel — For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Novell. New novels in a Oldenburg bookshop, February 2009 …

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  • 30belles-lettres — Synonyms and related words: French literature, Renaissance literature, ancient literature, classics, contemporary literature, erotic literature, erotica, folk literature, humane letters, kitsch, letters, literature, medieval literature, national… …

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