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51The Raven — is a narrative poem by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in January 1845. It is noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven s mysterious visit to a distraught lover,… …
52Vladimir Mayakovsky — Mayakovsky redirects here. For other uses, see Mayakovsky (disambiguation). Vladimir Mayakovsky Born July 19, 1893(1893 07 19) Baghdati, Russian Empire …
53Haroun and the Sea of Stories — Infobox Book name = Haroun and the Sea of Stories title orig = translator = image caption = 1991 Penguin paperback edition cover author = Salman Rushdie illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre =… …
54Aiken Drum — is a popular Scottish folk song.: There was a man lived in the moon, lived in the moon, lived in the moon, there was a man lived in the moon and his name was Aiken Drum ... In the song Aiken Drum is a man who played his music upon a ladle and… …
55The Raven in popular culture — This article is about the use of Edgar Allan Poe s poem in popular culture. For the use of the bird itself in culture, see Cultural depictions of ravens. Topics related to …
56Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind — Produced by Rick Harper Bob Rogers Written by Rick Harper Bob Rogers Starring Stan Greiwe Corey Burton Sandy Stotzer Distributed by …
57Eschatology — • A survey of the subject in various pre Christian religions and cultures, an examination of the development of eschatology in the Old Testament, brief overview of Christian teaching Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Eschatology …
58Mariana (poem) — Illustration by William Britten. Mariana is a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson published in 1830. The poem follows a common theme in much of Tennyson s work that of despondent isolation. The subject of Mariana is a woman who continuously laments her …
59bleak — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. raw, desolate, unsheltered; cold; discouraging, inauspicious. See adversity. Ant., bright, cheerful. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Applied to countryside or conditions] Syn. dreary, desolate, bare,… …
60dismal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cheerless, depressing, gloomy; doleful, somber, funereal. See dejection.Ant., joyous, delightful. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Depressing] Syn. gloomy, dreary, melancholy, dark, cheerless, bleak,… …
