(Encyclopedia) Banville, Théodore deBanville, Théodore detāōdôrˈ də bäNvēlˈ [key], 1823–91, French poet. He was one of the group known as the Parnassians. His many volumes of verse, including Odes…
(Encyclopedia) Aldana, Francisco deAldana, Francisco defränthēsˈkō ᵺā äldäˈnä [key], 1537–78, Spanish general, diplomat, and poet, b. Alcántara or Naples. He symbolizes the ideal of the Spanish…
(Encyclopedia) Crayer, Gaspar deCrayer, Gaspar degäsˈpär də krīˈər [key], c.1584–1669, Flemish religious and portrait painter. He was greatly influenced by Rubens. While lacking the genius of Rubens…
(Encyclopedia) Alencar, José deAlencar, José deälāNngkârˈ [key], 1829–77, Brazilian jurist and author. Alencar was one of the founders of modern Brazilian literature. His historical novels (O Guarani…
(Encyclopedia) Campoamor, Ramón deCampoamor, Ramón derämōnˈ dā kämpōämōrˈ [key], 1817–1901, Spanish poet, the first to break with the romantic tradition of long, tragic, and emotional poetry. While…
(Encyclopedia) Bois de BoulogneBois de Boulognebwä də b&oomacr;lôˈnyə [key], park in Paris, France, bordering on the western suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. A favorite pleasure ground since the 17th…
(Encyclopedia) Oñate, Juan deOñate, Juan dehwän dā ōnyäˈtā [key], fl. 1595–1614, Spanish explorer in the American Southwest, possibly b. New Spain. In 1598 he led an expedition north from New Spain,…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Amant, Marc-Antoine de Gérard, Sieur deSaint-Amant, Marc-Antoine de Gérard, Sieur demärk-äNtwänˈ də zhārärˈ, syör də săNtämäNˈ [key], 1594–1661, French lyric poet. After…
(Encyclopedia) Gourgues, Dominique deGourgues, Dominique dedômēnēkˈ də g&oomacr;rg [key], c.1530–1593, French soldier and adventurer. He served in the French army in Italy, was captured by the…
