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Necrophilia in popular culture — Necrophilia has been a frequent topic in popular culture. Contents 1 Necrophilia in fiction 2 Necrophilia in film and television 3 Necrophilia in music 4 Reference … Wikipedia
Neighborhoods in Detroit — This article provides brief highlights of some of the city s many notable neighborhoods along with areas designated as historic districts in Detroit, Michigan by geographic area.[1] There is a comprehensive index of neighborhoods by geographic… … Wikipedia
Marilyn (film) — Marilyn Directed by Harold Medford Narrated by Rock Hudson Starring Marilyn Monroe (archive footage) Marilyn (Originally titled: The Marilyn Monroe Story) is a 1963 … Wikipedia
Randstad — Name introduced by KLM pioneer Albert Plesman for the urbanized districts in the west and the center of the Netherlands, where almost half of the Dutch population lives. Another name for this economically very important agglomeration with the… … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
Taittiriya Upanishad — The Taittiriya Upanishad is an UPANISHAD of the Black YAJUR VEDA. It is considered one of the old est Upanishads. It consists of three sections. The first section is devoted to teaching; it out lines elements of the sacred study of the… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Chronology — 400 The approximate time of the Migration Period. The approximate beginning time for the use of runic letters. 950 Approximately the middle of the life of Icelandic poet Egil Skallagrimsson. 1178 The birth of Icelandic historian Snorri… … Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater
BRUEGEL (BRUEGHEL), Pieter — (c. 1526/27 1569) Pieter Bruegel, a painter and graphic artist, was the first and most outstanding member of several generations of artists in his family. He was born near Breda in the Netherlands. Both the contemporary Italian art historian… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
GLAREAN, Heinrich — (1488 1563) Heinrich Glarean, known also as Glareanus, was a Swiss humanist, music theorist, poet, philosopher, and theologian. A friend of Desiderius Erasmus* of Rotterdam, Glarean argued against the ideas of the Reformation. Born in the canton… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
GONGORA Y ARGOTE, Luis de — (1561 1627) Luis de Goíngora y Argote was known as the poet of light and dark because of his contradictory, bizarre, and richly metaphorical style of poetry called culteranismo. This style was highly admired by a group of Spanish surrealist… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
LASSO, Orlando di — (1532 1594) A cosmopolitan master of all the important vocal genres of his age, Orlando di Lasso became the most published composer of the sixteenth century. He was born in Mons, the capital of the province of Hainaut in present day Belgium. By… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
