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Sonnets From The Portuguese
''Sonnets from the Portuguese'', written and published first in 1850, is a collection of 44 love sonnets written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The collection was acclaimed and popular during the poet's lifetime and it remains so today. Despite what the title implies, the sonnets are entirely Browning's own, and not translated from Portuguese. The first line of Sonnet 43 has become one of the most famous in English poetry: "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." Title Barrett Browning was initially hesitant to publish the poems, believing they were too personal. However, her husband Robert Browning insisted they were the best sequence of English-language sonnets since Shakespeare's time and urged her to publish them. To offer the couple some privacy, she decided to publish them as if they were translations of foreign sonnets. She initially planned to title the collection "''Sonnets translated from the Bosnian''", but Robert Browning proposed that she claim their sour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Anna Traquair’s Illuminated Copy Of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s ‘Sonnets From The Portuguese’ - Sonnet 30
Phoebe or Phœbe may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Phoebe (given name), a list of people, mythological, biblical and fictional characters *Phoebe (mythology), several Greek mythological figures * Phoebe, an epithet of Artemis/Diana (mythology), Diana and Selene/Luna (goddess), Luna, in Greek and Roman mythology, the moon goddesses * Phoebe (biblical figure), deacon * Phoebe Buffay, a fictional character from the sitcom television show ''Friends'' Plants and animals * Phoebe (beetle), ''Phoebe'' (beetle), a genus of longhorn beetles * Phoebe (bird), the common name for birds of genus ''Sayornis'' * Phoebe (plant), ''Phoebe'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants Ships *''Phoebe'', a sailing ship chartered by the New Zealand Company ships#Phoebe, New Zealand Company in 1842 * , various ships * , two minesweepers Other uses * Phoebe (moon), a small outer moon of Saturn * Phoebe (computer), Acorn Computers' never-released successor to the Risc PC * Phoebe (George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off The Beaten Path (Dave Koz Album)
''Off the Beaten Path'' is the third studio album by saxophone player Dave Koz. It was released by Capitol Records on August 20, 1996. Koz himself provides vocals on "That's the Way I Feel About You." Track listing Personnel * Dave Koz – alto saxophone (1, 2, 5, 7, 9), baritone saxophone (2), tenor saxophone (2, 10, 13), soprano saxophone (4, 6, 8, 11–13), vocals (9), acoustic piano (13) * Jim Cox – Hammond B3 organ (1, 2, 5, 8), Wurlitzer electric piano (2, 11) * Brian Mann – accordion (1, 4–7) * Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards (2, 4) * Chester Thompson – Hammond B3 organ (3, 12) * Jeff Koz – acoustic guitar (1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), classical guitar (1, 4), lead guitar (4) * Gregg Arreguin – electric guitar (1, 4, 5, 7–12), acoustic guitar (2, 3), lead guitar (12) * Tim Pierce – electric guitar (1–3, 5, 10–12), mandolin (1, 5), slide guitar (3), baritone guitar (4), classical guitar (4, 8), 12-string guitar (5), dobro (7), acoustic guitar (8, 9, 11) * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1850 Poems
Year 185 ( CLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lascivius and Atilius (or, less frequently, year 938 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 185 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Nobles of Britain demand that Emperor Commodus rescind all power given to Tigidius Perennis, who is eventually executed. * Publius Helvius Pertinax is made governor of Britain and quells a mutiny of the British Roman legions who wanted him to become emperor. The disgruntled usurpers go on to attempt to assassinate the governor. * Tigidius Perennis, his family and many others are executed for conspiring against Commodus. * Commodus drains Rome's treasury to put on gladiatorial spectacles and confiscates property to support his pleasures. He participates as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonnets
A sonnet is a fixed poetic form with a structure traditionally consisting of fourteen lines adhering to a set Rhyme scheme, rhyming scheme. The term derives from the Italian word ''sonetto'' (, from the Latin word ''sonus'', ). Originating in 13th-century Sicily, the sonnet was in time taken up in many European-language areas, mainly to express romantic love at first, although eventually any subject was considered acceptable. Many formal variations were also introduced, including abandonment of the quatorzain limit – and even of rhyme altogether in modern times. Romance languages Sicilian Giacomo da Lentini is credited with the sonnet's invention at the Court of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II in the Sicilian city of Palermo. The Sicilian School of poets who surrounded Lentini then spread the form to the mainland. Those earliest sonnets no longer survive in the original Sicilian language, however, but only after being translated into Tuscan dialect. The form c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Poems
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas James Wise
Thomas James Wise (7 October 1859 – 13 May 1937) was a bibliophile and probable literary forger and thief who collected the Ashley Library, now housed by the British Library. Collecting career Wise began collecting books as a schoolboy, spending his pocket money at the barrows in Farringdon Street. He was a keen collector of first editions in original condition. His interests were poetry followed by drama and his collection dating back to Elizabethan publications was an exhaustive representation. His collection was funded by selling duplicates and acting as an agent for wealthy collectors such as John Henry Wrenn. Wise was given an honorary M.A. degree by the University of Oxford and elected an honorary Fellow of Worcester College for his services to bibliographical science. He became a member of the Consultative Committee of the Friends of the Bodleian and was elected President of the Bibliographical Society in 1922–1924. Forgeries and thefts Wise became a noted bibliogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Married
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and between them and their Affinity (law), in-laws. It is nearly a cultural universal, but the definition of marriage varies between cultures and religions, and over time. Typically, it is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual, are acknowledged or sanctioned. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be Premarital sex, compulsory before pursuing sexual activity. A marriage ceremony is called a wedding, while a private marriage is sometimes called an elopement. Around the world, there has been a general trend towards ensuring Women's rights, equal rights for women and ending discrimination and harassment against couples who are Interethnic marriage, interethnic, Interracial marriage, interracial, In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Green Show
''The Red Green Show'' was a half-hour Canadian television television comedy, comedy series. It aired on various channels in Canada from April 4, 1991 until April 7, 2006. The show was created and entirely co-written by Canadian comedian Steve Smith (comedian), Steve Smith. Smith also played the title role of Red Green, a middle-aged handyman who runs a men's club in the fictional Ontario town of Possum Lake. Most segments feature sketch comedy where Red and the other characters directly relate a comedic story to a live studio audience, interspersed with comedic segments featuring Red and a variety of secondary characters. Recurring themes of the comedy include Smith's love of vintage cars and handyman projects, most of which involve duct tape. During its fifteen seasons, it aired across six different networks but its longest run was with its final network, CBC Television. The show has also aired in the United States on PBS. The cast of the show also appeared in a feature-length ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheers (season 1)
The first season of the American television sitcom ''Cheers'' aired on NBC from September 30, 1982, to March 31, 1983. The show was created and produced by director James Burrows and writers Glen and Les Charles, who previously worked on ''Taxi'', another sitcom. ''Cheers'' was produced by Charles Burrows Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television. The concept and production design of the show were inspired by a public house in Boston, the Bull & Finch, which is now called Cheers Beacon Hill. When it was first broadcast, critics praised the series as intelligent, sophisticated, cleverly written, well-cast, and well-timed. However, the Nielsen ratings for its original runs were very low. Typically, low ratings result in a show's cancellation, but before the season finale aired, the network renewed it for another season. Reruns of season 1 scored higher ratings than its first airing and the series earned award recognitions, including five Emmy Award wins in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knots Landing
''Knots Landing'' is an American primetime television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993. A spin-off of ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'', it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles and initially centered on the lives of four married couples living on a Dead end (street), cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle. Throughout its 14-year run, storylines included marital strife, rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, politics, addictions, environmental issues, corporate intrigue, and criminal investigations. By the time of its conclusion, it had become the third-longest-running primetime drama on American television after ''Gunsmoke'' and ''Bonanza'' ''Bonanza'' and ''Knots Landing'' were surpassed by ''Law & Order'' in 2004. and the last scripted primetime drama show that debuted in the 1970s to leave the air.''Dallas'', which ended in 1991, was the only other scripted primetime show from the 1970s that lasted past 1986. ''Saturday Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Me Count The Ways (Knots Landing)
"How do I love thee, let me count the ways" is a line from the 43rd sonnet of ''Sonnets from the Portuguese'', a collection of 44 love sonnets written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Let Me Count the Ways may also refer to: Music * "Let Me Count the Ways" (Yoko Ono song), 1980 song from ''Milk and Honey'' * "Let Me Count the Ways" (Natural song), 2002 * "Let Me Count the Ways (I Love You)", a 1976 song by The Temptations from '' The Temptations Do The Temptations'' * "Let Me Count the Ways", a 1980 song by Tanya Tucker from ''Dreamlovers'' (album) * "Let Me Count the Ways", a 1984 song by Steve Hackett from '' Till We Have Faces'' * "Let Me Count the Ways", a 1996 song by Dave Koz from '' Off the Beaten Path'' Literature * ''Let Me Count the Ways'', a 1965 work by Peter De Vries * ''Let Me Count the Ways'', a 1988 novel by Leigh Michaels * ''Let Me Count the Ways: Discovering Great Sex Without Intercourse'', a 1999 book by Marty Klein * "Let Me Count the Ways", a 2007 poem by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best American Poetry 2007
''The Best American Poetry 2007'', a volume in ''The Best American Poetry series'', was edited by poet Heather McHugh, guest editor, who made the final selections, and David Lehman, the general editor for the series. This book is the 20th volume in the most popular annual poetry anthology in the United States. Along with popular poets who have often appeared in previous editions, such as Billy Collins, Louise Gluck and Galway Kinnell, the book includes poets of "off-center traditions" such as Rae Armantrout and Christian Bok. Some of McHugh's selections from newer poets "tend toward the experimental," according to a review in ''Publishers Weekly'', which pointed to poems from Ben Lerner and Danielle Pafunda as evidence of this. ''Publishers Weekly'' called it a "riskier than usual volume." Richard Wakefield, reviewing the volume in ''The Seattle Times'', wrote that McHugh's selections were "as eccentric, sometimes as unabashedly goofy, as any in the series' two decades," but amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
