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Antonio, Nicolas ... Aoba

Antonio, Nicolas first systematic historian of Spanish literature. His Bibliotheca Hispana appeared in two parts (Nova, 1672; Vetus, 1696). The first is a vast bibliography of Peninsular and Spanish colonial writers after 1500, with critical evaluations. The second, a history of Peninsular literature from the reign of Augustus to 1500, marks the ... Antonio, Prior Of Crato ecclesiastic and claimant to the throne of Portugal who never gained the crown despite armed assistance from France and England. Antonioni, Michelangelo Italian film director, cinematographer, and producer, noted for his avoidance of "realistic" narrative in favour of character study and a vaguely metaphorical series of incidents. Among his major films are Le amiche (1955; The Girlfriends), L'avventura (1960; The Adventure), L'eclisse (1962; The Eclipse), and Blow-up (1966). antonomasia a figure of speech in which some defining word or phrase is substituted for a person's proper name (for example, "the Bard of Avon" for William Shakespeare). In fiction, the practice of giving to a character a proper name that defines or suggests a leading quality of that character (such ... Antony and Cleopatra tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written in 1606-07 and published in the First Folio of 1623 from an authorial draft in a more finished state than most of his working papers or possibly from a transcript of those papers not yet prepared as a playbook. It is considered ... Antony, Mark Roman general under Julius Caesar and later triumvir (43-30 BC), who, with Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, was defeated by Octavian (the future emperor Augustus) in the last of the civil wars that destroyed the Roman Republic. Antony, Mark Roman general and, after Caesar's death, one of the triumvirs in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and the hero of Antony and Cleopatra. Constructing his play around events in Roman history, Shakespeare presented Antony as a loyal friend and noble subject in Julius Caesar. Antony's funeral oration for Caesar begins with the ... antpipit either of two species of South American birds of the genus Corythopis that resemble pipits in size, shape, and coloration. The name antpipit is sometimes improperly applied to the gnateaters (Conopophaga), who were formerly classified with antpipits in the family Conopophagidae; Corythopis is now usually classified with the tyrant flycatchers ... Antratsyt city, eastern Ukraine. Established in the late 19th century, it was incorporated in 1938. It is an anthracite-mining town, from which product it takes its name, and a typical industrial centre in the Donets Coal Basin. Its rise was due to the Soviet five-year plans for economic growth. Pop. (2001) ... Antrim former (until 1973) county, northeastern Northern Ireland, occupying an area of 1,176 square miles (3,046 square km), across the 13-mile- (21-kilometre-) wide North Channel from the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland. Antrim town, seat, and district (established 1973), formerly in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Antrim town is located in the valley of the Six Mile Water stream, at the northeastern corner of Lough (lake) Neagh. In 1798, the town was the scene of a battle in which several thousand nationalist (essentially Presbyterian) ... Antrim, Randal MacDonnell, Marquess and 2nd Earl of, Viscount Dunluce prominent Roman Catholic Royalist during the English Civil Wars who later turned against King Charles I and was employed by Oliver Cromwell. Antrobus, Mr. and Mrs. fictional characters, protagonists of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth (1942). George Antrobus and his wife, Maggie (who is always referred to as "Mrs. Antrobus"), are Adam and Eve as well as Everyperson figures. George represents the creative genius of humanity's learning and culture: the wheel and the lever ... Antsirabe town, central Madagascar. It lies on the slopes of the nation's second highest peak, Tsiafajavona, in the Ankaratra mountains. Thermal springs, associated with ancient volcanism, together with an elevation of 4,000 feet (1,200 metres) encouraged the development of a health resort there in 1923. The terminus of a rail line ... Antsiranana town at the northern tip of Madagascar. Antsiranana, which is situated on a promontory at the south end of a bay, developed from a French naval base. The local economy still depends on the naval yards and on the transshipment of cargoes between coasters and larger vessels. The town's main ... Antwerp city, Flanders Region, Belgium. It is one of the world's major seaports. Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games athletic festival held in Antwerp, Belg., that took place April 20-Sept. 12, 1920. The Antwerp Games were the sixth occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. Antwerp Mannerists the unidentified group of painters working primarily in Antwerp (but also in other Flemish cities) in about 1520 whose works bear certain characteristic features. The paintings are instructive records of an unavailing attempt to combine the Gothic and Renaissance styles and to incorporate disparate Flemish and Italian traditions into the ... Antwerp Zoo zoological garden in Antwerp, Belg., that has one of the largest and most diversified animal collections in Europe. It houses more than 6,000 specimens, including about 300 reptiles and 1,700 fish, which represent more than 1,160 different species. Among the most notable specimens of the mammal collection are the rare ... antyeshti Hindu funeral rites, varying according to the caste and religious sect of the deceased but generally involving cremation followed by disposal of the ashes in a sacred river. Antyeshti rites are the final sacraments (samskaras) in a series that ideally begins at the moment of conception and is performed at ... Anu Mesopotamian sky god and a member of the triad of deities completed by Enlil and Ea (Enki). Like most sky gods, Anu, although theoretically the highest god, played only a small role in the mythology, hymns, and cults of Mesopotamia. He was the father not only of all the ... Anu, Chao ruler of the Lao kingdom of Vientiane who tried unsuccessfully to secure independence for central and southern Laos from its Siamese overlords. Anubis ancient Egyptian god of the dead, represented by a jackal or the figure of a man with the head of a jackal. In the Early Dynastic period and the Old Kingdom, he enjoyed a preeminent (though not exclusive) position as lord of the dead, but he was later overshadowed by ... anumana in Indian philosophy, the second of the five means of knowledge (pramana) that enable accurate cognitions. Inference occupies a central place in the Hindu school of logic (Nyaya). This school worked out a syllogism that has the form of an argument rather than a formula and that goes through five ... Anura one of the major extant orders of the class Amphibia. It includes the frogs and toads, which, because of their wide distribution, are known by most people around the world. The name frog is commonly applied to those forms with long legs and smooth, mucus-covered skins, toad being used for ... Anuradhapura Sinhalese kingdom centred at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) from about the 3rd century BC to the early 10th century AD. Beginning in the 2nd century BC the kingdom of Anuradhapura was plagued by invasions from South India, which increased in later centuries. The South Indians gained actual control of ... Anuradhapura city, north-central Sri Lanka. It is situated along the Aruvi Aru River. The old section of Anuradhapura, now preserved as an archaeological park and designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1982, is the best known of Sri Lanka's ancient ruined cities; in the immediate vicinity are huge bell-shaped dagobas ... anus terminal opening of the anal canal, the portion of the digestive tract through which fecal material is excreted. See also rectum. Anuszkiewicz, Richard American painter, among the originators of Op art, a style of painting concerned with visual sensation and the effect of optical illusion. Anvari poet considered one of the greatest panegyrists of Persian literature. He wrote with great technical skill, erudition, and a strong satirical wit. anvil iron block on which metal is placed to be shaped, originally by hand with a hammer. The blacksmith's anvil is usually of wrought iron, but sometimes of cast iron, with a smooth working surface of hardened steel. A projecting conical beak, or horn, at one end is used for hammering ... Anville, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d' French geographer and cartographer who greatly improved the standards of map-making. Anwar Ibrahim Malaysian politician, reformer, and moderate Islamist. He held many government posts in the late 20th century before being jailed for corruption in 1999. After his release from prison, Anwar played a key role in the redistribution of power within Malaysia's legislature. anxiety a feeling of dread, fear, or apprehension, often with no clear justification. Anxiety is distinguished from fear because the latter arises in response to a clear and actual danger, such as one affecting a person's physical safety. Anxiety, by contrast, arises in response to apparently innocuous situations or is the ... Anyang city, northern Henan sheng (province), northeast-central China, on the Anyang River, a tributary of the Wei River. It was important in history as the site of the ancient city of Yin, the capital of the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BCE) from the 14th century BCE; the Shang palace stood about 10 ... Anyang city, Kyonggi (Gyeonggi) do (province), northwestern South Korea, situated about 20 miles (30 km) southwest of Seoul. It was given the status of a municipality in 1973 and has become the largest industrial satellite of Seoul. Industries include brewing and the manufacture of textiles, pottery, paper, and bricks. The city ... Anyi African people who inhabit the tropical forest of eastern Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana and speak a language of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo language family. About the middle of the 18th century most of the Anyi were expelled from Ghana by the Asante and migrated westward. Anyte Greek poet of the Peloponnesus who was so highly esteemed in antiquity that in the well-known Stephanos ("Garland"), a collection compiled by Meleager (early 1st century), the "lilies of Anyte" are the first poems to be entwined in the "wreath of poets." Anyte's fame persisted, and Antipater of Thessalonica, writing ... Anywa a Luo-speaking riverine people, two-thirds of whom live in eastern South Sudan and the remainder in Ethiopia. The Anywa are believed to have migrated from lands east of the African Great Lakes several centuries ago. They number about 100,000, and their language is classified as Nilo-Saharan. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park large desert recreational area in southern California, U.S., lying east of San Diego, south of Palm Springs, and west of the Salton Sea. Encompassing more than 935 square miles (2,420 square km) of the Colorado Desert, it is the largest state park in the 48 contiguous states. Its name is ... ANZAC combined corps that served with distinction in World War I during the ill-fated 1915 Gallipoli Campaign, an attempt to capture the Dardanelles from Turkey. ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand, holiday (April 25) that commemorates the landing in 1915, during World War I, of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The Allies attempted to take control of the strategic Dardanelles from Turkey, allied with the Central Powers, in the ... Anzali, Bandar-e principal port and resort, northern Iran, on the Caspian Sea, connected with Mazandaran, Azerbaijan, and Tehran by road. The population includes Russians, Armenians, Caucasians, and Turkmens. Anzengruber, Ludwig Austrian playwright and novelist who won acclaim for his realistic plays of peasant life. Anzhero-Sudzhensk city, Kemerovo oblast (province), Russia, on the Trans-Siberian Railroad at the northern limit of the Kuznetsk Coal Basin. Coal mining, begun early in the 20th century, expanded rapidly after 1928, when the townships of Anzherka and Sudzhenka were amalgamated, to be given city status in 1931. Other industries produce pharmaceutical ... Anziku, Kingdom of historic African state on and north of the Congo River in the vicinity of Malebo Pool. The Teke people lived on the plateaus of the region from early times. It is not known when they organized as a kingdom, but by 1600 their state was a rival of the Kongo ... Anzilotti, Dionisio Italian jurist who was one of the main founders of the so-called positive school of international law, a legal philosophy advocating a sharp distinction between the legal and the political and moral aspects of international relations. Anzio town, Roma province, Lazio (Latium) region, Italy, on a peninsula jutting into the Tyrrhenian Sea. Of uncertain origin, it was founded, according to legend, by Anteias, son of the Greek chieftain Odysseus, and the enchantress Circe. It was a stronghold of the Volsci, an ancient people prominent in the 5th ... Anzoategui estado (state), northeastern Venezuela. It is bounded north by the Caribbean Sea, east by Monagas state, south by the Orinoco River, and west by Guarico state. Most of Anzoategui's area lies in the Llanos (plains). The coastal range tapers off to form the Barcelona Gap near the state capital, Barcelona, ... ANZUS Pact security treaty between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States that was signed in San Francisco, Calif., on Sept. 1, 1951, for the purpose of providing mutual aid in the event of aggression and for settling disputes by peaceful means. It came into force in 1952. The three countries' initials ... Aoba volcanic island of Vanuatu, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, 30 miles (50 km) east of Espiritu Santo. With an area of 154 square miles (399 square km), the island is dominated by Manaro, a 4,907-foot (1,496-metre) volcanic peak with three lakes in its caldera. Aoba's landscape inspired James Michener (who ...