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41Russian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Russian language, beginning with the Christianization of Kievan Rus in the late 10th century. The unusual shape of Russian literary history has been the source of numerous… …
42matter-of-fact — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. prosaic, unimaginative, formal. See simpleness, weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. objective, prosaic, feasible; see practical . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. unemotional, prosaic, dry,… …
43Tolstoy, Leo — Russian Lev Nikolayevich, Count Tolstoy born Sept. 9, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana, Tula province, Russian Empire died Nov. 20, 1910, Astapovo, Ryazan province Russian writer, one of the world s greatest novelists. The scion of prominent aristocrats,… …
44dull — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unsharp, blunt; deadened, numb; stupid; tedious, uninteresting, boring; spiritless, vapid, vacuous; dead, lifeless; sluggish, listless, lethargic; lackluster, dim, cloudy, obscure, stale, jaded. v.… …
45prose — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin prosa, from feminine of prorsus, prosus, straightforward, being in prose, contraction of proversus, past participle of provertere to turn forward, from pro forward + vertere to turn …
46Poetic diction — is the term used to refer to the linguistic style, the vocabulary, and the metaphors used in the writing of poetry. In the Western tradition, all these elements were thought of as properly different in poetry and prose up to the time of the… …
47American literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language in the United States. Like other national literatures, American literature was shaped by the history of the country that produced it. For almost a century and a… …
48Koran — Koran † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Koran The sacred book of the Muslims, by whom it is regarded as the revelation of God. Supplemented by the so called Hadith, or traditions, it is the foundation of Islam ( see Islam (Concept) ) and the… …
49pedestrian — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. walker, ambler, stroller, peregrinator, hiker. See travel. adj. prosaic, dull. See weariness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. walker, foot traveler, stroller, hiker; see walker . III (Roget s 3… …
50prosaism — pro•sa•ism [[t]proʊˈzeɪ ɪz əm[/t]] also pro•sa•i•cism [[t] əˌsɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) prosaic character or style 2) a prosaic expression • Etymology: 1780–90; < F prosaïsme. See prosaic, ism …
