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  • 32Widukind of Corvey — was a Saxon historical chronicler, named after (and possibly a descendant of) the Saxon duke and national hero Widukind who had battled Charlemagne. Widukind the chronicler was born in 925 and died after 973 at the Benedictine abbey of Corvey in… …

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  • 33Michael Tippett — Sir Michael Kemp Tippett OM CH CBE (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was an English composer. Michael Tippett In his long career he produced a large body of work, including five operas, three large scale choral works, four symphonies, five string …

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  • 34Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux — Born 1 November 1636(1636 11 01) Paris, France Died 13 March 1711(1711 03 13) (aged&#160 …

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  • 35Orlande de Lassus — Orlande de Lassus, collection of Civico Museo Bibliografia Musicale, Bologna. Orlande de Lassus (also Orlandus Lassus, Orlando di Lasso, Roland de Lassus, or Roland Delattre) (1532 (possibly 1530) – 14 June 1594) was a Franco Flemish composer of… …

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  • 36Alliterative verse — The Old English epic poem Beowulf is written in alliterative verse. In prosody, alliterative verse is a form of verse that uses alliteration as the principal structuring device to unify lines of poetry, as opposed to other devices such as rhyme.… …

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  • 37Nicholas Grimald — Marshalsea Notable prisoners Sir Francis Barrington Edmund Bonner · Henry Chettle …

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  • 38Mischief Makers — This article is about the video game. For the art activist collective, see The Mischief Makers. Mischief Makers Developer(s) Treasure …

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  • 39Gustav zu Putlitz — Gustav Heinrich Gans Edler Herr von und zu Putlitz (March 20, 1821 ndash; September 5, 1890) was a German author born at Retzien near Perleberg in West Prignitz.He studied law at Berlin and Heidelberg, and was attached to the provincial… …

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  • 40Occitan literature — still sometimes called Provençal literature is a body of texts written in Occitan in what is nowadays the South of France. It originated in the poetry of the 11th and 12th century troubadours, and inspired the rise of vernacular literature… …

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