One might, indeed, argue that the history of ideas, in so far as it includes the literatures, must center on characterizations of human nature and that the great periods of literary achievement may be distinguished from one another by reference to the images of human nature that they succeed in fashioning.

He was born in Warrington, Lancashire into a distinguished literary family of prominent Unitarians.

During this period he also wrote librettos for opera seria and served for a time as literary director of the San Giovanni Grisostomo, Venice's most distinguished opera house.

Not only was Suleiman a distinguished poet and goldsmith in his own right ; he also became a great patron of culture, overseeing the golden age of the Ottoman Empire's artistic, literary and architectural development.

The literary criticisms, generally distinguished by keen and independent judgment, and the excerpts vary considerably in length.

While Zschokke appeared as one of the most distinguished and energetic public men in Switzerland, he still found time to cultivate his favorite literary pursuits, and it is chiefly by his numerous writings, historical and fictitious, that he became known to the world at large.

Alger scholar Gary Scharnhorst describes Alger's style as " anachronistic ", " often laughable ", " distinctive ", and " distinguished by the quality of its literary allusions ".

They were distinguished by their interests in documentary, left-wing politics, and the literary experiments of the nouveau roman.

Bernard's teaching was distinguished partly by its pronounced Platonic tendency, and partly by the stress laid upon literary study of the greater Latin writers.

In Serbian epic poetry and song ( e. g. " Radul-bey and Bulgarian King Šišman " and the song " Dušan's Wedding "), Miloš Obilić is often grouped along with other literary creations like Karadjordje, Vuk Karadžić and Njegoš as Serbs of Dinaric origin who distinguished themselves as the great moral and / or intellectual minds of the past in contradistinction to Bulgarian contemporaries, who could claim no such status.

Lucy Aikin ( 6 November 1781 – 29 January 1864 ), born at Warrington, England into a distinguished literary family of prominent Unitarians, was a historical writer.

By this arrangement, Playfair was able to be frequently in Edinburgh and to cultivate the literary and scientific society for which it was at that time specially distinguished.

The party was chiefly distinguished by its opposition to an independent scientific study of theology, its principal theological leader being Hengstenberg, and its chief literary organ the Evangelische Kirchenzeitung.

A fully distinguished literary form ( poetry ) appeared in the fourteenth century in the courts of the Kamata kingdom ; in the same century, Madhav Kandali translated the Ramayana into the Assamese ( Saptakanda Ramayana ) in the eastern court of a Kachari king.

" These included Ben Jonson, Selden, Waller, Hales, and especially Lord Falkland ; and from their influence and the wide reading in which he indulged, he doubtless drew the solid learning and literary talent which afterwards distinguished him.

Genre fiction is often used interchangeably with the term popular fiction, and generally distinguished from literary fiction.

He distinguished himself in oratory at the Society of Studies in Dijon, a political and literary circle of the town's royalist youth.

He had a wide circle of acquaintance among the distinguished artists and literary men of his day.

The literary content was no less distinguished ; authors who contributed were:

Gail believed there was an organized conspiracy to belittle his learning and professional success, and there was a feud between him and his literary opponents, the most distinguished of whom was PL Courier.

It is also said of him that he gained the affection of his subjects by his honesty and his cultivation of the arts, which he accomplished by gathering round him distinguished literary men, in particular philosophers, poets, and historians.

In spite of his considerable literary production, Carleton remained poor, but received a pension in 1848 of £ 200 a year granted by Lord John Russell in response to a memorial on Carleton's behalf signed by numbers of distinguished persons in Ireland.

Romney Marsh has a distinguished literary history.

Among his avowed antagonists in literary warfare the most distinguished were Edmond Malone and George Steevens, the Shakespeare edition ; Mathias, the author of the Pursuits of Literature ; Dr John Jamieson, the Scottish lexicographer ; Pinkerton, the historian ; Dr Irving, the biographer of the Scottish poets ; and Dr Currie of Liverpool.

The critic and musician Digby Fairweather sums up Beiderbecke's musical legacy, arguing that " with Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke was the most striking of jazz's cornet ( and of course, trumpet ) fathers ; a player who first captivated his 1920s generation and after his premature death, founded a dynasty of distinguished followers beginning with Jimmy McPartland and moving on down from there.

When the work was performed at the Théâtre de l ' Athénée on 13 December 1867 it was a great success, and the Revue et Gazette Musicale's critic lavished particular praise on Bizet's act: " Nothing could be more stylish, smarter and, at the same time, more distinguished ".

As a critic he was distinguished for learning and acumen.

The ritual would be performed in the presence of an art critic or distinguished dealer, an art museum director and at least two witnesses.

* Davey Warbeck, Emily's husband, a distinguished writer and critic, and also a hypochondriac who undergoes unusual remedies for the sake of his health

In later years it was as the helpful friend and adviser of others, or as the well-read critic of wide sympathies, that Tieck distinguished himself.

As a textual critic he was distinguished by considerable rashness, and never hesitated to alter, rearrange or reject as spurious what failed to reach his standard of excellence.

In an interview, Branagh stated " Well, you know, a rather distinguished critic said he was annoyed with my performance because I'd clearly played Iago gay.

Fălticeni is also the hometown of the Lovinescu family, who gave Romania four of its most distinguished men of letters of the 20th century: literary critic Eugen Lovinescu, playwright Horia Lovinescu, esoterist Vasile Lovinescu and novelist Anton Holban.

* Ludwig Lewisohn ( 1882 – 1955 ), Class of 1901-Lewisohn was a novelist, a translator and a distinguished literary and drama critic.

René Doumic ( 7 March 1860, Paris-2 December 1937 ), French critic and man of letters, was born in Paris, and after a distinguished career at the École Normale began to teach rhetoric at the College Stanislas.

Burke became a highly distinguished writer after getting out of college, and starting off serving as an editor and critic instead, while he developed his relationships with other successful writers.

The distinguished theater critic Gordon Rogoff, extolling ' the power available only to an actor at the height of her own command of detail ,' went so far as to describe Lavin's portrayal as ' one of those textbook lessons in great acting ...' "

A distinguished essayist and critic, he is the editor of the literary journal " Kanaiyaazhi ".

He also worked with the Scottish Orchestra ( afterwards the Royal Scottish National Orchestra ) and in Birmingham, where ( according to the local critic Sydney Grew ) he was distinguished by his imaginative programme-building.

He had a distinguished career in journalism and literature as an editorial writer and musical critic for " The Courier and Enquirer ," continuing when it merged into " The New York World ".

The second trend is represented by Giosuè Carducci, a dominant figure of this period, fiery opponent of the Romantics and restorer of the ancient metres and spirit who, great as a poet, was scarcely less distinguished as a literary critic and historian.

While film critic Bosley Crowther gave the film a mixed review, he still appreciated the acting, and wrote, " Yet, as we say, this flapdoodle, written by Ben Hecht and Andrew Solt from a novel by Guy Endore, has been handsomely produced and played by a cast which is distinguished by José Ferrer in its midst.

Scott was born in London in 1912 to Bertha Eugene and Hugh Arthur Scott, a distinguished music critic.

She came from a distinguished Essex family, and married the art and literary critic Alexander Gilchrist in 1851.

The CCF was the official opposition party during this period, and Johnson distinguished himself in the legislature as his party's health and welfare critic.

Merck distinguished himself mainly as a critic ; his keen perception, critical perspicacity and refined taste made him a valuable guide to the young writers of the Sturm und Drang.

One man who does not personally like the composition, but can see the genius that scored it, is Carl Bowerman, the elderly and distinguished Music critic who joins the owner of the Opera House, Sebastian Levinne, for a private drink.