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Middle English Texts
offers lyrics, tales, and other Middle English works (1350-1485) that occupy an important place in the literary and cultural canon but that are not readily available in student... (University of Rochester, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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Portals to the World
is a starting point for studying other countries and parts of the world. Learn about the culture, economy, geography, government, history, languages, politics, religions, and other... (Library of Congress) |
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Churchill and the Great Republic
presents more than 200 photos, speeches, and letters from one of the most important and colorful leaders of the 20th century and in all British history. Best known as Prime Minister... (Library of Congress) |
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Documents Related to Churchill and FDR
examines the friendship and working relations that developed between U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill beginning in 1940. Their... (National Archives and Records Administration) |
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Thomas Gainsborough
presents 12 paintings that illustrate the range, richness, and originality of this British master of 18th-century portraits and landscapes. Gainsborough's works are characterized by... (National Gallery of Art) |
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Constable and Turner: British Landscapes of the Early 1800s
features two landscape painters who were influential champions of romanticism, an artistic
movement of the late 1700s to mid-1800s that emphasized an emotional response to nature... (National Gallery of Art) |
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Britain's Royal Academy of Art in the Late 1700s and Early 1800s
features artists in this elite English society. For more than a century, London's Royal Academy established the highest cultural standards in the English-speaking world. It trained... (National Gallery of Art) |
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British and American Grand Manner Portraits of the 1700s
looks at works in the "Grand Manner" or "Great Style." The terms are used to describe paintings that used visual metaphors. The Grand Manner came to include portraiture—especially at... (National Gallery of Art) |
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British Conversation Pieces and Portraits of the 1700s
presents six "conversation" scenes, including informal group portraits as well as imaginary views of daily life. Pictures were commissioned by families or friends to portray them... (National Gallery of Art) |
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