Literary theory is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for literary analysis. Since the 19th century, literary scholarship includes literary theory and considerations of intellectual history, moral philosophy, social prophecy, and interdisciplinary themes relevant to how people interpret meaning. In the humanities in modern academia, the latter style of literary ...

Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in pop culture, Lewis was nicknamed "The King of Comedy".Starting in 1946, he teamed with singer Dean Martin to form the famous Martin and Lewis, then in 1956, went on …

Erfzonde in de Bijbel. Het begrip 'erfzonde' komt niet in de Bijbel voor, maar is volgens de christelijke leer gevolg van de zondeval (Genesis 3). In dit verhaal waren Adam en Eva de eerste mensen, die woonden in een paradijs, de Hof van Eden. God had hen verboden te eten van de Boom van de kennis van goed en kwaad.Op aanraden van een slang - traditioneel …

Joseph Stalin, second leader of the Soviet Union, died on 5 March 1953 at his Kuntsevo Dacha at the age of 74, after suffering a stroke.He was given a state funeral in Moscow on 9 March, with four days of national mourning declared. The day of the funeral, hundreds or thousands of citizens present in the area to pay their respects died in a human crush.

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Under his administration, Russia, and later the Soviet Union, became a one …

Some of the most notable works for string quartet include: Joseph Haydn's 68 string quartets, in particular Op. 20, Op. 33, Op. 76, Op. 64, No. 5 ("The Lark") and the string quartet version of "The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour On the Cross" (); Luigi Boccherini's 91 string quartets; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 23 string quartets, in particular the set of six dedicated to Haydn, …

Het jaar 1969 is een jaartal volgens de christelijke jaartelling.. Gebeurtenissen januari. 1 - Invoering van de postcode in België.; 1 - In het kader van de Wet OB 1968 vervangt Nederland de bestaande omzetbelasting door een belasting gebaseerd op de toegevoegde waarde, de zogeheten btw (Belasting over Toegevoegde Waarde).Deze belasting kent een "hoog" (12%) …

The Third Man is een Britse film noir uit 1949 van regisseur Carol Reed met onder meer Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles en Alida Valli.Het scenario is van de hand van Graham Greene. De gelijknamige novelle die Greene ter voorbereiding schreef, verscheen in januari 1950. Deze zwart-witfilm duurt 104 minuten. Het verhaal speelt zich af in het naoorlogse Wenen, een …

On 21 January 1924, at 18:50 EET, Vladimir Lenin, leader of the October Revolution and the first leader and founder of the Soviet Union, died in Gorki aged 53 after falling into a coma. The official cause of death was recorded as an incurable disease of the blood vessels. Lenin was given a state funeral and then buried in a specially erected mausoleum on 27 January.

The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard.Set in postwar Vienna, the film centres on American Holly Martins (Cotten), who arrives in the city to accept a job with his friend Harry Lime (Welles), only to learn that Lime has died.