Tempio Malatestiano, burial chapel in Rimini, Italy, for Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, the lord of the city, together with his mistress Isotta degli Atti and the Malatesta family. The “temple” was converted, beginning in 1446, from the Gothic-style Church of San Francesco according to the plans of

Errico Malatesta was an Italian anarchist and agitator, a leading advocate of “propaganda of the deed,” the doctrine urged largely by Italian anarchists that revolutionary ideas could best be spread by armed insurrection. Malatesta became politically active while still in his teens, joining the

Errico Malatesta was an Italian anarchist and agitator, a leading advocate of “propaganda of the deed,” the doctrine urged largely by Italian anarchists that revolutionary ideas could best be spread by armed insurrection. Malatesta became politically active while still in his teens, joining the

Francesca da Rimini: Married to Gianciotto Malatesta (called “the Lame”) for reasons of state, she was murdered by him when he discovered her in an adulterous affair with his brother Paolo (called “the Fair”), whom he also killed.

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta was a feudal ruler and condottiere who is often regarded as the prototype of the Italian Renaissance prince. Sigismondo was one of three illegitimate sons of Pandolfo Malatesta, who had ruled over Brescia and Bergamo from about 1404 to 1421. Sigismondo was legitimated

malathion, broad-spectrum organophosphate insecticide and acaricide (used to kill ticks and mites). Considerably less toxic to humans than parathion, malathion is suited for the control of household and garden insects and is important in the control of mosquitoes, boll weevils, fruit flies, and

Bhavabhuti: … and the coronation of Rama; Malatimadhava (“Malati and Madhava”), a complex original love intrigue (complete with sorcery, human sacrifice, and Tantric practice) in 10 acts abounding in stirring, though sometimes improbable, incidents; and Uttararamacharita (“The Later Deeds of Rama”), which continues the story of Rama from his coronation to the…

macular degeneration: Other forms of macular degeneration: Malattia Leventinese (Doyne honeycomb) retinal dystrophy, which is characterized by a honeycomb-like pattern of drusen formation under the retina, is caused by mutations in the gene EFEMP1 (EGF-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix protein 1). Sorsby fundus dystrophy, which is clinically similar to wet AMD, is caused…

Malatya, city, east-central Turkey. It lies in a fertile plain watered by the Tohma River (a tributary of the Euphrates) and is surrounded by high ranges of the eastern Taurus Mountains. The modern town was founded in 1838 near the sites of two earlier settlements: the ancient Hittite city of

Malwa, historical province and physiographic region of west-central India, comprising a large portion of western and central Madhya Pradesh state and parts of southeastern Rajasthan and northern Maharashtra states. Strictly, the name is confined to the hilly tableland bounded by the Vindhya Range

India: Oligarchies and kingdoms: …politically were the Audambaras, Arjunayanas, Malavas, Yaudheyas, Shibis, Kunindas, Trigartas, and Abhiras. The Arjunayanas had their base in the present-day Bharatpur-Alwar region. The Malavas appear to have migrated from the Punjab to the Jaipur area, perhaps after the Indo-Greek invasions; they are associated with the Malava era, which has been…

chronology: Reckonings dated from a historical event: The Vikrama era (58 bc) is said in the Jain book Kālakācāryakathā to have been founded after a victory of King Vikramāditya over the Śaka. But some scholars credit the Scytho-Parthian ruler Azes with the foundation of this era. It is sometimes called the Mālava era…

Malavikagnimitra, five-act Sanskrit drama written by Kalidasa in the 5th century ce. It is recognized as one of the earliest works of Kalidasa, showcasing his dramatic style and thematic exploration of love and courtly life. The story is a light tale set in a harem, and, unlike Kalidasa’s other

mallow: …but naturalized along coastal California; wax mallow (Malvaviscus arboreus), a reddish flowering ornamental shrub from South America; poppy mallow (Callirhoe involucrata), a hairy perennial, low-growing, with poppy-like reddish flowers; and Indian mallow, also called velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti), a weedy plant. Chaparral mallows (Malacothamnus species), a group of shrubs and small…

Madan Mohan Malaviya was an Indian scholar, educational reformer, and a leader of the Indian nationalist movement. Malaviya was the son of Pandit Brij Nath, a noted Sanskrit scholar, and his early education took place at two Sanskrit pathshalas (traditional schools). After graduating from Muir

Madan Mohan Malaviya was an Indian scholar, educational reformer, and a leader of the Indian nationalist movement. Malaviya was the son of Pandit Brij Nath, a noted Sanskrit scholar, and his early education took place at two Sanskrit pathshalas (traditional schools). After graduating from Muir

The House by the Medlar Tree, realist (verismo) novel of Sicilian life by Giovanni Verga, published in 1881 as I Malavoglia. The book concerns the dangers of economic and social upheaval. It was the first volume of a projected five-novel series that Verga never completed. The author’s objective

zouk: …virtuosity of the Martinican band Malavoi, a group of classically trained musicians who had successfully blended French Antillean styles with jazz and Latin music.

Malawi, landlocked country in southeastern Africa. Endowed with spectacular highlands and extensive lakes, it occupies a narrow, curving strip of land along the East African Rift Valley. Lake Nyasa, known in Malawi as Lake Malawi, accounts for more than one-fifth of the country’s total area. Most

Malawi: Education of Malawi: …Distance Education Centres (DECs), the Malawi College of Distance Education has been available to students unable to attend regular secondary school. In the late 1990s, however, the DECs were converted into Community Day Secondary Schools, which further increased the need for teaching staff. Kamuzu Academy at Mtunthama, which opened in…

flag of Malawi: …the flag used by the Malawi Congress Party, then the dominant political force in the country. The stripes on the flag symbolized respectively the African people of the country, the blood of martyrs for independence, and the ever-green nature of Malawi. The country’s name means “flaming waters,” referring to the…

horizontally striped black-red-green national flag with a red half-sun on the black stripe. The flag has a width-to-length ratio of 2 to 3.On June 30, 1964, just prior to independence, the British territory of Nyasaland, renamed Malawi at independence, was granted a coat of arms, which replaced a

history of Malawi, a survey of notable events and people in the history of Malawi. The landlocked country is located in southeastern Africa. Endowed with spectacular highlands and extensive lakes, it occupies a narrow, curving strip of land along the East African Rift Valley. Lake Malawi (also

Lake Nyasa, lake, southernmost and third largest of the Eastern Rift Valley lakes of East Africa, which lies in a deep trough mainly within Malawi. The existence of the lake was reported by a Portuguese explorer, Caspar Boccaro, in 1616. David Livingstone, the British explorer-missionary, reached

Malawi, landlocked country in southeastern Africa. Endowed with spectacular highlands and extensive lakes, it occupies a narrow, curving strip of land along the East African Rift Valley. Lake Nyasa, known in Malawi as Lake Malawi, accounts for more than one-fifth of the country’s total area. Most

protozoan: Annotated classification: Malawimonas Possess mitochondria, 2 kinetosomes, and a single ventral flagellar vane. Parabasalia Possess a unique parabasal Golgi body; the 2 major parabasalid groups are the trichomonads and the hypermastigotes. Preaxostyla Oxymonadida

Malay, any member of an ethnic group of the Malay Peninsula and portions of adjacent islands of Southeast Asia, including the east coast of Sumatra, the coast of Borneo, and smaller islands that lie between these areas. The Malays speak various dialects belonging to the Austronesian

Sejarah Melayu, one of the finest literary and historical works in the Malay language. Concerning the Malaccan sultanate, it was composed sometime in the 15th or 16th century. The original text, written prior to 1536, underwent changes in 1612, ordered by Sultan Abdullah Maayah Shah. Only

Malay Archipelago, largest group of islands in the world, consisting of the more than 17,000 islands of Indonesia and the approximately 7,000 islands of the Philippines. The regional name “East Indies” is sometimes used as a synonym for the archipelago. New Guinea is usually arbitrarily included in

Alfred Russel Wallace: The career of a naturalist: …successful narrative of his journey, The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan, and the Bird of Paradise (1869), and wrote Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection (1870). In the latter volume and in several articles from this period on human evolution and spiritualism, Wallace parted from the scientific…

Malay language, member of the Western, or Indonesian, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family, spoken as a native language by more than 33,000,000 persons distributed over the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and the numerous smaller islands of the area, and widely used in

Southeast Asian arts: Malaysia and Indonesia: …afterward, during the Islamic period, Malay became the most important language—and still more so under later Dutch colonial rule so that, logically, it was recognized in 1949 as the official Indonesian language by the newly independent Republic of Indonesia.

Malay Peninsula, in Southeast Asia, a long, narrow appendix of the mainland extending south for a distance of about 700 miles (1,127 km) through the Isthmus of Kra to Cape Piai, the southernmost point of the Asian continent; its maximum width is 200 miles (322 km), and it covers roughly 70,000

Ob River: Physiography: …from the right, and the Little (Malaya) Ob, which receives the Northern (Severnaya) Sosva, the Vogulka, and the Synya rivers from the left. These main channels are reunited below Shuryshkary into a single stream that is up to 12 miles (19 km) wide and 130 feet (40 metres) deep; but…

history of Europe: The reflux of empire: Malaya’s independence was delayed until 1957 by a communist campaign of terror, quelled by both a sophisticated antiguerrilla campaign and a serious effort to win what the British General Sir Gerald Templer called “the hearts and minds of the Malayan people.”

Malayalam language, member of the South Dravidian subgroup of the Dravidian language family. Malayalam is spoken mainly in India, where it is the official language of the state of Kerala and the union territory of Lakshadweep. It is also spoken by bilingual communities in contiguous parts of

Malayalam literature, body of writing in the Malayalam language of South India. The earliest extant literary work is Ramacharitam (late 12th or early 13th century). In the subsequent period, besides a popular pattu (song) literature, there flourished a literature of mainly erotic poetry composed in

Kerala: Population composition: The Malayalis are a group of people of mixed ethnic heritage who speak Malayalam, a Dravidian language; they constitute the majority of the population of Kerala. Most Malayalis are descendants of the early inhabitants of India, the so-called Dravidians (speakers of Dravidian languages), who were driven…

Malaysia: Political transformation: …those of UMNO and the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA), formed in 1949 by wealthy Chinese businessmen. A coalition consisting of UMNO (led by the aristocratic moderate Tunku Abdul Rahman), MCA, and the Malayan Indian Congress contested the national legislative elections held in 1955 and won all but one seat. This…

flying lemur: …or Sunda, flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus), ranges from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia and southward along the Malay Peninsula to the islands of Sumatra, Borneo, and Java. Adults of both species can grow as large as 42 cm (16.5 inches) in body length, with a tail that extends an additional…

Malayan People’s Anti-Japanese Army: …majority in the army, the Malayan Communist Party was able to infiltrate and indoctrinate the guerrillas and to stress that postwar Malaya would become Communist through their efforts.

Malayan Emergency, (1948–60), period of unrest following the creation of the Federation of Malaya (precursor of Malaysia) in 1948. After World War II the Federation of Malaya was formed through the unification of several former British territories, including Sabah and Sarawak. The negotiations

rat: Natural history: argentiventer) and Malayan field rat (R. tiomanicus), primarily consume the insects, snails, slugs, and other invertebrates found in habitats of forest patches, secondary growth, scrubby and fallow fields, palm plantations, and rice fields.

seladang, Malayan wild cattle, a species of gaur

false gharial, (Tomistoma schlegelii), large species of freshwater crocodile that inhabits swamps, rivers, and other waterways on the islands of Sumatra, Java, and Borneo and in Peninsular Malaysia and is easily recognized by its long snout. The false gharial is one of only two living species

Malayan lar, species of gibbon

Malayan lar, species of gibbon

ground beetle: The Malayan leaf beetle, or fiddle beetle (Mormolyce), measuring approximately 100 mm (4 inches) long, resembles a violin with its slender head and thorax and wide elytra. This flat beetle uses its long head to probe into small openings in search of prey. It hides in…

pangolin: culionensis)—as endangered, and two species—the Sunda, or Malayan, pangolin (M. javanica) and the Chinese pangolin—as critically endangered. So dire was the persecution of this group of animals that delegates at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of…

Malayan People’s Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA), guerrilla movement formed originally to oppose the Japanese occupation of Malaya during World War II. In December 1941 a rapid Japanese invasion commenced, and within 10 weeks it had conquered Malaya. British military forces had prepared for this

Philippines: Relief: The narrow Ilocos, or Malayan, range, lying close along the west coast of northern Luzon, rises in places to elevations above 5,000 feet (1,500 metres) and is seldom below 3,500 feet (1,000 metres); it is largely volcanic. In the southwestern part of northern Luzon are the rugged…

moonrat, (Echinosorex gymnura), a large Southeast Asian insectivore that is essentially a primitive tropical hedgehog with a long tail and fur instead of spines. Despite their name, moonrats are not rodents, although they have a slim body, small unpigmented ears, small eyes, and a tapered muzzle

teledu, species of badger (q.v.) found in Southeast

sun bear, (Helarctos malayanus), the smallest bear in the world, found in Southeast Asian forests. It weighs only 27–65 kg (59–143 pounds) and grows 1–1.2 metres (3.3–4 feet) long with a 5-cm (2-inch) tail. Its large forepaws bear long curved claws, which it uses for tearing or digging in its

tapir: …brown, or gray, but the Malayan tapir (T. indicus) is strongly patterned, with black head, shoulders, and legs and white rump, back, and belly. The young of all tapirs are dark brown, streaked and spotted with yellowish white. A single young (rarely two) is produced after a gestation of about…

tiger: Tigers and humans: The Malayan subspecies (P. tigris jacksoni), which was determined to be genetically distinct from the Indo-Chinese subspecies (P. tigris corbetti) in 2004, numbers perhaps 500 individuals. The Siberian and Sumatran subspecies number less than 500 each, and the Indo-Chinese population is estimated to be less than…

Austronesian languages: Early classification work: …credited with coining the name Malayo-Polynesian, although the word first appeared in print in an 1841 publication of his contemporary, the German linguist Franz Bopp. Several decades later Robert Codrington, a leading English scholar of the languages of Melanesia, objected to the designation Malayo-Polynesian on the grounds that it excludes…

reticulated python, (Malayopython reticulatus), species of giant constricting snake belonging to the python family, Pythonidae, and known for being the longest living snake in the world, with the largest recorded individual measuring 10 meters (32.8 feet) in length. The reticulated python inhabits

Malaysia, country of Southeast Asia, lying just north of the Equator, that is composed of two noncontiguous regions: Peninsular Malaysia (Semenanjung Malaysia), also called West Malaysia (Malaysia Barat), which is on the Malay Peninsula, and East Malaysia (Malaysia Timur), which is on the island of

Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappearance: …370 disappearance, disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet on March 8, 2014, during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The disappearance of the Boeing 777 with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board led to a search effort stretching from the Indian Ocean west of Australia to…

Malaysia Airlines flight 17, flight of a passenger airliner that crashed and burned in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. All 298 people on board, most of whom were citizens of the Netherlands, died in the crash. A Dutch inquiry determined that the aircraft was shot down by a Russian-made

Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappearance, disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet on March 8, 2014, during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The disappearance of the Boeing 777 with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board led to a search effort stretching from the Indian Ocean

Peninsular Malaysia, region of the 13-state federation of Malaysia. It occupies the southern half of the Malay Peninsula and is separated from East Malaysia (on the island of Borneo) by the South China Sea. Formerly the Federation of Malaya (1948–63), it contains the bulk of Malaysia’s population

national flag consisting of seven red and seven white horizontal stripes and a blue canton with a yellow star and crescent. The width-to-length ratio of the flag is 1 to 2.The flag traditions of the many independent states now united in Malaysia emphasized white, red, yellow, and black; a

history of Malaysia, a survey of the notable events and people in the history of Malaysia from ancient times to the present. A Southeast Asian country lying just north of the Equator, Malaysia is composed of two noncontiguous regions: Peninsular Malaysia (Semenanjung Malaysia), also called West

Kuala Lumpur: The contemporary city: In addition, the Malay-language National University of Malaysia opened in Kuala Lumpur in 1970; the main campus is now in nearby Bangi, but there is still a branch in the city.

ringgit, monetary unit of Malaysia. The ringgit, also known as the Malaysian dollar, is divided into 100 sen. The Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia) has the exclusive authority to issue banknotes and coins in Malaysia. Coins are issued in denominations ranging from 5 to 50 sen.

false gharial, (Tomistoma schlegelii), large species of freshwater crocodile that inhabits swamps, rivers, and other waterways on the islands of Sumatra, Java, and Borneo and in Peninsular Malaysia and is easily recognized by its long snout. The false gharial is one of only two living species

Malaysian-Australian monsoon, the monsoon system affecting Southeast Asia and Australia. It is characterized by winds that blow from the southeast during cooler months and from the northwest during the warmer months of the year. Southeast Asia and northern Australia are combined in one monsoonal

Arabic literature: Categories and forms: …1940s, when two Iraqi poets, Nāzik al-Malāʾikah and Badr Shākir al-Sayyāb, almost simultaneously decided to abandon the system of prosody that the critical establishment had for centuries imposed as a principal method of identifying the poetic, choosing to adopt in its place a system that used variable line length and…

Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires, museum in Buenos Aires dedicated to Latin American art from the early 20th century through the present day. The Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires was established as a progressive institution and cultural centre that would promote the artistic

biblical literature: The modern period: …19th century the Russian rabbi Meir ben Yehiel Michael, “Malbin,” (1809–79) wrote commentaries on the prophets and the writings, emphasizing the differences between synonyms. In the 20th century the traditional values of Judaism were popularly expounded in Joseph Herman Hertz’s commentary on The Pentateuch and Haftorahs (1929–36) and in the…

Jan Gossart was a Netherlandish painter who was one of the first artists to introduce the style of the Italian Renaissance into the Low Countries. Gossart is most likely to be identified with Jennyn van Hennegouwe, who is registered as a master in the Guild of St. Luke at Antwerp in 1503. His most

Edward Greene Malbone was a painter generally regarded as the greatest American miniaturist. Largely self-taught, Malbone began his professional career in Providence, Rhode Island, and by age 17 he had developed a remarkably skilled technique. A man of agreeable manners who was blessed with what

Malbork, city, Pomorskie województwo (province), northern Poland. It lies on the Nogat River, the easternmost distributary of the Vistula River delta. The town was founded on the site of a medieval Prussian estate fortified by knights of the Teutonic Order in 1236 and was once the residence of

Malbork Castle, massive brick fortress enclosing three fortified castles that was built in the 13th century by Teutonic Knights in Malbork, Poland. Encompassing 52 acres (21 ha), Malbork Castle is Europe’s largest fortress by land area. It stands on the banks of the Nogat River, about 25 miles (40

vervet: …Ethiopia and northeastern Africa, the Malbrouck monkey (C. cynosuros) of Angola and the southern Congo, the bale monkey (C. djamdjamensis) of the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia, the vervet (C. pygerythrus) of eastern and southern Africa, the green monkey (C. sabaeus) of West Africa, and the tantalus monkey (C.

Judaism: Egyptian Jewish literature: Cleodemus (Malchus), in an attempt to win for the Jews the regard of the Greeks, asserted in his history that two sons of Abraham had joined Heracles in his expedition in Africa and that the Greek hero had married the daughter of one of them.…

Porphyry was a Neoplatonist Greek philosopher, important both as an editor and as a biographer of the philosopher Plotinus and for his commentary on Aristotle’s Categories, which set the stage for medieval developments of logic and the problem of universals. Boethius’ Latin translation of the

malcoha, any of several species of cuckoos of southern Asia, especially members of the genus Rhopodytes (often placed in Phaenicophaeus). Malcohas are noted for having a long tail, a stout bill with bristly base, and bare skin around the eyes. They are forest birds that move in a squirrellike

Malcolm, fictional character, a son of Duncan, the king of Scotland who is murdered by Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s

James Purdy: Malcolm (1959) tells the story of the experiences of a 15-year-old boy in a fruitless search for his identity. In Purdy’s later works, such as The Nephew (1960) and Cabot Wright Begins (1964), he further develops the bleak worldview that he first propounded in Malcolm.…

Zendaya: Big-screen debut and subsequent projects: …2021 include the romantic drama Malcolm & Marie, where she portrayed the titular character Marie, and the animated Space Jam: A New Legacy, in which she voiced the character of Lola Bunny. Zendaya starred as Chani alongside Timothée Chalamet in Denis Villeneuve’s multipart (2021 and 2024) adaptation of Dune

Malcolm I was the king of the Picts and Scots (Alba). Malcolm succeeded to the crown when his cousin Constantine II entered a monastery (943). He annexed Moray to the kingdom for the first time. After driving the Danes from York, the English king Edmund turned Cumbria over to Malcolm, apparently as

Malcolm II was the king of Scotland from 1005 to 1034, the first to reign over an extent of land roughly corresponding to much of modern Scotland. Malcolm succeeded to the throne after killing his predecessor, Kenneth III, and allegedly secured his territory by defeating a Northumbrian army at the

Malcolm III Canmore was the king of Scotland from 1058 to 1093, and the founder of the dynasty that consolidated royal power in the Scottish kingdom. The son of King Duncan I (reigned 1034–40), Malcolm lived in exile in England during part of the reign of his father’s murderer, Macbeth (reigned

Bryan Cranston: …Hal in the hit sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. His work earned him three Emmy nominations (but no wins) for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series (2002, 2003, and 2006) over the course of the program’s seven seasons.

Malcolm IV was the king of Scotland (1153–65). Malcolm ascended the throne at the age of 11. He was the eldest son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and of Northumberland (d. 1152), and succeeded his grandfather King David I. Under Malcolm’s predecessors, the kingdom of Scotland had been extended to

Malcolm IV was the king of Scotland (1153–65). Malcolm ascended the throne at the age of 11. He was the eldest son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and of Northumberland (d. 1152), and succeeded his grandfather King David I. Under Malcolm’s predecessors, the kingdom of Scotland had been extended to

Spike Lee: …of his monumental biographical film Malcolm X (1992), many of Lee’s later works received mixed reviews. Some observers complained about the excessive length of his films; others criticized his perpetuation of ethnic stereotypes, notably the Jewish characters in Mo’ Better Blues (1990) and the Italian Americans in Summer of Sam…

Malcolm X was an African American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam who articulated concepts of race pride and Black nationalism in the early 1960s. After his assassination, the widespread distribution of his life story—The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)—made him an ideological

Kate Sheppard was an English-born activist, who was a leader in the woman suffrage movement in New Zealand. She was instrumental in making New Zealand the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote (1893). Largely raised and educated in Scotland, she moved to New Zealand in the

Janet Malcolm forged a piercingly analytical brand of American journalism in a career that spanned more than five decades and produced numerous nonfiction books, several of which originated as reported articles for The New Yorker, for which she was a contributor from 1963 until her death in 2021.

analytic philosophy: Wittgensteinians: …of Wittgenstein, the American philosopher Norman Malcolm, has investigated concepts such as knowledge, certainty, memory, and dreaming. As these topics suggest, Wittgensteinians tended to concentrate on Wittgenstein’s ideas about the nature of mental concepts and to work in the area of philosophical psychology. Typically, they began with classical philosophical theories…

Mahabaleshwar, resort town, southwestern Maharashtra state, western India. It lies about 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Mumbai (Bombay) and is northwest of the town of Satara. At an elevation of 4,718 feet (1,438 metres) in the Sahyadri Hills of the Western Ghats, the town commands an excellent view

English literature: Other Jacobean dramatists: His tragicomedy The Malcontent (1604) is remarkable for its wild language and sexual and political disgust; Marston cuts the audience adrift from the moorings of reason by a dizzying interplay of parody and seriousness. Only in the city comedies of Thomas Middleton was Jonson’s moral concern with…

Andrea Palladio: Visits to Rome and work in Vicenza: Normally (as at the Villa Foscari at Mira, called Malcontenta [1560]; the Villa Emo at Fanzolo [late 1550s]; and the Villa Badoer), the porch covers one major story and the attic, the entire structure being raised on a base that contains service areas and storage. In a third type…

Carlo Goldoni: …Chiari, whom he satirized in I malcontenti (performed 1755; “The Malcontent”), Goldoni was assailed by Carlo Gozzi, an adherent of the commedia dell’arte, who denounced Goldoni in a satirical poem (1757), then ridiculed both Goldoni and Chiari in a commedia dell’arte classic, L’amore delle tre melarance (performed 1761; “The Love…

Antoni Malczewski was one of the first Polish Romantic poets. His single, superb poem gave him a lasting reputation in Polish literature. Belonging to a wealthy military and landholding family, Malczewski was educated at the lycée of Krzemieniec in Volhynia and then served in the Napoleonic Polish

Malda, town, north-central West Bengal state, northeastern India. It lies just east of the confluence of the Mahananda and Kalindri rivers and is part of the Ingraj Bazar urban agglomeration. The town rose to prominence as the river port of the Hindu capital of Pandua. During the 18th century it