rove beetle, (family Staphylinidae), any member of a family of numerous widely distributed insects in the order Coleoptera that are known for their usually elongated, slender bodies, their short elytra (wing covers), and their association with decaying organic matter. With an estimated 46,000 to

Karl Rove is an American political consultant and principal architect of United States President George W. Bush’s two presidential election campaigns (2000, 2004). Rove was political even as a young child. He pasted campaign stickers for Richard M. Nixon on his bicycle in 1960, and while in high

Karl Rove is an American political consultant and principal architect of United States President George W. Bush’s two presidential election campaigns (2000, 2004). Rove was political even as a young child. He pasted campaign stickers for Richard M. Nixon on his bicycle in 1960, and while in high

rove-over, having an extrametrical syllable at the end of one line that forms a foot with the first syllable of the next line. The term is used to describe a type of verse in sprung rhythm, Gerard Manley Hopkins’s method of counting only the stressed syllables of a line. Thus, the metre of a verse

Rovenky, city, southeastern Ukraine. Rovenky is 37 miles (60 km) south of the city of Luhansk on the Debaltseve-Likhovsky rail line. It was first documented in 1705 as the Cossack settlement of Osykovy Rovenyok, located on a Ukrainian frontier defense line. It was incorporated as a city in 1934.

Rovenky, city, southeastern Ukraine. Rovenky is 37 miles (60 km) south of the city of Luhansk on the Debaltseve-Likhovsky rail line. It was first documented in 1705 as the Cossack settlement of Osykovy Rovenyok, located on a Ukrainian frontier defense line. It was incorporated as a city in 1934.

bellflower: Rover, or creeping, bellflower (C. rapunculoides) is a European plant that has become naturalized in North America and is named for its spreading rhizomes. Throatwort, or bats-in-the-belfry (C. trachelium), a coarse, erect, hairy Eurasian plant also naturalized in North America, bears clusters of lilac-coloured funnel-shaped…

automotive industry: Europe after World War II: …and commercial trucks, became the Rover Group. Eventually Jaguar regained profitability, and the British government sold off the company through a public stock offering. The remaining Rover/Mini operations were acquired by British Aerospace Corporation. Rover then entered into a cooperative venture with Japan’s Honda in which cars of Honda design…

automotive industry: Europe after World War II: …and commercial trucks, became the Rover Group. Eventually Jaguar regained profitability, and the British government sold off the company through a public stock offering. The remaining Rover/Mini operations were acquired by British Aerospace Corporation. Rover then entered into a cooperative venture with Japan’s Honda in which cars of Honda design…

bicycle: The safety bicycle: …market acceptance was the 1885 Rover Safety designed by John Kemp Starley (James Starley’s nephew). Prior to 1885 many alternative designs were called safety bicycles, but, after the Rover pattern took over the market in the late 1880s, safety bicycles were simply called bicycles. The last catalog year for ordinaries…

The Rover, comedy by Aphra Behn, produced and published in two parts in 1677 and 1681. Set in Madrid and Naples during the exile of England’s King Charles II, the play depicts the adventures of a small group of English Cavaliers. The protagonist, the charming but irresponsible Willmore, may have

The Rover, comedy by Aphra Behn, produced and published in two parts in 1677 and 1681. Set in Madrid and Naples during the exile of England’s King Charles II, the play depicts the adventures of a small group of English Cavaliers. The protagonist, the charming but irresponsible Willmore, may have

J.R.R. Tolkien: Other works: Bliss (1982) and Roverandom (1998), and The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún (2009), two narrative poems drawn from northern legend and written in the style of the Poetic Edda. The Fall of Arthur (2013) is an unfinished verse exploration of Arthurian legend inspired by the Middle English Morte…

Rovereto, town, Trentino–Alto Adige regione, northern Italy. Rovereto lies in the Lagarina valley, on the Leno River near its junction with the Adige, south of Trento on the Brenner-Verona railway. It was ruled by the Castelbarco family from about 1300, then by Venice (1416–1509) and Austria

Melanesian languages: …franca in Papua New Guinea; Roviana, the language of the Methodist Mission in the Solomon Islands; Bambatana, a literary language used by the Methodists on Choiseul Island; Bugotu, a lingua franca on Santa Isabel (Ysabel Island); Tolai, a widely used missionary language in New Britain and New Ireland; Yabêm and…

Rovigo, city, Veneto regione, northeastern Italy. Rovigo lies along the Adigetto Canal, south of Padua. Mentioned as Rodigo in a document of 838, it was ruled by the house of Este until it passed to Venice in 1482 and to Austria after 1797. It was annexed to Italy in 1866. Landmarks include the

Anne-Jean-Marie-René Savary, duc de Rovigo was a French general, administrator, and trusted servant of Napoleon I. Savary joined the army in 1790 and fought in the Rhine campaigns. He was aide-de-camp first to General Louis Desaix de Veygoux in Egypt (1798) and, after Desaix’s death in 1800, to

Roberto Calasso: …publication of his second novel, La rovina di Kasch (1983; The Ruin of Kasch). It is a chaotic text built on an ancient African legend of the kingdom of Kasch and its decline after it abandons its traditional ritual sacrifice of the king. The second volume, The Marriage of Cadmus…

roving, in archery, form of practice or competition dating from at least the 16th century, when it was practiced by the Honourable Artillery Company at Finsbury Fields near London. Archers set up many marks on the field and shot from one to the next in sequence, the object being, as in golf, to use

Rivne, city, northwestern Ukraine, on the small Ustya (Ustye) River. First mentioned in 1282, Rivne was long a minor Polish settlement. In 1795 it passed to Russia and in 1797 was made a town. Growth began at the end of the 19th century when the town became an important rail junction. It reverted

Ruvuma River, perennial river rising in the Matagoro Mountains in southeastern Tanzania. Flowing eastward into the Indian Ocean at a point about 20 miles (32 km) north of Cape Delgado, the Ruvuma River forms the boundary between Tanzania and Mozambique for a length of 400 miles (650 km) from the

Camden: The “boxlike” row houses that were built for workers in the 1930s are architecturally unique; many, however, have been abandoned or torn down. The poet Walt Whitman lived in Camden from 1873 until his death in 1892; his home is maintained as a state historic site. The…

mountain ash, (genus Sorbus), genus of several shrubs or trees in the rose family (Rosaceae), native to the Northern Hemisphere. Unrelated to true ashes (genus Fraxinus, family Oleaceae), mountain ashes are widely cultivated as ornamentals for their flower clusters and brightly coloured fruits.

Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in, American television comedy and variety show that aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) network for six seasons (1968–73). The series won several Emmy and Golden Globe awards, including the 1969 Golden Globe for best television show, and in its first two seasons

Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in, American television comedy and variety show that aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) network for six seasons (1968–73). The series won several Emmy and Golden Globe awards, including the 1969 Golden Globe for best television show, and in its first two seasons

Rowan University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Glassboro, New Jersey, U.S. It includes the schools of business, education, engineering, fine and performing arts, and liberal arts and sciences. In addition to some 30 bachelor’s degree programs, the college offers a range

Rowan University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Glassboro, New Jersey, U.S. It includes the schools of business, education, engineering, fine and performing arts, and liberal arts and sciences. In addition to some 30 bachelor’s degree programs, the college offers a range

Andrew Summers Rowan was a U.S. Army officer, bearer of the “message to Garcia.” Rowan graduated from West Point in 1881. In 1898, at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, he was sent to the rebel Cuban leader Gen. Calixto Garcia y Íñiguez to determine the strength of the insurgent armies and

Carl Rowan was an American journalist, writer, public official, and radio and television commentator who was one of the first African American officers in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After serving as a communications officer in the navy, he earned a degree in mathematics from Oberlin (Ohio)

Carl Rowan was an American journalist, writer, public official, and radio and television commentator who was one of the first African American officers in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After serving as a communications officer in the navy, he earned a degree in mathematics from Oberlin (Ohio)

Akebono was an American-born Japanese sumo wrestler, who, in January 1993, became the first non-Japanese person to be elevated to yokozuna (grand champion) status, the highest rank in professional sumo. Rowan grew up on the island of Oahu in Hawaii and entered college there on a basketball

Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in: …was hosted by veteran comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, playing the straight-man and the dummy, respectively, the show relied largely on young, emerging talents, such as Goldie Hawn, Gary Owens, Arte Johnson, Ruth Buzzi, and Henry Gibson, who quickly became household names. The regular performers frequently

The O.C.: …Kirsten Cohen (Peter Gallagher and Kelly Rowan, respectively), a wealthy couple with impressive careers and a teenage son, Seth (Adam Brody). Over the course of the series, Ryan’s background provided him with a unique perspective and the ability to affect the lives of his privileged peers. Much of the series…

rowboat, boat propelled by oars alone, probably the most common type of boat found around waterfronts and at most fishing camps and docks on inland waters. A true rowboat or sculling boat has an easy motion through the water and, most important, glides between strokes. Thus the boat’s forward

musical instrument: History and evolution: The British writer John Frederick Rowbotham argued that there was originally a drum stage, followed by a pipe stage, and finally a lyre stage. The Austrian writer Richard Wallaschek, on the other hand, maintained that, although rhythm was the primal element, the pipe came first, followed by song,…

operations research: History: …result of the initiative of A.P. Rowe, superintendent of the Bawdsey Research Station, who led British scientists to teach military leaders how to use the then newly developed radar to locate enemy aircraft. By 1939 the Royal Air Force formally commenced efforts to extend the range of radar equipment so…

pre-Columbian civilizations: The Initial Period: …Period by the American scholar John H. Rowe, and the Lower Formative by the Peruvian archaeologist Luis G. Lumbreras, began with the introduction of pottery. The earliest ceramics have yielded radiocarbon dates of about 1800 bce, although Rowe has suggested that even a date of 2100 bce is plausible. Ceramics…

Nicholas Rowe was an English writer who was the first to attempt a critical edition of the works of Shakespeare. Rowe succeeded Nahum Tate as poet laureate in 1715 and was also the foremost 18th-century English tragic dramatist, doing much to assist the rise of domestic tragedy. Rowe was called to

SZA is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style combines elements of rhythm and blues, hip-hop, and soul. She rose to prominence with her debut studio album, Ctrl, in 2017. Her music often explores themes of heartbreak, sexuality, and self-image. Solána Imani Rowe was born to Audrey Rowe,

Newton Wesley Rowell was a Canadian politician and jurist who served as chief justice of Ontario in 1936–37. Rowell was called to the bar in 1891 and made king’s counselor in 1902. As a member of the Ontario legislative assembly in 1911, he became leader of the Liberal opposition. He entered the

kiwi: rowi), also called the Rowi kiwi; and the brown kiwi (A. mantelli), also called the North Island brown kiwi.

governance: Neoliberalism: …which they describe as “rowing.” They argue that bureaucracy is bankrupt as a tool for rowing. And they propose replacing bureaucracy with an “entrepreneurial government,” based on competition, markets, customers, and measurement of outcomes.

rowing, propulsion of a boat by means of oars. As a sport, it involves watercraft known as shells (usually propelled by eight oars) and sculls (two or four oars), which are raced mainly on inland rivers and lakes. The term rowing refers to the use of a single oar grasped in both hands, while

rowboat, boat propelled by oars alone, probably the most common type of boat found around waterfronts and at most fishing camps and docks on inland waters. A true rowboat or sculling boat has an easy motion through the water and, most important, glides between strokes. Thus the boat’s forward

Edwin Herbert Land: …research by working with the Rowland Institute of Science, a nonprofit centre supported by the Rowland Foundation, Inc., a corporation that Land founded in 1960. Under Land’s direction, Rowland researchers discovered that perception of light and colour is regulated essentially by the brain, rather than through a spectrum system in…

Tulsa race massacre of 1921: On May 30, 1921, Dick Rowland, a young African American shoe shiner, was accused of assaulting a white elevator operator named Sarah Page in the elevator of a building in downtown Tulsa. The next day the Tulsa Tribune printed a story saying that Rowland had tried to rape Page,…

F. Sherwood Rowland was an American chemist who shared the 1995 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with chemists Mario Molina and Paul Crutzen for research on the depletion of the Earth’s ozone layer. Working with Molina, Rowland discovered that man-made chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) propellants accelerate the

F. Sherwood Rowland was an American chemist who shared the 1995 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with chemists Mario Molina and Paul Crutzen for research on the depletion of the Earth’s ozone layer. Working with Molina, Rowland discovered that man-made chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) propellants accelerate the

Henry Augustus Rowland was an American physicist who invented the concave diffraction grating, which replaced prisms and plane gratings in many applications, and revolutionized spectrum analysis—the resolution of a beam of light into components that differ in wavelength. In 1872 Rowland became an

Destiny’s Child: Child consisted of Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams, who, through their songs and performances, collectively became a symbol of empowerment for women worldwide.

Presbyterian Church of Wales: …of conversion in 1735, and Daniel Rowlands, an Anglican curate in Cardiganshire who experienced a similar conversion. After the two men met in 1737, they began cooperating in their work and were responsible for starting the religious revival in Wales and for founding Methodist associations. Eventually, however, doctrinal and personal…

Gena Rowlands was an American actress who was perhaps best known for the 10 films she made with her husband, director John Cassavetes. Their most-notable collaborations were A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Gloria (1980). Rowlands’s father, Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands, was a banker and a politician

Henry Morton Stanley was a British American explorer of central Africa, famous for his rescue of the Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone and for his discoveries in and development of the Congo region. He was knighted in 1899. Stanley’s parents, John Rowlands and Elizabeth Parry, gave

the Chemical Brothers: …9, 1970, London, England) and Tom Rowlands (b. January 11, 1971, Oxfordshire) met at Manchester University in 1989. Already fans of hip-hop, the pair quickly became avid participants in the “Madchester” rave scene, then buzzing thanks to the synergy of house music and the drug Ecstasy. Rowlands and Simons attended…

Gena Rowlands was an American actress who was perhaps best known for the 10 films she made with her husband, director John Cassavetes. Their most-notable collaborations were A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Gloria (1980). Rowlands’s father, Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands, was a banker and a politician

Mary Rowlandson was a British American colonial author who wrote one of the first 17th-century captivity narratives, in which she told of her capture by Native Americans, revealing both elements of Native American life and of Puritan-Indian conflicts in early New England. Mary White was taken to

Thomas Rowlandson was an English painter and caricaturist who illustrated the life of 18th-century England and created comic images of familiar social types of his day, such as the antiquarian, the old maid, the blowsy barmaid, and the Grub Street hack. His characters ranged from the ridiculously

Rowlatt Acts, (February 1919), legislation passed by the Imperial Legislative Council, the legislature of British India. The acts allowed certain political cases to be tried without juries and permitted internment of suspects without trial. Their object was to replace the repressive provisions of

Newmarket: …southwest of the town: the Rowley Mile course, used in the spring and autumn, and the July course, used in the summer. The Rowley Mile intersects the Devil’s Ditch, or Devil’s Dyke, an earthwork thought to have been built by the East Anglians as a defense against the Mercians about…

Sahul Shelf: …the Timor Sea; and the Rowley Shelf (120,000 square miles [310,800 square km]) underlying a part of the northwest Indian Ocean extending to North West Cape, Western Australia. To the north lie the deeper Timor Trough and the volcanic Lesser Sunda Islands, separating the Sahul from the Sunda Shelf. The…

Samuel Rowley was an English dramatist apparently employed by the theatrical manager Philip Henslowe. Sometimes he is described as William Rowley’s brother, but they seem not to have been related. After 1601 Rowley acted with and wrote plays for the Admiral’s Men and other companies. Several plays

Thomas Chatterton: …a 15th-century monk of Bristol, Thomas Rowley, a fictitious character created by Chatterton. The name was taken from a civilian’s monument brass at St. John’s Church in Bristol. The poems had many shortcomings both as medieval writings and as poetry. Yet Chatterton threw all his powers into the poems, supposedly…

William Rowley was an English dramatist and actor who collaborated with several Jacobean dramatists, notably Thomas Middleton. Rowley became an actor before 1610. He met Middleton about 1614 but was already writing plays for his company, Prince Charles’s Men, in 1612–13. He later joined Lady

Sir Wallace Edward Rowling was an educator and politician who upon the death of Prime Minister Norman Kirk was elected premier of New Zealand (1974–75). Rowling was a lecturer in economics when he entered politics; he became a member of Parliament (1962) and president of the Labour Party (1970–72).

J.K. Rowling is a British author and the creator of the popular and critically acclaimed Harry Potter series, about a young sorcerer in training. After graduating from the University of Exeter in 1986, Rowling began working for Amnesty International in London, where she started to write the Harry

J.K. Rowling is a British author and the creator of the popular and critically acclaimed Harry Potter series, about a young sorcerer in training. After graduating from the University of Exeter in 1986, Rowling began working for Amnesty International in London, where she started to write the Harry

Sir Wallace Edward Rowling was an educator and politician who upon the death of Prime Minister Norman Kirk was elected premier of New Zealand (1974–75). Rowling was a lecturer in economics when he entered politics; he became a member of Parliament (1962) and president of the Labour Party (1970–72).

B. Seebohm Rowntree was an English sociologist and philanthropist known for his studies of poverty and welfare and for his record as a progressive employer. After attending the Friends’ School at York and studying chemistry at Owens College, Manchester, in 1889 he joined H.I. Rowntree and Company,

B. Seebohm Rowntree was an English sociologist and philanthropist known for his studies of poverty and welfare and for his record as a progressive employer. After attending the Friends’ School at York and studying chemistry at Owens College, Manchester, in 1889 he joined H.I. Rowntree and Company,

Wilmington Ten: …a white supremacist group, The Rights of White People (ROWP), a Ku Klux Klan affiliate, arrived. Heavily armed, the ROWP held Klan-like meetings in a public park, ratcheting up tension. African American protesters marched repeatedly to City Hall, requesting a citywide curfew to stop the gunfire that night riders aimed…

Chester: …feature of the town is the Rows, a double tier of shops with the lower ones set back and the upper ones projecting over them.

A.L. Rowse was an English historian and writer who became one of the 20th century’s foremost authorities on Elizabethan England. The son of a labourer, Rowse was a brilliant student and won a scholarship to Christ Church College, Oxford, in 1922. He studied modern history there, and soon after

A.L. Rowse was an English historian and writer who became one of the 20th century’s foremost authorities on Elizabethan England. The son of a labourer, Rowse was a brilliant student and won a scholarship to Christ Church College, Oxford, in 1922. He studied modern history there, and soon after

Susanna Rowson was an English-born American actress, educator, and author of the first American best-seller, Charlotte Temple. Susanna Haswell was the daughter of an officer in the Royal Navy. She grew up from 1768 in Massachusetts, where her father was stationed, but the family returned to England

Mīrkhwānd: …about 1474 his general history, Rowzat oṣ-ṣafāʾ (Eng. trans. begun as History of the Early Kings of Persia, 1832; continued as The Rauzat-us-Safa; or, Garden of Purity, 1891–94). The work is composed of seven large volumes and a geographic appendix, sometimes considered an eighth volume. The history begins with the…

Ghaznī: Around the nearby village of Rowẓeh-e Sultan, on the old road to Kabul (the nation’s capital, 80 miles [130 km] northeast), are the ruins of ancient Ghazna, including two 140-foot (43-metre) towers and the tomb of Maḥmūd of Ghazna (971–1030), the most powerful emir (or sultan) of the Ghaznavid dynasty.

William Alabaster: He wrote a Latin tragedy, Roxana (1597, published 1632), that the 18th-century critic Samuel Johnson thought was the finest Latin writing in England prior to John Milton’s elegies.

Roxana was the wife of Alexander the Great. The daughter of the Bactrian chief Oxyartes, she was captured and married by Alexander in 327, during his conquest of Asia. After Alexander’s death, she had his second wife, Stateira (Barsine), killed, and she gave birth at Babylon to a son (Alexander

English literature: Defoe: …both Moll Flanders (1722) and Roxana (1724) lure the reader into puzzling relationships with narrators the degree of whose own self-awareness is repeatedly and provocatively placed in doubt.

Roxana was the wife of Alexander the Great. The daughter of the Bactrian chief Oxyartes, she was captured and married by Alexander in 327, during his conquest of Asia. After Alexander’s death, she had his second wife, Stateira (Barsine), killed, and she gave birth at Babylon to a son (Alexander

Roxane, fictional character, the beautiful, much-admired woman in Cyrano de Bergerac (first performed 1897) by Edmond

Roxas, city, northern Panay, central Philippines. It lies along the Panay River delta 4 miles (6.5 km) from its mouth on the Sibuyan Sea. The city was formerly called Capiz. Its outport, Port Capiz, accommodates interisland traffic. The northern terminus of the transisland railway from Iloilo City,

Southeast Asian arts: The Philippines: …mainly through the Philippine architect Felipe Roxas, who had traveled in Europe and England. San Sebastian in Manila is a notable example of this style. The Spaniard Juan Hervas, Manila’s municipal architect from 1887 to 1893, favoured neo-Byzantine forms—e.g., Manila Cathedral (1878–79).

Manuel Roxas was a political leader and the first president (1946–48) of the independent Republic of the Philippines. After studying law at the University of the Philippines, near Manila, Roxas began his political career in 1917 as a member of the municipal council of Capiz (renamed Roxas in 1949).

Roxburghshire, historic county, southeastern Scotland, along the English border. It covers an area stretching from the valleys of the Rivers Tweed and Teviot in the north to the Cheviot Hills in the southeast and the valley known as Liddesdale in the southwest. Roxburghshire lies entirely within

Indian Botanic Garden: …was introduced by the botanist William Roxburgh after he became superintendent of the garden in 1793. Roxburgh brought in plants from all over India and developed an extensive herbarium. This collection of dried plant specimens eventually became the Central National Herbarium of the Botanical Survey of India, which comprises 2.5…

Roxburghshire, historic county, southeastern Scotland, along the English border. It covers an area stretching from the valleys of the Rivers Tweed and Teviot in the north to the Cheviot Hills in the southeast and the valley known as Liddesdale in the southwest. Roxburghshire lies entirely within

Roxbury, southern residential section of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Prior to becoming part of the city of Boston in 1868, it was a town (township) of Norfolk county, located between Boston and Dorchester. Early spellings include Rocksbury, Roxburie, and Rocsbury; the town was named probably in

Massachusetts: Education: Roxbury Latin School, founded in 1645, is among the country’s oldest.

Roxelana was a Slavic woman who was forced into concubinage and later became the wife of the Ottoman sultan Süleyman the Magnificent. Through her influence on the sultan and her mastery of palace intrigue, Roxelana wielded considerable power. Roxelana was born about 1505 in the town of Rohatyn, in

Chicago: The story inspired another movie, Roxie Hart (1942), with Ginger Rogers in the title role. The Broadway play Chicago, the first musical based on Watkins’s story, premiered in 1975. The production was directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, and it starred Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, and Jerry Orbach. The musical’s…

Napster, music file-sharing computer service created by American college student Shawn Fanning in 1999. Napster allowed users to share, over the Internet, electronic copies of music stored on their personal computers. The file sharing that resulted set in motion a legal battle over digital rights

Roxelana was a Slavic woman who was forced into concubinage and later became the wife of the Ottoman sultan Süleyman the Magnificent. Through her influence on the sultan and her mastery of palace intrigue, Roxelana wielded considerable power. Roxelana was born about 1505 in the town of Rohatyn, in

ancient Rome: The barbarian invasions: …were later joined by the Roxolani and the Vandals. In spite of stubborn resistance, Dacia was gradually overwhelmed, and it was abandoned by the Roman troops, though not evacuated officially. When Valerian was captured in ad 259/260, the Pannonians were gravely threatened, and Regalianus, one of the usurpers proclaimed by…

Sebastian Klonowic: In the Latin poem “Roxolania” (written 1584) he gave the first complete account of the Ruthenian geography, landscape, and people. In the Polish poem Flis (1595; The Boatman), he vividly described the valley of the Vistula River and the life and customs of its raftsmen. Worek Judaszów (1600; “Judas’s…

Polish literature: Poetry: The Roxolanki (1654; “Roxolania”), a collection of love songs by Szymon Zimorowic, and the Sielanki nowe ruskie (1663; “New Ruthenian Idylls”), written by his brother Józef Bartłomiej Zimorowic, introduced topical dramatic elements into the traditional pastoral lyric; images of war and death were superimposed upon the…

Roxy Music, British art rock band of the 1970s whose influential style was an amalgam of glam rock campiness, sophisticated, often experimental musicianship, arch humour, and world-weary romanticism. The principal members were vocalist-songwriter Bryan Ferry (b. September 26, 1945, Washington,

the Rockettes, world-famous American precision dance team that is especially known for its annual Christmas Spectacular. They are the signature act of the Radio City Music Hall within Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan, New York City. The origins of the Rockettes can be traced to 1925, when

historiography: World history: Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie grounded his great history of the peasants of Languedoc in the soil and climate of that part of France, showing how the human population of the ancien régime was limited by the carrying capacity of the land. He went on to…

Vanuatu: History of Vanuatu: …tradition) of the great chief Roy Mata (or Roymata). His death was marked by an elaborate ritual that included the burying alive of one man and one woman from each of the clans under his influence.