Roguery
51Novela picaresca — Lazarillo de Tormes visto por Francisco de Goya. Novela picaresca es un género literario en prosa, muy característico de la literatura española, si bien trascendió a la europea. Surgió en los años de transición entre el Renacimiento y el Barroco …
52Tortura escolar — Como tortura escolar se entiende un amplio catálogo de prácticas que van desde la broma al castigo, y que también pueden darse fuera de la escuela (por ejemplo, en un acuartelamiento militar o un colegio mayor). El rasgo definitorio de estas… …
53humorous — humorous1 humorously, adv. humorousness, n. /hyooh meuhr euhs/ or, often, /yooh /, adj. 1. characterized by humor; funny; comical: a humorous anecdote. 2. having or showing the faculty of humor; droll; facetious: a humorous person. [1570 80;… …
54novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; <… …
55ropery — /roh peuh ree/, n., pl. roperies. 1. a place where ropes are made. 2. Archaic. knavery; roguery. [1325 75; ME roperie. See ROPE, ERY] * * * …
56Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
57mystery story — Work of fiction in which the evidence related to a crime or to a mysterious event is so presented that the reader has an opportunity to consider solutions to the problem, the author s solution being the final phase of the piece. The mystery story …
58Dekker, Thomas — ▪ English dramatist born c. 1572, London, Eng. died c. 1632 English dramatist and writer of prose pamphlets who is particularly known for his lively depictions of London life. Few facts of Dekker s life are certain. He may have been… …
59Nat Turner: Confession (1831) — ▪ Primary Source Nat Turner led the best known of all Southern slave revolts, which occurred on August 21, 1831, and climaxed a three year period of unrest among the slaves during which time Turner had been successful in convincing his… …
60Bribery — • The payment or the promise of money or other lucrative consideration to induce another, while under the obligation of acting without any view to private emolument, to act as the briber shall prescribe Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …
