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Encyclopedia entry: Christian Friedrich Hebbel
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      467 words ...Christian Friedrich Hebbel , 1813-63, German tragic dramatist. Born poor, he was largely ... Maria Magdalena (1844, tr. 1913-15); the historical tragedies Herod and Mariamne (1850, tr. 1912) and Agnes Bernauer (1852, tr ...

Article: Friedrich Hebbel
Encyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ...Friedrich Hebbel The plays of the German author Christian Friedrich Hebbel (1813-1863) combine realistic presentation ... highly theoretical and philosophical principles. Friedrich Hebbel was born on March 18, 1813, in Wesselburen ...

Friedrich Hebbel: BásnÄ ; El Greco / J. BoroviÄ ka.
NYPL Digital Gallery;  January 1, 1934 ;     265 words ...

Christian Friedrich Hebbel.
NYPL Digital Gallery;  January 1, 1934 ;     260 words ...

Article: Herod the Great
Encyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ...Herod the Great Herod the Great (ca. 73 B.C.-4 B.C.), King of Judea, was an example ... a cockpit of contending factions and forces. Against this background Herod's family rose to prominence; a Hasmonean, King Alexander Jannaeus ...

Article: Herod: King of the Jews and Friend of the Romans
Journal of Biblical Literature;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Herod: King of the Jews and Friend of the Romans ... Richardson's "biographical study" of Herod the Great opens with a series of fictional obituaries set in different cities where Herod was known during his lifetime (Rome, Petra ...

Article: Herod the Great remains true to form
Near Eastern Archaeology;  December 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...arti-facts Herod the Great ruled Judaea as a Roman client King from 37 to 4 BCE. Herod was known for his remarkable construction projects ... images found on his coins. In a recent article, "Herod the Great Shows his True Colors," that appeared ...