Brooks

noun

United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)

• Syn: ↑Van Wyck Brooks

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑literary critic

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plural of brook

present third singular of brook

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/brooks/, n.

1. Gwendolyn, born 1917, U.S. poet and novelist.

2. Phillips, 1835-93, U.S. Protestant Episcopal bishop and pulpit orator.

3. Van Wyck /van wuyk"/, 1886-1963, U.S. author and critic.

4. a male given name.

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I [bro͝oks]

Cleanth (1906 - 94), U.S. teacher and critic. A leading proponent of the New Criticism movement, he edited The Southern Review 1935 - 42 and taught at Yale University 1947 - 75. Notable works: Modern Poetry and Tradition (1939) and The Well-Wrought Urn (1947)

II

Garth (1962 - ), U.S. country music singer and songwriter; full name Troyal Garth Brooks. His albums include No Fences (1990), Ropin' the Wind (1991), and Sevens (1997)

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Gwendolyn (1917 - 2000), U.S. poet and writer. She was the first African-American woman named as poetry consultant to the Library of Congress 1985 - 86 and the first to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her poetry collected in Annie Allen (1949)

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Mel (1927 - ), U.S. comedian, movie director and actor; born Melvin Kaminsky. He is known esp. for his parodies and farces. His movie debut, The Producers (1967), was followed by the spoof Blazing Saddles (1974) and Silent Movie (1976), which established his characteristic style. Other notable movies: High Anxiety (1977), Spaceballs (1987), and Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)