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• Austrian literature — is the literature written in Austria, which is mostly, but not exclusively, written in the German language. Some scholars speak about Austrian literature in a strict sense from the year 1803 on when Francis II disbanded the Holy Roman Empire and… …   Wikipedia

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• essayisme — ⇒ESSAYISME, subst. masc. A. Péj., rare. Fait de tenter quelque chose : • 1. ... agir ainsi, c est moins agir qu instituer des expériences de scepticisme pratique, et par cet « essayisme en action » s enivrer de l énergique poison qui tue non pas… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• KRAUS, KARL — (1874–1936), Austrian satirist and poet. Born in Bohemia as the last of nine children to Jacob Kraus, a paper manufacturer, and his wife Ernestine née Kantor, Kraus was one of the greatest stylists in the German language and a vitriolic critic of …   Encyclopedia of Judaism