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Broch
German writer. A student of physics, mathematics, and philosophy, Broch published his first major work, The Sleepwalkers (1931-32), when he was in his 40s. A trilogy tracing the disintegration of European society between 1888 and 1918, it exemplifies his innovative multidimensional novels in its use of many different narrative forms to present a wide range of experience. His other novels include The Death of Virgil (1945), which presents the last 18 hours of Virgil's life, and The Spell (1953), a portrayal of a Hitlerian stranger's domination of a village. He also wrote essays, letters, and reviews.
brooch
Ornamental pin with a clasp to attach it to a garment. Brooches developed from the Greek and Roman fibula, which resembled a decorative safety pin and was used as a fastening for cloaks and tunics. Brooches have been made in a wide variety of shapes throughout history, the ornamentation and design varying from region to region. In the 19th cent., with the expansion of wealth and the creation of a market for inexpensive jewelry, the brooch became a popular form of personal decoration.
Bruch
German composer. He held many conducting positions and taught 20 years at the Berlin Academy. He was known in his lifetime principally for his many sacred and secular choral pieces, incl. Odysseus (1872) and Das Lied von der Glocke (1879). Today he is remembered especially for his first violin concerto (1868); his other works include two further violin concertos (1878, 1891), three operas, three symphonies (1870, 1870, 1887), and the Kol Nidre (1881).
coach
Four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage with an enclosed body and an elevated seat in front for the driver. The coach originated in the 15th cent. in Hungary (where kocsi originally meant "wagon from the town of Kocs"). It was introduced in England in the mid-16th cent. Coaches were used as public conveyances with inside seats for passengers (as in the stagecoach) and for mail delivery. They were used mainly in European cities into the 18th cent., when the private carriage became more common.
conch
Marine snail whose shell has a broadly triangular outer whorl and a wide lip, often jutting toward the uppermost point. True conchs (family Strombidae) feed on fine plant matter in warm waters. The queen conch (Strombus gigas), found from Florida to Brazil, has an ornamental shell; the pink opening into the first whorl of the shell may be 12 in. (30 cm) long. The clam-eating fulgur conchs (family Melongenidae) include the channeled conch (Busycon canaliculatum) and the lightning conch (B. contrarium), both about 7 in. (18 cm) long and common on the U.S. Atlantic coast. See also whelk.
Croce
Italian patriot, aesthetician, critic, and cultural historian. He founded and edited (1903-37) La Critica, an influential journal of cultural criticism. A passionate anti-Fascist, he helped revive liberal ...
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