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Imagism
Movement in U.S. and English poetry characterized by the use of concrete language and figures of speech, modern subject matter, metrical freedom, and avoidance of romantic or mystical themes. It grew out of the Symbolist movement and was initially led by E. Pound, who, inspired by the criticism of T. E. Hulme (1883-1917), formulated its credo c.1912; H. Doolittle was also among the founders. Around 1914 A. Lowell largely took over leadership of the group. Imagism influenced the works of C. Aiken, T. S. Eliot, M. Moore, D. H. Lawrence, W. Stevens, and others.


Maes
Dutch painter. A native of Dordrecht, he went to Amsterdam c.1650 to study with Rembrandt. Before his return to Dordrecht in 1653 he painted a few life-size Rembrandtesque genre scenes. From 1655 to 1660 he painted smaller domestic scenes, usually of women spinning, eavesdropping, reading the Bible, or cooking. In 1673 he moved permanently to Amsterdam and devoted himself to portraiture, abandoning intimacy and the deep glowing colors characteristic of Rembrandt for elegance and cooler tones reminiscent of A. Van Dyck. He was a prolific painter and his portraits enjoyed great success.


Magnes
U.S.-Israeli educator and religious leader. Born in San Francisco, he was ordained as a rabbi in 1900 and earned a doctorate at the Univ. of Heidelberg in 1902. Serving as rabbi for three congregations in New York, he moved from Reform to Orthodox Judaism and became a Zionist. He drifted away from Zionism during World War I, preferring relief efforts for Jews in Palestine over political activism. After the war he became the principal founder and first president (1935-48) of the Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, working to advance Arab-Jewish reconciliation and advocating a binational Arab-Jewish state.


magus
Member of an ancient Persian clan specializing in cultic activities. The magi were a priestly caste during the Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian dynasties, and parts of the Avesta are probably derived from them. Their priesthood is believed to have served several religions, incl. Zoroastrianism. From the 1st cent. AD onward, the word magus in its Syriac form (magusai) was applied to magicians and soothsayers, chiefly from Babylonia. As long as the Persian empire lasted there was a distinction between the Persian magi, credited with profound religious knowledge, and the Babylonian magi, often considered outright imposters. See also Magi.

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