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Machiavelli. Introduction and etexts. Philosophy pages. Norman Mailer | PBS American Masters ...Among our major living writers, Norman Mailer is perhaps the most well-known, both in the United States and internationallyThomas Malory. A site for the study of the life and works of Sir Thomas Malory. David Alan Mamet, b. Chicago, Nov. 30, 1947, ...noted American playwright,...began his career as an actor and director before achieving acclaim in 1976 for three Off-Off Broadway plays, Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. The Woods (1977) and Edmond (1982) were followed by two enormously successful plays, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross (1984), a scathing representation of American business practices, and Speed-the-Plow (1988), which savagely reveals the amoral underside of the film industry. Thomas Mann, (June 6, 1875 – August 12, 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and mid-length stories, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual. Katherine Mansfield,(14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a prominent New Zealand modernist writer of short fiction. W. Somerset Maugham -January 25, 1874 – December 16]] 1965) was an English playwright, novelist, and short story writer. He was one of the most popular authors of his era, and reputedly the highest paid of his profession during the 1930sGabriel García Márquez. Marquez and magic realism. Guy de Maupassant. Searchable short stories: The Terror, Abandoned, The Adopted Son,After and many more. Cormac McCarthy, born Charles McCarthy,July 20th, 1933 in Providence, Rhode Island, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist who has authored ten novels in the Southern Gothic, western, and post-apocalyptic genres. He has also written plays and screenplays. Alice McDermott's fourth novel, Charming Billy, surprised the literary world by capturing the National Book Award. Few doubted that McDermott deserved the prize and the readership it would deliver — she's also been nominated for two Pulitzers and another N.B.A. Melville, Herman. Herman Melville. The Life and Works of Herman Melville James Merrill's life, language, correspondence, bibliography. James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles including Tales of the South Pacific (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948), Hawaii, The Drifters, Centennial, The Source, The Fires of Spring, Chesapeake, Caribbean, Caravans, Alaska, Texas, and Poland. Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892 – October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright and the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She was also known for her unconventional, bohemian lifestyle and her many love affairs. Miller, Arthur. Arthur Miller. Biography, notes, pictures, webpage links. Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American writer and painter. He is known for breaking with existing literary forms and developing a new sort of "novel" that is a mixture of novel, autobiography, social criticism, philosophical reflection, surrealist free association, and mysticism, one that is distinctly always about and expressive of the real-life Henry Miller and yet is also fictional. His most characteristic works of this kind are Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, and Black Spring. John Milton, (December 9, 1608 – November 8, 1674) was an English poet, prose polemicist, and civil servant for the English Commonwealth. Most famed for his epic poem Paradise Lost, Milton is celebrated as well for his eloquent treatise condemning censorship, Areopagitica. Margaret Mitchell (November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949), was an American author, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for her immensely successful novel, Gone with the Wind, published in 1936. The novel is one of the most popular books of all time, selling more than 28 million copies (see list of best-selling books). An American film adaptation, released in 1939, became the highest-grossing film in the history of Hollywood, and received a record-breaking number of Academy Awards. Moliere. Introduction, with texts of the plays. Lucy Maud Montgomery, (always called "Maud" by family and friends) and publicly known as L. M. Montgomery, (November 30, 1874–April 24, 1942) was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables. Moore, Marianne. Marianne Moore. Academy of American Poets Thomas More, was an English lawyer, author, and statesman. During his lifetime he earned a reputation as a leading humanist scholar and occupied many public offices, including that of Lord Chancellor from 1529 to 1532. More coined the word "utopia", a name he gave to an ideal, imaginary island nation whose political system he described in a book published in 1516. Toni Morrison made her debut as a novelist in 1970, soon gaining the attention of both critics and a wider audience for her epic power, unerring ear for dialogue, and her poetically-charged and richly-expressive depictions of Black America. A member since 1981 of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has been awarded a number of literary distinctions, among them the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. Alice Ann Munro, née Laidlaw (born 10 July 1931) is a Canadian short-story writer who is widely considered one of the world's premier fiction writers. Munro is a three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fiction. Her stories focus on human relationships looked at through the lens of daily life. Sabina Murray (born in 1968) is an award-winning Filipina American screenwriter, and a novelist currently an Assistant Professor in the MFA Program for Poets & Writers at The University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Walter Dean Myers, personal website, is the renowned author of AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MY DEAD BROTHER; SHOOTER, a Children's Book Sense Summer Pick; MONSTER, the first winner of the Michael L. Printz Award;... CNN Special on Nabokov. Rediscovering Nabokov on his birith centennial. Ogden Nash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet best known for writing pithy and funny light verse.Anaïs Nin (February 21, 1903 - January 14, 1977) was a French-born author of Spanish, Cuban, and Danish descent who became famous for her published journals, which span more than sixty years, beginning when she was eleven years old and ending shortly before her death. Joyce Carol Oates has produced some of the most controversial, and lasting, fiction of our time. Her novel, them, set in racially volatile 1960s Detroit, won the 1970 National Book Award. Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 - August 18, 1963) was an American playwright, screenwriter, socialist, and social protester. Ben Okri is a Nigerian writer resident in London. He has been the recipient of many awards, including the Booker Prize, and the Paris Review Aga Khan prize for fiction. He is visiting writer-in-residence at Trinity College, Cambridge. His books include Flowers and Shadows, The Landscapes Within, Stars of the New Curfew, An African Elegy, The Famished Road, and Songs of Enchantment. Michael Ondaatje is the author of three previous novels, a memoir and eleven books of poetry. His novel The English Patient won the Booker Prize. George Orwell internet resoources. ...Orwell Today. Comparing the world George Orwell described in "1984" with the world we are living in today. Ovid ...Publius Ovidius Naso (March 20, 43 BC – 17 AD) was a Roman poet known to the English-speaking world as Ovid who wrote on topics of love, abandoned women and mythological transformations. Amos Oz - Wikipedia, Amos Oz is one of the writers whose work literary researchers study from a fundamental approach.Thomas Paine...This simple quotation from Founding Father Thomas Paine's The Crisis not only describes the beginnings of the American Revolution,...Orhan Pamuk. Orman Pamuk homepage. Dorothy Parker. (August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American writer and poet, best known for her caustic wit, wisecracks, and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles. Ann Patchett is the author of five novels, including Bel Canto (winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize), The Patron Saint of Liars, and Run, ... Gary Paulsen...Features biographical information, interviews, list of current titles, and special information for teachers.Laura Pedersen - Official Website...When the death of her father leaves her mother in a state of shock, card shark Hallie Palmer – the fiery protagonist from BEGINNER’S LUCK and HEART’S DESIRE ...Marisha Pessl (born October 26, 1977) is an American writer best known for her debut novel, Special Topics in Calamity Physics. Jodi Picoult is the bestselling author of eleven novels: SONGS OF THE HUMPBACK WHALE (1992), HARVESTING THE HEART (1994), PICTURE PERFECT (1995), MERCY (1996), THE PACT (1998), KEEPING FAITH (1999), PLAIN TRUTH (2000), SALEM FALLS (2001), PERFECT MATCH (2002), SECOND GLANCE (2003) and her newest novel, MY SISTER'S KEEPER (2004). In 2003 she was awarded the New England Bookseller Award for Fiction. Harold Pinter,(born 10 October 1930) is an English playwright, screenwriter, actor, director, poet, and political activist. Sylvia Plath, (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Plutarch, Mestrius Plutarchus (Greek: Πλούταρχος; c. 46 AD - 120 AD), better known in English as Plutarch, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist. Edgar Allen Poe...The Poe Museum provides a retreat into early 19th century Richmond where Edgar Allan Poe lived and worked. The museum features Poe's life and career by documenting his accomplishments with pictures, relics, and verse...Knowing Poe provides a detailed look at the life, times, and literature of America’s most depressing writer .Great site! Alexander Pope, (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) is generally regarded as the greatest English poet of the early eighteenth century, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. Katherine Anne Porter (15 May 1890 – 18 September 1980) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist. She is known for her penetrating insight; her works deal with dark themes such as betrayal, death and the origin of human evil. Chaim Potok (February 17, 1929 - July 23, 2002) was an American author and rabbi Ezra Pound, Poems and Biography. AmericanPoems. Richard Powers (born June 18, 1957) is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology. Terry Pratchett is one of the world's most popular writers. His first short story was published when he was 13, and his first book was published when he was 23. Mr. Pratchett's novels have been translated into over two dozen languages, and have sold more than 45 million copies. Proust, MarcelShort Proust biography, with Proust webpage resources.Philip Pullman is the acclaimed author of the His Dark Materials trilogy: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. His other books for children and young adults include Count Karlstein and a trilogy of Victorian thrillers featuring Sally Lockhart. The Golden Compass, the first of Pullman's His Dark Materials triology, won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Fiction Prize. Annie Proulx Edna Annie Proulx (pronounced /pru:/) (born August 22, 1935) is an American journalist and author. Her second novel, The Shipping News (1993), won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for fiction in 1994. Her short story "Brokeback Mountain" was adapted as an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award-winning major motion picture released in 2005. Alexander SergeyevichPushkin,was a Russian Romantic author who is considered to be the greatest Russian poetand the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin pioneered the use of vernacular speech in his poems and plays, creating a style of storytelling—mixing drama, romance, and satire—associated with Russian literature ever since and greatly influencing later Russian writers. Thomas Pynchon, Jr. (born May 8, 1937) is an American writer based in New York City, noted for his dense and complex works of fiction. After publishing several short stories in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he began composing the novels for which he is best known today: V. (1963), The Crying of Lot 49 (1966), Gravity's Rainbow (1973), Vineland (1990), Mason & Dixon (1997), and Against the Day (2006). Raymond Queneau.Scriptorium - Biography, web links. Jean Racine. (December 22, 1639 – April 21, 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the "big three" of 17th century France (along with Molière and Corneille). Racine was primarily a tragedian, though he did write one comedy The Ayn Rand Institute: A Brief Biography of Ayn Rand...Biographical and historical information from the Ayn Rand Institute. Sections include a biography, timeline, and galleryRhys, Jean. Jean Rhys. An introduction. Anne Rice was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in creative writing from San Francisco State University and is the author of twenty-one novels. Her first novel, Interview with the Vampire, was published in 1976 and has gone on to become one of the bestselling novels of all time. Rainer Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926) is considered one of the German language's greatest 20th century poets. Tom Robbins, maverick author of Another Roadside Attraction, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas, Jitterbug Perfume, Skinny Legs and All, Still Life with Woodpecker, and Villa Incognito. Edwin Arlington Robinson (December 22, 1869 – April 6, 1935) was an American poet, who won three Pulitzer Prizes for his work. Marilynne Robinson (born 1947) is an American author...Her first novel, Housekeeping (1980), won a PEN/Hemingway Award for best first novel and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Her second novel, Gilead (2004), was acclaimed by critics and received the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 2004 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Christina Georgina Rossetti (December 5, 1830 – December 29, 1894) was an English poet. Philip Milton Roth (born March 19, 1933, Newark, New Jersey) is an American novelist. He gained early literary fame for the 1959 collection Goodbye, Columbus, grabbed headlines with his 1969 bestseller Portnoy's Complaint, and has continued to write noted literary works Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a philosopher of the Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French Revolution, the development of both liberal and socialist theory, and the growth of nationalism. With his Confessions and other writings, he practically invented modern autobiography Suzanna Arundhati Roy (born November 24, 1961) is an Indian novelist, writer and activist. She won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her first novel, The God of Small Things and in 2002, the Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize. J. K. Rowling...Joanne "Jo" Murray née Rowling (born 31 July 1965[2]), who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling,[3] is an English writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold over 325 million books. Official site Norman Rush (born October 24, 1933) is an American novelist whose introspective novels and short stories are set in Botswana in the 1980s. He was the recipient of the 1991 National Book Award and the 1992 Irish Times/Aer Lingus International Fiction Prize for his novel Mating. Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie born 19 June 1947) is a British-Indian novelist and essayist. He first achieved fame with his second novel, Midnight's Children (1981), which won the Booker Prize. Richard Russo lives in coastal Maine with his wife and their two daughters. He has written five novles: Mohawk, The Risk Pool, Nobody’s Fool, Straight Man and Empire Falls, and a collection of short stories, The Whore's Child. He won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in fiction for Empire Falls. Louis Sachar is an award-winning author of over twenty-one fiction and educational books for children. Louis's book, Holes, won the prestigious National Book Award and the Newbery Medal. Saki, Hector Hugh Munro (December 18, 1870 – November 14, 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, was a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short storyJerome David Salinger (born January 1, 1919) is an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, William Saroyan (August 31, 1908 - May 18, 1981) was an American author who wrote many plays and short stories about growing up impoverished as the son of Armenian immigrants. These stories were popular during the Great Depression. Jean-Paul Sartre (June 21, 1905 – April 15, 1980), was a French existentialist philosopher and pioneer, dramatist and screenwriter, novelist and critic Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time. Folger Shakespeare Library - Shakespeare for Kids Teachers and Students The Folger Institute Publications In Search of Shakespeare (PBS)...The educator section contains resources designed around six thematic strands: Shakespeare's Language, Shakespeare on Film, Performance, Primary Sources, Teaching Shakespeare to Elementary Students, and Teaching Shakespeare with Technology. You'll find professional development strategies, lesson plans, a multimedia library of curriculum resources, and much more. Open Source Shakespeare ...Access the complete works of William Shakespeare - all his plays, sonnets and other poetry - with a lot of interesting tools to aid in serious studies of the Bard's works. Each of the works is completely searchable. In addition, the site offers a concordance which allows users to trace all uses Shakespeare made of any particular word. Users can also view sonnets individually, or choose any two to examine side by side. Alice Sebold (b. September 6, 1962 in Madison, Wisconsin) is a bestselling American writer. She has published three books: Lucky (1999), The Lovely Bones (2002), and The Almost Moon (2007). The Oxford Shakespeare - You can read the 1914 Oxford edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare — for free online. Shakespeare Online ... On the aptly named Shakespeare Online site, visitors can read every play or poem from the world's most celebrated writer and, more importantly, make some sense of his works with free analysis, Old English language translations and famous quotes. George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856–2 November 1950) was a world-renowned Irish author. My Hideous Progeny: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein - you will find everything you have ever wanted to know about Mary Shelley. A large section of this web site is specifically devoted to her most famous novel Frankenstein, offering a summary, a title explanation, character descriptions and information about it. Shelley, Percy. Percy Shelley Resource Page Robert Emmet Sherwood (4 April 1896–14 November 1955) American playwright, editor, and screenwriter. Carol Shields is the author of ten novels and two collections of short stories. She is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Stone Diaries, which was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and the Orange Prize for Larry's Party. Jane Smiley (born September 26, 1949) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist. Betty Smith (b. Elisabeth Wehner on December 15, 1896 - d. 1972), was an American author, born in Brooklyn, New York to German immigrants. She grew up poor in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. These experiences served as the framework to her first novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, which was published in 1943. Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American essayist, novelist, filmmaker, and activist. Wole Soyinka. Interviews, reviews, archives, excerpts, internet links. Stanford University Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American writer who became a catalyst in the development of modern art and literature Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of Neo-romanticism in English literature. Laurence Sterne (November 24, 1713 – March 18, 1768) was an Irish-born English novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; Jesse Stuart was a versatile and prolific writer, producing nearly 500 short stories, a dozen novels and memoirs, and several collections of poetry. Tom Stoppard. An introduction. Theatre History Abraham "Bram" Stoker (November 8, 1847 – April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. In his honour, the Horror Writers Association recognizes "superior achievement" in horror writing with the Bram Stoker Award. Johan August Strindberg (January 22, 1849 – May 14, 1912) was a Swedish writer, playwright, and painter. Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745) was an Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , and poet, famous for works like Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, The Drapier's Letters, The Battle of the Books, and A Tale of a Tub. Szymborska, Wislawa. Wislawa Szymborska ...Polish poet awarded Nobel Prize in literature Amy Tan is the author of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, and two children's books, The Moon Lady and The Chinese Siamese Cat, which has been adapted as Sagwa, a PBS series for children. Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and is one of the most popular English poets. William Makepeace Thackeray(July 18, 1811 – December 24, 1863) was an Anglo-Indian novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society. Thomas, Dylan M. Dylan Thomas poems, websites, biography. Academy of American Poets Thoreau Home Page - a "must visit" for students reading Thoreau...provides material by, and information about, the American author Henry D. Thoreau (1817-1862). Long pieces of his writings are found at the site. Intriguing information about Thoreau from his contemporaries. James Grover Thurber was an author, cartoonist and humorist who grew up in Columbus Ohio, and gained his fame writing articles and cartoons that graced the pages of the New Yorker from 1927 until his death in 1961. Thurber's books, articles, and cartoons were the basis for a number of movies, TV shows and short films. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien,(3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was a South African-born English philologist, writer and university professor, best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Leo Tolstoy. About Leo Tolstoy. HTML texts, biography. Toole, John Kennedy. John Kennedy Toole...A Confederacy of Dunces Trollope, Anthony. Anthony Trollope link site. Lily Tuck is the author of three previous novels -- Interviewing Matisse or The Woman Who Died Standing Up (1991), The Woman Who Walked on Water (1996), Siam or the Woman Who Shot a Man: A Novel (1999) and The News From Paraguay (2004). Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (November 9 [O.S. October 28] 1818 – September 3 [O.S. August 22] 1883) was a major Russian novelist and playwright. His novel Fathers and Sons is regarded as a major work of 19th-century fiction. Mark Twain in Cyberspace. A link guide. Anne Tyler (born October 25, 1941) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. novelist... Her eleventh novel, Breathing Lessons, received the Pulitzer Prize in 1989. The Accidental Tourist was awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1985 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 and was made into a 1988 movie starring William Hurt and Geena Davis. Tyler's ninth novel, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, which she considers her best work, was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1983. John Updike (born March 18, 1932 in Shillington, Pennsylvania) is an American writer. Updike's most famous work is his Rabbit series (Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest; and Rabbit Remembered). Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest both won Pulitzer Prizes for Updike. Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828–March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for novels such as Journey To The Center Of The Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. William T Vollmann - News, Biography, Links, Et Cetera...This page is dedicated to the works of the young American author William T. Vollmann, widely regarded by his peers and readers ...Voltaire | Author and PhilosopherFrancois Marie Arouet (pen name Voltaire) was born on November 21, 1694 in Paris. Voltaire's intelligence, wit and style made him one of France's greatest writers and philosophers. Kurt Vonnegut - Most readers interested in the fantastic in literature are familiar with Kurt Vonnegut, particularly for his uses of science fiction.Walcott, Derek. Derek Walcott Nobel Prize Archive Alice Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American author and feminist. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1983 for her critically acclaimed novel The Color Purple. Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic, and was one of the founders of The New Criticism. He was also a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. While most famous from the success of his novel All the King's Men (1946), Warren also won two Pulitzer Prizes for his poetry. Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (October 28, 1903 – April 10, 1966) was a British writer, best known for such satirical and darkly humorous novels as Decline and Fall, Vile Bodies, Scoop, A Handful of Dust and The Loved One, as well as for broader and more personal works, such as Brideshead Revisited and the Sword of Honour trilogy Eudora Alice Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was an award-winning American author and photographer who wrote about the American South Jessamyn West (July 18, 1902 – February 23, 1984) was an American Quaker who wrote numerous stories and novels, notably The Friendly Persuasion (1945). Nathanael West (October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was the pen name of US author, screenwriter and satirist Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein. Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Laura Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American author, who wrote a series of historical fiction books for children based on her childhood in a pioneer family. Her best-known book is Little House on the Prairie. Thornton Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist...In 1926 Wilder's first novel The Cabala was published. In 1927, The Bridge of San Luis Rey brought him commercial success and his first Pulitzer Prize in 1928. From 1930 to 1937 he taught at the University of Chicago. In 1938 and 1943 he won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for his plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth. Walt Whitman. The Walt Whitman Project John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and forceful advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Eliezer Wiesel, (commonly known as Elie Wiesel, born September 30, 1928)[1] is a Romanian-born American-Jewish novelist, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor. He is the author of over 40 books, the best known of which is Night, a memoir that describes his experiences during the Holocaust and his imprisonment in several concentration camps. Richard Wilbur. Academy of American Poets
Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), better known by the pseudonym Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright and one of the prominent playwrights of the twentieth century. The name "Tennessee" was a name given to him by college friends because of his southern accent and his father's background in Tennessee. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948 and for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955. In addition to those two plays, The Glass Menagerie in 1945 and The Night of the Iguana in 1961 received the New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards. Dr. William Carlos Williams (sometimes known as WCW) (September 17, 1883 – March 4, 1963), was an American poet closely associated with modernism and Imagism. Jeanette Winterson. Essays, texts, web directory. The Modern Word. P. G. Wodehouse, Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse,(15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975) was a comic writer who has enjoyed enormous popular success for more than seventy years Wolfe, Tom. Tom Wolfe. Internet material. Virginia Woolf (née Stephen) (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was an English novelist and essayist regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. Wordsworth, William. The William Wordsworth Page William Butler Yeats; 13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and dramatist and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. Louis Zukofsky (January 23, 1904 – May 12, 1978) was one of the most important second-generation American modernist poets. He was co-founder and primary theorist of the Objectivist group of poets and was to be an important influence on subsequent generations of poets in America and abroad. |