Edgar Allan Poe: An Author Profile
There is no greater master of the ghoulish among American authors than the tragic figure of Edgar Allan Poe.
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Great Works & Authors
Sojourner Truth: An Author Profile
The tall, lean shape of Sojourner Truth strode tirelessly across the North, carrying the law and the gospel of freedom in its mouth.
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De Pizan: An Author Profile
Victorian novelist Frank Smedley wrote that “All’s fair in love and war”; though we cannot be sure, Renaissance diplomat Christine de Pizan might have thrown her complete works at his head if she had heard that.
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Chekhov: An Author Profile
Chekhov is celebrated for his eponymous gun, but his writing is more like a knife, sharpened to razor-like simplicity.
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Wiesel: An Author Profile
Our society has stereotypes of both atheists and religious people; Wiesel sounds more like a Charles Williams character: “Asked if he were a pessimist or an optimist, he replied that he was an optimist and hated it.”
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St. Jerome: An Author Profile
We might accuse St. Jerome of many faults—most of them connected with his severe disposition and hot temper—but he cannot be denied a singular presence and style.
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Mill: An Author Profile
MillAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Despite coming late in its history, Mill may have been the single most potent shaper of classical Liberal political theory. ❧ Full
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D’Argenteuil: An Author Profile
D’ArgenteuilAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard We do not typically think of wife and nun as words that can apply to the same woman at the same time.
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Cooper: An Author Profile
CooperAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Virgil wrote the line mens immota manet lacrimæ volvuntur inanes* about Æneas; but if he had been thinking of Cooper, he might
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