Profiles in Literature - Writers
Profiles Index - page 2
Jane Addams
(1860-1935) American writer. Jane Addams was an ardent femist, known for works that include: "Democracy and Social Ethics," "The Excellent Becomes the Permanent," "The Long Road of Woman's Memory," "My Friend, Julia Lathrop," and "Newer Ideals of Peace." Read more about the life and works of Jane Addams.
Ambrose Bierce
(1842-1914) American writer. Ambrose Bierce is known for his short story, "Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge," and for his collection of humorous terms: "The Devil's Dictionary." Read more about the life and works of Ambrose Bierce.
Louis Becke (George Lewis Becke)
(1855-1913) Australian writer. George Lewis Becke, known as Louis Becke, is considered the best writer about the Pacific. Read more about the life and works of Louis Becke.
Aeschylus
(525?-456 BC) Greek writer. Aeschylus has been called the "Father of Tragedy," with more than 90 plays (though 7 survive). Read more about the life and works of Aeschylus.
William Wordsworth
(1770-1850) British writer. William Wordsworth is perhaps best known for his collaborative efforts with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a relationship that culminated in the publication of "Lyrical Ballads" (1798). This great work marked the beginning of the Romantic era. Read more about the life and works of William Wordsworth.
George Etherege
George Etherege
Edmond Rostand
Edmond Rostand
Walt Whitman
(1819-1892) American writer. Walt Whitman is known for his famous, and controversial, collection of poems, "Leaves of Grass." Read more about the life and works of Walt Whitman.
Edgar Allan Poe
(1809-1849) American writer. Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. Read more about the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
William Congreve
(1670-1729) Irish writer. William Congreve
Lucy Maud Montgomery
(1874-1942) Canadian writer. Lucy Maud Montgomery was an educator, journalist, and novelist, who was famous for her "Anne of Green Gables" series, about an orphan taken in by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. Read more about the life and works of Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(1772-1834) British writer. Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a poet, critic and philosopher, perhaps most famous for "Lyrical Ballads," a collection of poems, co-authored with William Wordsworth. Read more about the life and works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(1772-1834) British writer. Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a poet, critic and philosopher, perhaps most famous for "Lyrical Ballads," a collection of poems, co-authored with William Wordsworth. Read more about the life and works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
William Blake
(1757-1827) British writer. William Blake was an artist, mystic, and poet, who is often considered the first of the great English Romantic poets. Read more about the life and works of William Blake.
Edna Ferber
(1885-1968) American writer. Edna Ferber has been called "the greatest novelist of her day." She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1924 for "So Big," and she's also known for "Showboat" (1926), "Cimarron" (1929), "Giant" (1952), and "Ice Palace" (1958). Read more about the life and works of Edna Ferber.
Edith Wharton
(1862-1937) American writer. Edith Wharton is an important figure in American literature, with works like "Ethan Frome," "Age of Innocence," "House of Mirth," and other works. She was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Read more about the life and works of Edith Wharton.
Emily Dickinson
(1830-1886) American writer. Emily Dickinson was not well-known during her lifetime, as she lived in seclusion in Amherst, Massachusetts. Dickinson wrote more than 1,800 poems. Read more about the life and works of Emily Dickison.
George Eliot
(1819-1880) British writer. George Eliot was born Mary Ann Evans in Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire. Eliot's first collection, "Scenes Of Clerical Life," appeared in 1858; but she's more well-known for "Middlemarch." Read more about the life and times of George Eliot.
Sappho (Psappha)
(c 610-570 BC) Greek writer. Sappho is one of the most famous Greek writers, known for the fragments that are left of her books of poetry. Read more about the life and works of Sappho.
Christina Rossetti
(1830-1894) British writer. Christina Rossetti was part of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, and famous for "Goblin Market," "A Birthday," "When I Am Dead," and "Up-Hill." Read more about the life and works of Christina Rossetti.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
(1892-1950) American writer. Edna St. Vincent Millay received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923 for "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver." Other works include: "Renascence" (1917) and "Second April" (1921). Read more about the life and works of Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Anne Bradstreet
(c1612-1672) American writer. Anne Bradstreet was one of the greatest poets of the 17th century. Read more about the life and works of Anne Bradstreet.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(1806-1861) British writer. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a Victorian poet, famous for works like "Sonnets from the Portuguese." She was the wife of Robert Browning, who is famous for "My Last Duchess." Read more about the life and works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Walt Whitman
(1819-1892) American writer. Walt Whitman is known for his famous, and controversial, collection of poems, "Leaves of Grass." Read more about the life and works of Walt Whitman.