Profiles in Literature - Writers
Profiles Index - page 3
Gerhart Hauptmann
(1862-1946) German writer. Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann was born on November 15, 1862. Hauptmann's works include: "Before Sunrise" (1889), "Drayman Henschel," "Lonely Lives," "The Weavers," "Hannele" (1893), "The Sunken Bell" (1897), and "Atlantis." Read more about Hauptmann's life and works.
Andrew Marvell
(1621-1678) British writer. Andrew Marvell was one of the metaphysical poets, known for works like "To His Coy Mistress," "The Garden," "Bermudas," and "The Definition of Love." He was one of the greatest writers of the 17th century. Read more about the life and works of Andrew Marvell.
Aphra Behn
(1640-1689) British writer. Aphra Behn is one of the most famous women writers in literature, partly because she was one of the first, but also because of the controversies that have surrounded her life and works. Read more about the life and works of Aphra Behn.
Paul Célan (Paul Antschel)
(1920-1970) Romanian writer. Paul Célan was born Paul Antschel on November 23, 1920 in Romania, but he lived in France, and he wrote in German. He survived the Holocaust, but his parents were killed. Read more about the life and works of Paul Célan.
Robert Louis Stevenson
(1850-1894) Scottish writer. Robert Louis Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He became one of the most famous writers of the 19th century with works like "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1886) and "Treasure Island" (1882). Read more about the life and works of Robert Louis Stevenson.
Albert Camus
(1913-1960) French writer. Albert Camus was born on November 7, 1913 in Mondovi, Algeria. His father was an agricultural worker, and his mother was an illiterate charwoman. With famous works like "The Stranger," and "The Plague," Camus is recognized as a master of existentialism. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1957.
Oliver Goldsmith
(1728-1774) Irish writer. Oliver Goldsmith was born in Ireland on November 10, 1728. He is well-represented in the classroom with works that include: "The Deserted Village," "The Vicar of Wakefield," and "She Stoops to Conquer." Read more about his life and works.
Ivan Turgenev
(1818-1883) Russian writer. Ivan Turgenev was born on November 9, 1818, in Oryol, the Ukraine region of Russia. He was a recognized 19th-century novelist, playwright and poet. Read more about his life and works.
Jonas Lie
(1833-1908) Norwegian writer. Jonas Lie was born on November 6, 1833, in Hokksund in Eiker, in southern Norway. Lie became one of the greatest Norwegian writers of the 19th century, famous for works like "The Family at Gilje" (1883). Read more about his life and works.
James Elroy Flecker
(1884-1915) British writer. James Elroy Flecker was born on November 5, 1884. He was a poet and playwright. His works include: "The Golden Journey to Samarkand" (1913), "Hassan" (1922), and "Don Juan" (1925). Read more about his life and works...
Alexander Pope
(1688-1744) British writer. Alexander Pope was born in London on May 22, 1688 into a Roman Catholic family. He was the only child of Alexander Pope, Sr., a linen-draper, and Edith Turner Pope. Read more about Pope's life and works.