Halloween Writers
Beowulf Author
The most imposing piece of literature that has been handed down to us from the Anglo-Saxons is the folk-epic Beowulf, dated at about 1000.Crane, Stephen (1871-1900)
American writer. Known for his novel about war, The Red Badge of Courage, these paged provide historical and biographical information, with links and online texts.de Maupassant, Guy (1850-1893)
French writer. Both in person and in his work, Guy de Maupassant presents a paradox. He found no joy in his literary efforts. Maupassant's fame rests primarily in his short stories, of which he composed more than 200.Irving, Washington (1783-1859)
American writer. Irving was America's first internationally recognized author.James, Henry (1843-1916)
American writer. His fiction juxtaposed American innocence and European experience in a series of intense, psychologically complex works.Kafka, Franz (1883-1924)
German writer. Find some wonderful (and not-so-wonderful) sites created to pay tribute to Kafka's life works and philosophical views.Maupassant, Guy (1850-1893)
French writer. Both in person and in his work, Guy de Maupassant presents a paradox. He found no joy in his literary efforts. Maupassant's fame rests primarily in his short stories, of which he composed more than 200.Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849)
American writer. Poe's achievement may be measured in terms of what he has contributed to literature and how his work influenced later culture.Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
British writer. Here are some useful resources about the plays, the bard himself, and his milieu.Shelley, Mary (1797-1851)
British writer. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley and daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft, is best known as the author of Frankenstein (1818).Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Poet
British writer. Of all the metrical romances, none approach in beauty the anonymous Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a poem of the mid-14th century, one of the most exquisit pieces of medieval literature extant.Stoker, Bram (1845-1912)
British writer. These pages contain biographical for the author and discuss his influences. Scan a list of Dracula in the movies and read the character's history and myth.Tolkien, J.R.R. (1892-1973)
British writer. South African-born British university professor, medieval scholar, philologist, and writer of fantasies such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
