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Required reading in African-American literature by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Many of the earliest published Black writers were slaves and abolitionists. Phillis Wheatley spoke no…Poe, Edgar Allan
(Encyclopedia) Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, American poet, short-story writer, and critic, b. Boston. He is acknowledged today as one of the most brilliant and original writers in American literature.…Whitman, Walt
(Encyclopedia) Whitman, Walt (Walter Whitman), 1819–92, American poet, b. West Hills, N.Y. Considered by many to be the greatest of all American poets, Walt Whitman celebrated the freedom and dignity…Acknowledgments
The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…Quiz: Edgar Allan Poe's Life and Times
Are you fascinated by the eerie tales and mysterious life of Edgar Allan Poe? Do you savor every shiver that runs down your spine as you delve into his dark and macabre works? If so, you've come to…Why Spanish Accents Can Be So Different
Accents speak to variety of Hispanic world by David Johnson Related Links Where in the World is Spanish Spoken? Languages in the United States Spanish Literature…Hester Prynne
Hester Prynne is the main character of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter. Set in Massachusetts colony in Puritan times, the story tells of Hester's scandalous affair with the…Asa Earl Carter
Asa Carter was a speechwriter for Alabama politician George Wallace in the 1960s, but gained more fame in the '70s and '80s as novelist Forrest Carter, whose book "The Education of Little Tree" was a…Richard Wright
Richard Wright's 1940 novel Native Son was a best-seller and is still considered a classic of modern American literature. One of the most influential African-American writers of the 20th century,…Herman Melville
Herman Melville was the celebrated author of several big 19th-century novels about the sea, most importantly the novel Moby Dick. His first novel was Typee. Published in 1846, it recounted his…Trending
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