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Bowen, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Bowen, ElizabethBowen, Elizabethbōˈĭn [key], 1899–1973, Anglo-Irish novelist, b. Dublin. In impeccable prose she treated love and frustration through studies of complex psychological…Black Power
by Stokely Carmichael It's a privilege and an honor to be in the white intellectual ghetto of the West. This is a student conference, as it should be, held on a campus, and we'll never…Arland, Marcel
(Encyclopedia) Arland, MarcelArland, Marcelmärsĕlˈ ärlŏndˈ [key], 1899–1986, French writer. Arland was editor of the Nouvelle Revue Française (1953–77). Emphasizing a search for salvation that is…Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates is a prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction who is known best for her novels Them (1969) and We Were the Mulvaneys (1996). Joyce Carol Oates grew up in rural upstate New York,…Graves, Alfred Percival
(Encyclopedia) Graves, Alfred Percival, 1846–1931, Irish poet. An inspector of schools, he was also twice president of the Irish literary society. He compiled several volumes of Irish music and…Davis, Rebecca Harding
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Rebecca Harding, 1831–1910, American novelist, b. Washington, Pa.; mother of Richard Harding Davis. Her early nonfiction pieces, particularly those collected under the title…Abercrombie, Lascelles
(Encyclopedia) Abercrombie, LascellesAbercrombie, Lascelleslăsˈəlz [key], 1881–1938, English poet and critic. Complex and cerebral in style, his poetry often expresses his distaste for 20th-century…Burke, Kenneth Duva
(Encyclopedia) Burke, Kenneth Duva, 1897–1993, American critic, b. Pittsburgh, Pa. He was music critic for The Dial (1927–29) and The Nation (1934–36). A profound thinker whose writings have…Pickthall, Marjorie Lowry Christie
(Encyclopedia) Pickthall, Marjorie Lowry ChristiePickthall, Marjorie Lowry Christiepĭkˈthôl [key], 1883–1922, Canadian poet, b. England. Her poetry is notable for the freshness and intensity with…Scott, Duncan Campbell
(Encyclopedia) Scott, Duncan Campbell, 1862–1947, Canadian poet, b. Ottawa. He was a civil servant in the Dept. of Indian Affairs from 1879 to 1932, becoming its head in 1913. Scott began publication…Trending
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