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Oldham, John, English poet and satirist
(Encyclopedia) Oldham, John, 1653–83, English poet and satirist. His best-known works are the ironical Satires against the Jesuits (1681) and A Satire against Virtue (1679). He was much admired by…Charles Bukowski
Henry Charles Bukowski was a drunken loafer and prolific writer known best for writing the autobiographical screenplay for Barfly (1987). "Hank" Bukowski was born in Germany but spent almost all of…Katherine Anne Porter Biography
Katherine Anne Portershort-story writer, novelistBorn: 5/15/1890Birthplace: Indian Creek, Texas Pulitzer Prize-winning short-story writer and novelist whose elegant prose earned her wide…Rosenberg, Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Rosenberg, Isaac, 1890–1918, English poet, b. Bristol. He studied painting at the Slade School (1911–14) and had an exhibition of his work at the Whitechapel Gallery. Although he wrote…Sinyavsky, Andrey Donatovich
(Encyclopedia) Sinyavsky, Andrey DonatovichSinyavsky, Andrey Donatovichŭndrāˈ dōnätˈəvyĭchˌ sĭnyäfˈskē [key], 1925–97, Russian novelist and essayist. Starting in the 1960s, Sinyavsky, a protege of…Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas
(Encyclopedia) Boileau-Despréaux, NicolasBoileau-Despréaux, Nicolasnēkôläˈ bwälōˈ-dāprāōˈ [key], 1636–1711, French literary critic and poet. He was the spokesman of classicism, drawing his principles…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison Inaugural Address Monday, March 4, 1889 Fellow-Citizens: THERE is no constitutional or legal requirement that the President shall…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: John Adams
George Washington Thomas Jefferson John Adams Inaugural Address Saturday, March 4, 1797 WHEN it was first perceived, in early times, that no middle course for America remained between…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley William Howard Taft Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Address Saturday, March 4, 1905 MY fellow-citizens, no people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours, and…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge Inaugural Address Wednesday, March 4, 1925 My Countrymen: NO one can contemplate current conditions without finding much that is…Trending
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