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Trelawny, Edward John

(Encyclopedia) Trelawny, Edward John, 1792–1881, English adventurer. A friend of Byron and Shelley, he was at Livorno when Shelley was drowned, and later served with Byron in the Greek War of…

Menacing Monster Guide

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2015 National Book Critics Circle Awards

In 2015, Ross Gay was awarded the poetry prize for "Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude", a community orchardist's praise song for the natural world. He also won the 2016 Kingsley…

Female Literary Figures

  Aidoo - Corelli | Dickinson - Luce | Mansfield - Rukeyser | Sackville - Yourcenar Anaïs Nin Biographies of Notable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists…

closet drama

(Encyclopedia) closet drama, a play that is meant to be read rather than performed. Precursors of the form existed in classical times. Plato's Apology is often regarded as tragic drama rather than…

Peacock, Thomas Love

(Encyclopedia) Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785–1866, English novelist and poet. He was employed by the East India Company from 1819 to 1856, serving as its chief examiner the final 20 years. Peacock's…

Garnett, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Garnett, Richard, 1835–1906, English librarian and author. From 1851 until his retirement in 1899 he was connected with the British Museum, which he served with great distinction.…

Dowden, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Dowden, EdwardDowden, Edwarddouˈdən [key], 1843–1913, English critic, b. Ireland. He is best known as a Shakespearean scholar and as a biographer of Shelley (1886).