John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was an English poet who is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets of his generation. Romanticism was an artistic and literary movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and peaked in the first half of the 19th century. It … Read more
Now regarded as one of the greatest English poets, John Keats (October 31 1795 – February 23 1821) had a difficult life and died at the age of 25 in obscurity. He was part of the Romanticism movement in poetry, which laid emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of the past and … Read more
John Keats (October 31 1795 – February 23 1821) was an English poet who was part of the Second Generation of poets of the Romanticism Movement. Keats lost his father at the age of 8 and had a difficult childhood. He started his career in the medical profession but abandoned it to become a poet. … Read more
Ernest Hemingway was an American author who is widely regarded as one of the finest writers of the 20th century. Born in an affluent family, he had fraught relations with his parents. After attending Oak Park and River Forest High School, Hemingway joined the Kansas City Star newspaper beginning his career as a journalist and … Read more
A Nobel Prize winning author, Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) is regarded as one of the greatest American writers of all time. Apart from being a world renowned author, he was also one of the most fascinating figures of the modern age. There are numerous interesting incidents from his life like … Read more
Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was a Nobel Prize winning American author who is widely regarded as one of the greatest modern writers. He published seven novels, six short-story collections and two non-fiction works during his lifetime while several more were published after his death. Hemingway had an eventful life during … Read more
Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American author who is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. He began his career as a journalist, wrote short stories for a while before publishing his first novel, The Sun Also Rises, in 1926. Active as a novelist … Read more
Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was a renowned American writer and journalist of the 20th century. His writing career spanned more than four decades with most of his work being produced between mid-1920s and mid-1950s. He began his career as an author of short stories and poems before publishing his … Read more
The most unusual and mystifying among the Norse Gods, Loki is understood as the cunning shapeshifting trickster God from surviving Norse myths. He is the son of of a jötunn (a type of giant race) Fárbauti with Laufey or Nál (Needle), depending on the myth. Moreover, he has been mentioned as the brother of … Read more
The Norse stories and myths originate from the Germanic polytheistic people that inhabited areas in and around Scandinavia. This was before the gradual Christianisation of their lands by 15 century CE. The Norse cosmology talked about nine realms inhabited by the Gods, humans, jötunn and dwarfs among various other creatures. Most of the surviving Norse … Read more