Writers & Literature

  American literature contains the body of literary works in English language produced in the United States. Prior to the formation of U.S. as a nation, American literature was hugely influenced by literature in Great Britain. Post American Revolution, writers in the United States started developing a style that was unique and distinctly different from … Read more

  American literature is literature that has been produced in the United States and its preceding colonies. Prior to the formation of U.S. as a nation, American literature was hugely influenced by literature in Great Britain. Post American Revolution, writers in the United States started developing a style that was unique and distinctly different from … Read more

  The 19th century is traditionally referred to as the “Golden Era” of Russian literature. It started with great poets like Vasily Zhukovsky and Alexander Pushkin. Pushkin, in particular is hailed as the founder of modern Russian literature. Though more famous as a poet, Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin is regarded as the first truly great Russian … Read more

  The roots of Russian literature can be traced to the Middle Ages. During this period, works were composed in Old East Slavic or Old Russian. Russian literature was at its peak in the 19th century. During this period, some of the indisputable masterworks of world literature were produced in Russia. Alexander Pushkin is widely … Read more

  Narrative poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story through verse. Like a novel or a short story, a narrative poem has a plot, characters and a setting. Literary techniques like rhyme and meter are often used in narrative poetry to present a series of events. Some of the best known narrative … Read more

  British poetry encompasses poetry written by authors from the United Kingdom. Early British poems which remain popular even today include the sonnets of William Shakespeare. He was the towering figure of the English Renaissance, a cultural and artistic movement in England dating from the late 15th century to the early 17th century. Paradise Lost … Read more

  An epic poem is a long, narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events that are significant to the culture of the poet. Ancient epic poetry usually talks about extraordinary men and women who dealt with the Gods and other supernatural forces to give shape to the world for their descendants. The … Read more

  African Americans have made a great contribution to the poetry of the United States as well as the world since the 18th century. The earliest known black American poets include Jupiter Hammon, Lucy Terry and Phillis Wheatley, all of whom were active in the 18th century. The poem “Bar Fight”, written in 1746 by … Read more

  Literary modernism is difficult to define as it encompasses a wide variety of movements and as many writers who are termed as modernists were not affiliated with these movements. Broadly, modernist literature is characterized by a radical break with traditional ways of writing in favor of new forms of expression. Ezra Pound captured the … Read more

  Narrative poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story through verse. Like a novel or a short story, a narrative poem has a plot, characters and a setting. Literary techniques like rhyme and meter are often used in narrative poetry to present a series of events. Some of the best known narrative … Read more