Articles about famous writers and their most famous works including facts about poets, list of their most famous poems and quotes from famous novels and plays.
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
Poems have been written about women from early times though they were mostly through men’s perspective. The favorite theme of the famous American poet Edgar Allan Poe was the death of a young, beautiful and dearly loved woman. His poem Annabel Lee features on our list. Le Lac by French poet Lamartine is another … Read more
Vulgar Latin, spoken form of non-Classical Latin, gave rise to the Romance group of languages which include French. Before 1200 CE, almost all French literature had been composed as verse and had been communicated orally to its public. The 11th-century epic poem La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland) is regarded as the … Read more