Literary Library

Julia Briggs

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1943 - August 16, 2007English professor, literary critic and biographerAuthor of "Night Visitors: The Rise and Fall of the English Gho...
Bio Biographer Biography British Critic Edith Nesbit England English Ghost Ghost Story Great Britain Literary Critic Professor Teach Teacher University Virginia Woolf

Liu Xiaobo

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1955 - July 13, 2017Chinese writer, literary critic, human rights activist and philosopherAuthor of "Criticism of the Choice: Dialogu...
Activist China Chinese Communism Community Activist Human Rights Human Rights Activist Literary Critic Nobel Prize Writer

Narendra Prasad

by Angela Beck
December 26, 1946 - November 3, 2003Indian actor, playwright, director, professor and literary criticAuthor of "Souparnika" (for which he won the K...
Acting Actor Director Film Director India Indian Keral Sahitya Akademi Award Literary Critic Play Plays Playwright Professor Theater Theatre University

Harriet Monroe

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1860 - September 26, 1936American editor, scholar, literary critic, poet, publisher, editor and art patronAuthor of "John Wellborn Ro...
Art Critic Editor Literary Critic Poem Poems Poet Poetry Poetry Magazine Publisher Scholar

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1804 - October 13, 1869French literary critic and authorAuthor of "Port Royal", "Nouveaux Lundis" and "Mes Poisons"
Author Critic France French Literary Critic

Thomas M. Disch

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1940 - July 4, 2008American science fiction writer, poet, critic and children's book authorAuthor of the science fiction stories "The ...
Children's Book Author Critic Hugo Award Literary Critic National Book Critics Circle Award Poem Poems Poet Poetry Sci-Fi Science Fiction

James Joyce

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1882 - January 13, 1941Irish novelist, poet and literary criticAuthor of "Portrait of An Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finneg...
Ireland Irish Literary Critic Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Yevgeny Zamyatin

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1884 - March 10, 1937 Russian author of science fiction, philosophy, literary criticism and political satire Author of "The Islanders"...
Author Literary Critic Philosopher Philosophy Political Satirist Russia Russian Russian History Sci-Fi Science Fiction

Rebecca West

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1892 - March 15, 1983British author, journalist, literary critic and travel writerAuthor of "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon", "A Train of...
Author British England English Great Britain Journalism Journalist Literary Critic Travel Travel Writer

V. S. Pritchett

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1900 - March 20, 1997British writer and literary criticAuthor of "Collected Stories", "London Perceived" and "A Cab at the Door & ...
British England English Great Britain Literary Critic V. S. Pritchett Memorial Prize

Heinrich Heine

by Angela Beck
December 13, 1797 -  February 13, 1856German poet, writer and literary criticAuthor of "Travel Pictures", "Germany: A Winter's Tale" and "Romanzer...
Critic German Germany Literary Critic Poem Poems Poet Poetry Writer

Louis Kronenberger

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1904 - April 30, 1980American literary critic, editor, novelist, professor and biographerAuthor of "Kings and Desperate Men: Life in E...
Bio Biographer Biography Editor Literary Critic Novel Novelist Professor Teach Teacher University