Literary Library

Samuel W. Allen

by Angela Beck January 21, 2024

December 9, 1917 - June 27, 2015African-American writer, literary scholar, lawyer and professorAuthor of "Ivory Tusks", "Negritude and Its Relevanc...

African American Law Lawyer Literacy Literary Scholar Professor Teach Teacher University Writer

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Roland Barthes

by Angela Beck November 10, 2021

November 12, 1915 - March 26, 1980French literary theorist, philosopher and criticAuthor of "Mythologies", "The Death of the Author" and "Camera L...

Critic France French Literary Scholar Literary Theorist Philosopher Philosophy

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R. W. B. Lewis

by Angela Beck November 05, 2021

November 1, 1917 - June 13, 2002American literary scholar and criticAuthor of "The Poetry of Hart Crane: A Critical Study", "Edith Wharton: A Biogr...

Bio Biographer Biography Critic Literary Scholar Pulitzer Prize Scholar

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