Literary Library

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1918 - August 3, 2008Russian novelist, philosopher, historian, short story writer and political prisonerAuthor of "One Day in the Li...
Historian Historical Fiction history Imperial Russia Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Philosopher Philosophy Political Political Prisoner Russia Russian Russian History Short Story

Noam Chomsky

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1928 - American linguist, professor, philosopher, historian, political activist and social criticAuthor of over 150 books including "P...
Historian history Language Languages Linguist Philosopher Philosophy Political Political Activist Politics Professor Social Critic Teach Teacher University

Thomas Carlyle

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1795 - February 5, 1881Scottish historian, philosopher, mathematician, essayist and satiristAuthor of "Sartor Resartus", "The French R...
Essayist Essays Historian history Math Mathematician Mathematics Philosopher Philosophy Satire Satirist Scotland Scottish

Sir Herbert Edward Read

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1893 - June 12, 1968English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopherAuthor of "The Meaning of Art", "To Hell With Culture, ...
Art Art Historian Artist Arts British Critic England English English History English Poetry Great Britain Literary Critic Philosopher Philosophy Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Ludvig Holberg

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1684 - January 28, 1754Norwegian writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwrightAuthor of "Jeppe on the Hill", "Erasmus Montan...
Author Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Historian history Norway Norwegian Philosopher Philosophy Play Plays Playwright

Andres Bello

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1781 - October 15, 1865Venezuelan-Chilean humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologistAuthor of "Chile...
Chile Chilean Columbia Diplomat Ecuador Educator Language Legislator Philologist Philology Philosopher Philosophy Poem Poems Poet Poetry Venezuela Venezuelan

Robert M. Pirsig

by Angela Beck
September 6, 1928 - April 24, 2017American novelist and philosopherAuthor of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and "Lila: An Inquiry int...
Author Buddhism Novel Novelist Philosopher Philosophy Pulitzer Prize Zen

Luther Standing Bear

by Angela Beck
December (?) 1868 - February 20, 1939 Sicangu and Oglala Lakota Chief and Native American author, educator, philosopher and actor Author of "My Pe...
Actor Educator Lakota Native Native American Philosopher Philosophy Sioux

Benedict de Spinoza

by Angela Beck
November 24, 1632 - February 21, 1671Dutch-Jewish philosopherAuthor of "Ethics", "Improvement of the Understanding, Ethics and Correspondence" and...
Dutch Jewish Philosopher Philosophy

Voltaire

by Angela Beck
November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778French writer, historian and philosopherAuthor of "Zadig", "Candide" and "Treatise on Tolerance"He wrote more than...
France French Historian history Pamphlet Philosopher Philosophy

Roland Barthes

by Angela Beck
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

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoesky

by Angela Beck
November 11, 1821 - February 8, 1881Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopherAuthor of "Notes from the Undergroun...
Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays News Novel Novelist Philosopher Philosophy Russia Russian Russian History Short Story