Literary Library

Thomas Gray

by Angela Beck
December 26, 1716 - July 30, 1771English poet, classical scholar and professorAuthor of only 13 poems including "Elegy Written in a Country Church...
British England English English History English Poetry Great Britain Poem Poems Poet Poetry Scholar University

Leo Pfeffer

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1910 - June 4, 1993American lawyer, constitutional scholar, humanist and scholarAuthor of "God, Caesar and the Constitution: The Court...
Church Church-State Constitution Constitutional Scholar Humanist Law Lawyer Religion Scholar Supreme Court

Norman Maclean

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1902 - August 2, 1990American author and scholarBest known for his novel "A River Runs Through It" as well as "Young Men and Fire" an...
Author Scholar

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

Barbara Smith

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1946 - African-American lesbian feminist, socialist, scholar, lecturer, editor and publisherAuthor of "Toward a Black Feminist Criti...
African American Editor Feminism Feminist Lecturer Lesbian LGBTQ Publisher Scholar Socialist

Dom Joseph Pothier

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1835 - December 8, 1923French prelate, liturgist and scholarWas the composer of many Gregorian songs and articlesWas the head and edit...
Bishop Catholic Catholic Church Composer France French Gregorian Liturgist Liturgy Music Prelate Scholar Song Songs

Sir Philip Sidney

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1554 - October 17, 1586English poet, courtier, scholar and soldierAuthor of "Astrophel and Stella", "The Countess of Pembroke Arcadia...
Courtier English English Poetry Military Poem Poems Poet Poetry Scholar Soldier

Wilfred Owen

by Angela Beck
March 18, 1893 - November 4, 1918English poet and scholarAuthor of "Anthem for Doomed Youth" and "Dulce et Decorum est" Born Wilfred Edward Salter...
Academic eng England English Poem Poet Poetry Scholar

R. W. B. Lewis

by Angela Beck
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