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- 1841: Charles Dickens 5
- Charles Dickens was an English novelist and one of the most popular writers in the history of literature. In his enormous body of works, Dickens combined masterly storytelling, humor, pathos, and irony with sharp social criticism and acute observation of people and places, both real and imagined. (Encarta, 1998) Charles Dickens was born ...
- 1842: Criticism Of Alexander Pope
- ... England, while sarcastically criticizing it. Pope also talks about his literary ancestors, including his English predecessors and Classical Greek writers. "Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot" is written in the tradition of the characteristics of eighteenth century literature. What makes "Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot" by Alexander Pope unique is his use of first person and dialogue format. Through the use of satire, Pope suggests that men should actually try to be poets rather ...
- 1843: Cooper, James F.
- ... was published in 1823. It began the sage in which Cooper has still remained an American Genius. The Leatherstocking Tales. The effort of the five novels clearly sets Cooper among the best authors in American Literature. He addresses culture's relation to the past; to the struggle of achieving a sense of historical form. At the time, national primary held an irresistible appeal, but the leatherstocking tales is balanced with a ...
- 1844: Charles Dickens 2
- ... conceived and written in a few weeks, was the first of these Christmas books. Tossed off while he was engaged in writing Chuzzlewit, it was an extraordinary achievement--the one great Christmas myth of modern literature. His view of life was later to be described or dismissed as "Christmas philosophy and he himself spoke of "Carol philosophy" as the basis of a projected work. His "philosophy," never very elaborated, involved more ...
- 1845: Charles Dickens
- ... Dickens had a lot of mental and physical energy. He recorded his activities in thousand of letters. They were very enjoyable reading. He crowded his social life with friends from the world of art and literature. He enjoyed drama and went to the theater as much as he could. After he became rich and famous, he made a hobby of producing and acting in amateur theatrical productions. He also was successful ...
- 1846: Charles Dickens
- ... This book tells of a boy named Pip (in all his snobishness) and how he lives based on his values of social standing and possessions. Charles Dickens was one of the major influences in English Literature today. He wrote many novels and stories that continue to impress us still today. Since Dickens took is real life situations and transformed them into writings, many of his books were like autobiographies. Dickens had ...
- 1847: Biogrophy Of Dostoevsky
- ... newfound love of writing. Soon after leaving the army, Dostoevsky became heavily involved in a literary group called the Petrashevsky Circle, otherwise known as the Durov Circle. This group met in private to discuss outlawed literature and express their views on Christianity. They also read French socialist theories that were prohibited in Russia. In 1849 Dostoevsky was arrested for his involvement in this group. He was first sentenced to prison where ...
- 1848: Biographical Fact Sheet On James Fenimore Cooper
- ... was a hero who never married or changed his ideals. Cooper was a prolific writer, publishing 32 novels, 12 works of nonfiction, a play and numerous pamphlets and articles. His most lasting contributions to American literature were his five books about Natty Bumppo, varying in genre from implausible romantic adventure to realistic narrative. Later anthologized as The Leatherstocking Tales, they are best read in the order written: The Pioneers (1823), The ...
- 1849: Albert Camus
- Albert Camus is one of the most renowned authors in the twentieth century. With works such as Caligula, The Stranger, Nuptials, and The Plague, he has impacted the world of literature to a great extent. This great success was not just "given" to him "on a silver platter" however. He endured many hardships and was plagued with great illness in his short life. Camus is a ...
- 1850: Alfred Nobel
- ... money was to be divided into five equal parts and distributed "in the form or prizes to those who during the preceding year have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind." Physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. His family had many rejections to this but it still went through. It is sure that Alfred Nobel contributed a great deal to chemistry and the world and has a large diversity of ...
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