Sterling Brown: Renaissance poet One of the greatest and most influential writer and poet of the Harlem renaissance was Sterling Allen Brown. Brown Was born in on may first 1901 in Washington D.C. to Sterling Nelson and Adelaide Brown. Sterling Attended Harvard University where he did his graduate studies and later worked as a professor of English for forty years. He married Daisy Turnbull in 1927 and had one son. As a poet he many known works his best of which was also his first, Southern Road, published in 1932.
A genius writer. A troubled life. One of the greatest minds in classical literature. Edgar Allen Poe’s struggles and triumphs produced a lot of the beloved stories are still read and studied throughout the world today. Edgar Allen Poe was born to English actress Elizabeth Arnold Poe, and David Poe Junior, an actor from Baltimore, on January 18, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The way that he get’s the audience involved (as an illusion), almost putting them in the old man’s position, is why Poe is unique and inclined above many readers alike. Alfred C. Ward has a very strong yet intriguing take on Poe’s writing style, he writes,“Two things, at least, should be remembered, however, when we make these strictures in regard to Edgar Allan Poe’s work. First, that he had ever before him the aberrations of his own troubled mind—doubtfully poised at all times, perhaps, and almost certainly subject to more or less frequent periods of disorder: consequently, it was probably more nearly normal, for him, to picture the abnormal than to depict the average. Second, that literary men in general, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, were still in the trough of the wave of German romanticism, which exalted extravagant and clamorous and stormy sentimentality above the quieter, deeper, truer moods of human feeling.” I personally agree with Ward because all of Poe’s stories made me wonder if he was indicating himself. We all know he had an
Mark Twain’s seminal novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, deserves to be included in the canon of great American literature due to its pioneering use of common speech, its daring relationship between Huck and Jim, and the moral progress made by Huck despite the failure of the ending. Its “radical autonomy” (Bollinger 32) helps define modern American literature, which makes it “one of the central documents of American culture” (Trilling 1). At this time in American history, many believed that “the mark of a truly literary product was a grandiosity and elegance not to be found in the common speech” (Trilling 6). Twain’s use of common speech and a number of dialects help the reader make connections to each character and arrive at conclusions about them. Huckleberry Finn begins, “You don’t know me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain’t no matter” (Twain 7).
The author will quote poems from Quincy Adam’s journal and will then try to evaluate what he was implying. John Quincy also wrote documents in the newspaper supporting his father and while he was doing that he would take care of his sick mother (134-136). Overall John Quincy Adams was a very talented writer and most importantly an influential
Jamal’s writing became amazingly good and William was able to see himself as an actual person rather then just an author. This effected him so much he not only went to Scotland, but left Jamal everything he owned, including his writing, the most precious thing to him. “Finding Forrester” did all of this realistically, without making the story hard to understand. Overall this is a very good movie that will leave you in wonder at the extent of a young boys talent, and at the same time have you guessing at the true feelings of William Forrester. I rate this movie an 8.5/10 for its clean plot flow, in depth characters, engaging story, and lack of clichés.
Menken called Carl Sandburg insurability an American in every pulse beat. It has to be an honor to have people gives you that much respect when you’re not even fully American. He was a successful journalist, poet, historian, biographer, and auto biographer. During the course of his career Sandburg won two Pulitzer prizes, one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. Carl Sandburg was smart when he took his entire obsession and made something good out of it.
J.D. Salinger Jerome David Salinger, also known as Sonny, born on January 1, 1919 in NYC, is an inspiring, renowned American author. His literature, although somewhat criticized, is what created his achievement in life and made him a legend, proceeding his way up the heights of scholarly fame. Regardless of Salinger’s reclusive life, there are many things known to the public. He was the second child and only son of Sol Salinger and Marie Jillich Salinger (Fiene 3609).
“Science Fiction is not merely the science of mechanics and technologies, but science fiction deals with any idea that is not yet born” (Datnow 249). Ray Bradbury is one of the most well known Science Fiction writers of all time because of his ability to stretch the genre to fit his style. Something Wicked this Way Comes is one of the few novels that he wrote, and full of suspense and mystery with a strong theme. While Ray Bradbury is known for his genius in the Science Fiction genre, he uses characters, diction and tone, and point of view and narrative structure to enforce the theme of the power of good verse the power of evil in the novel Something Wicked This Way Comes. The characters in Ray Bradbury novels are the roots of his genius.
Earsley 1 Candance Earsley Marylynn Dianne James English Honors 304B, Section 2 12 May 2015 The Life of Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson was an inspirational writer to the young and old. He had a brilliant mind and the ability to share his thoughts with society. Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 25, 1803, to his parents; William Emerson ,and Ruth Haskins Emerson. Ralph had seven siblings, and he was the fourth out of the eight children. Interestingly, Emerson is Gemini, which means he is," able to see quickly the weak points in those they meet, and can reduce all to nothing by wit, sarcasm, or mimicry.