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Charles Bertrand Lewis
Lewis, Charles Bertrand (1842–1924), Ohio humorist, whose sketches in the Detroit Free Press won him a contemporary reputation. Much of his writing was collected in books, typical examples being Brother Gardener's Lime Kiln Club (1882), a parody of a black society, and Trials and Troubles of... Read more |
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writing
writing the visible recording of language peculiar to the human species. Writing enables the transmission of ideas over vast distances of time and space and is a prerequisite of complex civilization. Where, and by whom writing was first developed remains unknown, but scholars place the beginning... Read more |
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Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley1952— Writer Walter Mosley has broken new ground as a mystery writer by incorporating issues of race into novels that stand on their own as gripping detective fiction. His novels are all written from an African-American perspective. He has also branched out into the areas of science... Read more |
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Kenneth Lewis Roberts
Kenneth Lewis Roberts 1885-1957, American author, b. Kennebunk, Maine, grad. Cornell, 1908. Well known as staff correspondent for the Saturday Evening Post and as an author of travel books, Roberts retired in 1928 to write the Chronicles of Arundel, a series of American historical novels; the... Read more |
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Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan 1951– Author, educator Influence of Early Years Promoted First Novel “Looking for Mr. Right” Sued by Former Lover Determination Got Anthology Published Third Novel Raised Contemporary Issues Selected writings Sources “Terry McMillan has the power to be an... Read more |
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Clarence Major
Clarence Major 1936– Writer, painter, lexicographer At a Glance… Published by Controversial Press Produced Experimental Poetry The 1970s Returned to Painting Selected Writing Sources In his introduction to the 1994 Clarence Major special issue of African American Review, Bernard Bell... Read more |
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Persius
Persius or Aulus Persius Flaccus , AD 34-AD 62, Roman satirical poet, b. Etruria. A member of a distinguished family, he went to Rome in boyhood, was educated there, and came under the influence of the Stoic philosopher Lucius Annaeus Cornutus, to whom he became attached in lasting friendship.... Read more |
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Posidonius
Posidonius , c.135-c.51 BC, Greek Stoic philosopher, b. Apamea, Syria. He settled in Rhodes after extensive travels. Noted for his learning, Posidonius gave new life to Stoicism by fortifying it with contemporary learning. Although his writings have been lost, it is known that they were copious. He... Read more |
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Bernard-Henri Levy
Bernard-Henri Lévy French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy (born 1948) is one of the best known writers in contemporary France, notable for his sheer celebrity as well as for the range and depth of his writings. Lévy has a level of public visibility perhaps unmatched by any... Read more |
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