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Explore the works of renowned poets and novelists who have captivated readers with their dark and inspirational writings. From Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" to Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar," discover the personal struggles and triumphs behind these iconic works.
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Poet, Essayist Transcendentalism Movement Rebel of his time Famous Works: Leaves of Grass “O Captain, My Captain” Walt Whitman
Poet Dark & Inspirational works Life was plagued by mental illness & death of family members Famous works: “The Road Not Taken” “Home Burial” Robert Frost
Poem & Short Stories Very dark & haunting works Tragic life Personal demons Famous works: “The Raven” “The Monkey’s Paw” “Annabel Lee” Edgar Allan Poe
Poet, Essayist & Author One of the first African American Woman’s voices Inspirational Dramatic life Famous works: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings All of God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes Maya Angelou
Author “A Man’s Man” Lost Generation War Personal demons Famous Works: A Farewell to Arms The Sun Also Rises Old Man & The Sea Ernest Hemingway
Poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. Harlem Renaissance Writings involve the struggles and triumphs of African Americans in the 1920’s Famous Works: The Nation “Mother to Son” Langston Hughes
Mainly Novelist Another “Man’s Man” War Intense, "stream of consciousness“ author Famous Works: As I Lay Dying The Sound & The Fury William Faulkner
Intense Poet American, then later British A new style of poetry Famous works: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” “The Hallow Men” “The Waste Land” T.S. Eliot
Novelist One of the first American Woman’s voice Life of limited freedom Famous work: The Awakening Kate Chopin
Mainly Novelist Lost Generation Works involve the downfall of Americans’ morals Personal demons Famous works: The Great Gatsby The Beautiful & The Damned Tender is the Night F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mainly Novelist Race & Gender issue Intense author Famous works: Beloved The Bluest Eye Sula Toni Morrison
Poet & Novelist American & English Intense writing & life Personal demons Famous works: The Bell Jar “Ariel” “Daddy” Sylvia Plath
California Novelist WW II & Traveler American struggles Famous works: East of Eden Of Mice & Men Grapes of Wrath Travels With Charlie John Steinbeck
Classic American author “Larger than Life” Southern life Famous works: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Mark Twain
Novelist & Essayist “Larger than Life” Interesting personal life Personal demons Famous works: Breakfast at Tiffany’s In Cold Blood Truman Capote
Novelist Southern Quiet Life Still living Famous (and only) work: To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
Poet & Novelist “Father of the Beats” 1950’s New York Personal demons Famous works: On the Road Dharma Bums Jack Kerouac
Playwright Personal demons Very dramatic and scandalous plays Famous works: “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” “The Glass Menagerie” “A Streetcar Named Desire” Tennessee Williams
Short stories & Essays Strong imagination World traveler Famous works: “Rip Van Winkle” “The Legend of Sleeping Hallow” Washington Irving
Playwright 1940’s-1960’s America Social commentary Famous works: “The Crucible” “View from the Bridge” “Death of a Salesman” Arthur Miller
Mainly Novelist Science Fiction & Dystopia Imagination Famous works: Fahrenheit 451 The Illustrated Man The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury
Mainly novelist Adventure and Outdoors Very interesting personal life Famous works: White Fang Call of the Wild Jack London
Novelist Salam Dark romanticism Famous works The Scarlett Letter The House of Seven Gables Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mrs. Callaghan’s favorite! Novels & Short Stories 1950’s New York Generation’s Voice Personal demons Famous works: The Catcher in the Rye Franny & Zooey Best book EVER! J.D. Salinger
Novelist Social commentary Pure Food and Drug Act Famous works: The Jungle Oil! Upton Sinclair
Humorist / Novelist Very witty Satire Famous works: Breakfast of Champions Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut
Playwright Human condition World traveler Famous works: “Our Town” “The Skin of Our Teeth” “The Bridge of San Luis Rey” Thornton Wilder
Poet Personal demons Love American Transcendentalism Famous topics: Nature Love Lost Emily Dickenson
Poet Experimental poetry Very controversial for the time Lost Generation Famous works: “i carry your heart with me (i carry it my heart)” “Buffalo Bill’s” e.e. cummings
Novelist War Realist Famous works: Maggie, Girl of the Street The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane
Author Jazz American race relations Extremely political Famous works: Invisible Man Shadow & Act Ralph Ellison
Short Stories & Essays American & English Famous works: Daisy Miller The Turn of the Shrew Henry James
Essays & Short Stories Humor Satire Famous works: Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom series John Updike
Poet Free verse Blues & Jazz Race & Gender Famous works: “We’re Real Cool” “The Bean Eaters” Gwendolyn Brooks
Novelist Transcendental roots & rebel family Women Suffrage Movement Famous work: Little Women Louisa May Alcott
Playwright Race & Gender Young death Famous work: “A Raisin in the Sun” To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words Lorraine Hansberry
Essayist American and English American Revolution Famous work: “Common Sense” Thomas Paine
Essayist Transcendental Rebel Famous works: Walden Civil Disobedience Walking Henry David Thoreau