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Walt Whitman

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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Walt Whitman

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  1. Poet, Essayist Transcendentalism Movement Rebel of his time Famous Works: Leaves of Grass “O Captain, My Captain” Walt Whitman

  2. Poet Dark & Inspirational works Life was plagued by mental illness & death of family members Famous works: “The Road Not Taken” “Home Burial” Robert Frost

  3. Poem & Short Stories Very dark & haunting works Tragic life Personal demons Famous works: “The Raven” “The Monkey’s Paw” “Annabel Lee” Edgar Allan Poe

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Mainly Novelist Another “Man’s Man” War Intense, "stream of consciousness“ author Famous Works: As I Lay Dying The Sound & The Fury William Faulkner

  8. 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

  9. Novelist One of the first American Woman’s voice Life of limited freedom Famous work: The Awakening Kate Chopin

  10. 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

  11. Mainly Novelist Race & Gender issue Intense author Famous works: Beloved The Bluest Eye Sula Toni Morrison

  12. Poet & Novelist American & English Intense writing & life Personal demons Famous works: The Bell Jar “Ariel” “Daddy” Sylvia Plath

  13. California Novelist WW II & Traveler American struggles Famous works: East of Eden Of Mice & Men Grapes of Wrath Travels With Charlie John Steinbeck

  14. Classic American author “Larger than Life” Southern life Famous works: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Mark Twain

  15. Novelist & Essayist “Larger than Life” Interesting personal life Personal demons Famous works: Breakfast at Tiffany’s In Cold Blood Truman Capote

  16. Novelist Southern Quiet Life Still living Famous (and only) work: To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee

  17. Poet & Novelist “Father of the Beats” 1950’s New York Personal demons Famous works: On the Road Dharma Bums Jack Kerouac

  18. 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

  19. Short stories & Essays Strong imagination World traveler Famous works: “Rip Van Winkle” “The Legend of Sleeping Hallow” Washington Irving

  20. Playwright 1940’s-1960’s America Social commentary Famous works: “The Crucible” “View from the Bridge” “Death of a Salesman” Arthur Miller

  21. Mainly Novelist Science Fiction & Dystopia Imagination Famous works: Fahrenheit 451 The Illustrated Man The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury

  22. Mainly novelist Adventure and Outdoors Very interesting personal life Famous works: White Fang Call of the Wild Jack London

  23. Novelist Salam Dark romanticism Famous works The Scarlett Letter The House of Seven Gables Nathaniel Hawthorne

  24. 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

  25. Novelist Social commentary Pure Food and Drug Act Famous works: The Jungle Oil! Upton Sinclair

  26. Humorist / Novelist Very witty Satire Famous works: Breakfast of Champions Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut

  27. Playwright Human condition World traveler Famous works: “Our Town” “The Skin of Our Teeth” “The Bridge of San Luis Rey” Thornton Wilder

  28. Poet Personal demons Love American Transcendentalism Famous topics: Nature Love Lost Emily Dickenson

  29. 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

  30. Novelist War Realist Famous works: Maggie, Girl of the Street The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane

  31. Author Jazz American race relations Extremely political Famous works: Invisible Man Shadow & Act Ralph Ellison

  32. Short Stories & Essays American & English Famous works: Daisy Miller The Turn of the Shrew Henry James

  33. Essays & Short Stories Humor Satire Famous works: Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom series John Updike

  34. Poet Free verse Blues & Jazz Race & Gender Famous works: “We’re Real Cool” “The Bean Eaters” Gwendolyn Brooks

  35. Novelist Transcendental roots & rebel family Women Suffrage Movement Famous work: Little Women Louisa May Alcott

  36. 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

  37. Essayist American and English American Revolution Famous work: “Common Sense” Thomas Paine

  38. Essayist Transcendental Rebel Famous works: Walden Civil Disobedience Walking Henry David Thoreau

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