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Old English literature has had some influence on modern literature, and notable poets have translated and incorporated Old English poetry. [92] Well-known early translations include Alfred, Lord Tennyson 's translation of The Battle of Brunanburh , William Morris 's translation of Beowulf , and Ezra Pound 's translation of The Seafarer .
Marjorie Boulton (1924–2017), in both English and Esperanto. Henrietta Maria Bowdler (1750–1830) Marjorie Bowen (1885–1952) Tim Bowler (born 1953), River Boy; William Boyd (born 1952), Any Human Heart; Paula Brackston (living), The Witch's Daughter; Jason Bradbury (born 1969), children's fiction; Malcolm Bradbury (1932–2000), The ...
English-American author [19] Colm de Bhailís: 1796–1906: 109: Irish poet, songwriter and stonemason [20] H.J. Blackham: 1903–2009: 105: British humanist author and philosopher [21] Lesley Blanch: 1904–2007: 102: English author and fashion critic [22] Ronald Blythe: 1922–2023: 100: English writer [23] Ralph de Boissière: 1907–2008: ...
This is a subsidiary to the List of English people. There are or should be similar lists of Irish, Scots, Welsh, Manx, Jersey, and Guernsey writers. This list is split into four pages due to its size: List of English writers (A–C) List of English writers (D–J) List of English writers (K–Q) List of English writers (R–Z)
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". [63]
Balakumaran (1946–2018, India); Kathleen Baldwin (living, US); Andrew Balfour (1873–1931, Scotland); Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825–1894, Scotland); Mary ...
English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world.The English language has developed over more than 1,400 years. [1] The earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the fifth century, are called Old English.
Beowulf (Old English) Waldere, Old English version of the story told in Waltharius (below), known only as a brief fragment; Alpamysh, a Turkic epic; Karolus magnus et Leo papa (Carolingian, Latin, before 814) Daredevils of Sassoun ; Bhagavata Purana "Stories of the Lord", based on earlier sources; Lay of Hildebrand and Muspilli (Old High German ...