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James Monroe Whitfield (c. April 10, 1822 – April 23, 1871) was an African-American poet, abolitionist, and political activist. He was a notable writer and activist in abolitionism and African emigration during the antebellum era .
The Reivers: A Reminiscence, published in 1962, is the last novel by the American author William Faulkner. It was published a month before his death. The bestselling novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1963. Faulkner previously won this award for his book A Fable, making him one of only four authors to be awarded it more than ...
James Monroe (/ m ə n ˈ r oʊ / mən-ROH; April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831), a Founding Father of the United States, served as its fifth president from 1817 to 1825. He was the last Founding Father to serve as president as well as the last president of the Virginia dynasty.
In addition to several speeches, Faulkner also wrote several essays on topics ranging from Albert Camus to Japan. A year later in 1926, Faulkner's first novel Soldiers' Pay was published. His 19th and final, The Reivers, in 1962, the year he died. He was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer for the work.
"Ozymandias" (/ ˌ ɒ z ɪ ˈ m æ n d i ə s / OZ-im-AN-dee-əs) [1] is the title of a sonnet published in 1818 by Horace Smith (1779–1849). Smith wrote the poem in friendly competition with his friend and fellow poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
James Whitcomb Riley James Whitcomb Riley, c. 1913 Born (1849-10-07) October 7, 1849 Greenfield, Indiana, U.S. Died July 22, 1916 (1916-07-22) (aged 66) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Resting place Crown Hill Cemetery Pen name Benjamin F. Johnson of Boone Jay Whit Uncle Sidney James Whitcomb Riley (October 7, 1849 – July 22, 1916) was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During ...
Other general statements of different import could well be substituted for it and the poem would neither gain nor lose strength." [4] Robert Bly, a friend of Wright, wrote a counter-argument to this interpretation however, criticizing Gunn and accusing him of being unable to relate to the emotion expressed by the line. [5]
Cover page Author, James Monroe Trotter from title page of book. Music and Some Highly Musical People is a history of African-American music by James Monroe Trotter first published in 1878. It represents perhaps the first attempt to assess American music across multiple genres in a single volume.