On Indian Literature
Photo by Prateek Katyal on Unsplash Few countries can claim to have such a rich and diverse history in literature as India is fortunate to have. Now, although it may seem so, let me...
Essays on Literature
On What is Considered Literature?
Image by Dariusz Sankowski from Pixabay Many great writers have written and spoken about literature and its importance, they have spoken about their love and admiration for it and their need for it. Many...
Miguel de Cervantes Biography – Spanish Writer, Novelist, Don Quixote, Legacy
Miguel de Cervantes. Zarateman, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Miguel de Cervantes Biography and Legacy Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish writer, who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and...
Anton Chekhov Biography – Russian Writer, Short Story Writer, Playwright, Literature
Anton Chekhov. Brücke-Osteuropa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Anton Chekhov Biography and Legacy Anton Chekhov was a Russian short-story writer and playwright, who is regarded as one of the greatest writers of short fiction...
Samuel Beckett Biography – Irish Writer, Novelist, Playwright, Absurdism, Modernist Literature
Samuel Beckett. Roger Pic, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Samuel Beckett Biography and Legacy Samuel Beckett was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, short story writer, theatre director, and literary translator, who is considered one...
James Joyce Biography – Irish Writer, Novelist, Poet, Modernist Literature, Ulysses, Legacy
James Joyce. Photo by Jacques Bopp on Unsplash James Joyce Biography and Legacy James Joyce was an Irish novelist, poet, and short-story writer, who made a major contribution to the modernist avant-garde movement. Along...
Ernest Hemingway Biography – American Writer, Literary Icon, Novelist, Literature, Legacy, Influence
Ernest Hemingway. unattributed, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Ernest Hemingway Biography and Legacy Ernest Hemingway was a novelist, short-story writer, and journalist, who is now regarded as one of the most important writers in...
Leo Tolstoy Biography – Russian Writer, Philosopher, Thinker, Achievements, Legacy
Leo Tolstoy. F. W. Taylor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Leo Tolstoy Biography and Legacy Leo Tolstoy was perhaps one of the greatest (if not the greatest) writers and thinkers to have ever lived....