Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) is considered one of the three most important playwrights in 20th century American drama. Creator of such classic and much-staged plays, such as The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire and Sweet Bird of Youth, he is known to have incorporated many elements of his life in his works.In 1948 and 1955 […]
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Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was a French philosopher, literary critic, playwright and novelist. Known for his open relationship with fellow philosopher and feminist Simone de Beauvoir, Sartre was also one of the prominent figures of existentialism, phenomenology and Marxism, as well as a political activist. In 1964 he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. 1.\”Life has
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John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. (1902-1968), considered \”a giant of American letters\”, is an important American writer of novels, short stories and non-fiction. Thought by many to be one of the foremost figures in Western literature, he has become famous by works such as The Grapes of Wrath (Pulitzer Prize winner), as well as Of Mice
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James Augustine Aloysius Joyce 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941 Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland Most famous book: Ulysses Interesting facts: He is considered one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde He suffered from cynophobia and astraphobia Renown psychiatrist Carl Jung had concluded that both Joyce\’s daughter Lucia, as well as
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Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was a famous German playwright, poet and stage director. Using his \”defamiliarization effect\” or \”distancing effect\”, he believed that theater is supposed to be a representation of reality and not reality itself, a fact that was apparent in his \”epic theater\” techniques. Some of his most famous and acclaimed works include: The
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Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) is considered one of the 20th century\’s major poets. Also a playwright, essayist and literary critic, the Missouri-born poet became famous by works, such as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, Ash Wednesday and Murder in the Cathedral. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948, as well as
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