Annette Kolodny

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Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

January 21, 2017. Protesters holding signs in crowd at the Women's March in Washington DC. feminism

Feminism: From Ancient Rome to the Women’s March

Girl Reading On Turquoise Couch

9 American Countercultural Books

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Currency. Money. Cash. Dollars. Bills. Pile of ten, twenty, fifty, and hundred dollar bills.

6 Questions About the History of Money and Banking Answered

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

6 Important Mughal Emperors

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

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Born	August 21, 1941 • New York City • New York
Died	September 11, 2019 (aged 78) • Tucson • Arizona
Notable Works	“Dancing Through the Minefield: Some Observations on the Theory, Method, and Politics in Feminist Literary Criticism” • “The Land Before Her: Fantasy and Experience of the American Frontiers, 1630-1860” • “The Lay of the Land: Metaphor as Experience and History in American Life and Letters”

Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton

American writer

Pound, Ezra

Ezra Pound

American poet

Camille Paglia

American academic

Carolyn Heilbrun

American author and literary critic

T.S. Eliot, 1955

T.S. Eliot

American-English poet, playwright, and literary critic

Tillie Olsen

American author

Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov

American author

Maggie Nelson

Maggie Nelson

American writer

Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry

American author

Marilynne Robinson

Marilynne Robinson

American author

Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott

American author

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates

American author

Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

American writer and aviator

Colson Whitehead

Colson Whitehead

American author

James Russell Lowell.

James Russell Lowell

American poet and critic

Edmund Wilson

Edmund Wilson

American critic

David Mamet

David Mamet

American author

Fuller, Margaret

Margaret Fuller

American author and educator

Washington Irving

Washington Irving

American author

H.L. Mencken

H.L. Mencken

American writer