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Hace 6 días · William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor.He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long ...
Hace 4 días · published on 09 May 2024. On the eve of the American Revolution (1765-1789), the Thirteen Colonies had a population of roughly 2.1 million people. Around 500,000 of these were African Americans, of whom approximately 450,000 were enslaved. Comprising such a large percentage of the population, African Americans naturally played a vital role in ...
Hace 3 días · BUFFALO, N.Y. – Rachel Ablow, PhD, a professor of English in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, has played a major role in the sweeping revisions made recently to “The Norton Anthology of English Literature,” a multi-volume collection of canonical literary works traditionally used in college classrooms but also enjoyed by general readers for more than 60 years.
Hace 3 días · American literature is literature written or produced in the United States and in the colonies that preceded it.The American literary tradition is part of the broader tradition of English-language literature, but also includes literature produced in the United States in languages other than English.. The American Revolutionary Period (1775–1783) is notable for the political writings of ...
Hace 6 días · First page of The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus from the First Folio, published in 1623. Titus Andronicus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593.It is thought to be Shakespeare's first tragedy and is often seen as his attempt to emulate the violent and bloody revenge plays of his contemporaries, which were extremely popular with ...
Hace 2 días · Title. A century of science in America : with special reference to the American Journal of Science, 1818-1918. Original Publication. London: Yale University Press, 1918. Credits.
Learn English as you read and listen to our American history series. The programs are written at the intermediate and upper-beginner level and are read one-third slower than regular VOA English.
