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John Gardner-Grendel(novel)

     John Champlin Gardner Jr. (1933-1982) was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor. He is perhaps most noted for his novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view.

Beowulf-Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative lines. It may be the oldest surviving long poem in Old English and is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Old English literature. A date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The full poem survives in the manuscript known as the Nowell Codex It has no title in the original manuscript, but has become known by the name of the story's protagonist.

Scanzda

Verona, Italy-where Juliet lived

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“Knitting” in Roman Fever is a verbal irony.

Exemplary

Prefix and Suffix:

-ium/eum: a rounded space

ex. Coliseum/colisium

Harold Bloom

     Since the publication of his first book in 1959, Bloom has written more than 20 books of literary criticism, several books discussing religion, and a novel. Bloom came to public attention in the United States as a commentator during the canon wars of the early 1990s.

Rudyard Kipling

     Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. His works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story, his children's books are classics of children's literature, and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift". Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1907, at the age of 42, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize and its youngest recipient to date.

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Text book Note:

Anton Chekhov

     Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian playwright and short story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practiced as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress." (Wikipedia)

     He received his M.D. from the University of Moscow. He began writing for the stage since 1887, the same year he published his first collection of fiction, and married the actress Olga Knipper in 1901, but the couple have no children. (Textbook)