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Imamu Amiri Baraka
Scholar, Critic, Academic Author, Author, Playwright, Poet / 1934 -
Imamu Amiri Baraka is an African-American poet and scholar. He has served as professor emeritus of Africana Studies at the State Unversity of New York at Stony Brook.
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(1934-)
Scholar, Critic, Academic Author, Author, Playwright, Poet
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Roland Barthes
Philosopher, Literary Critic, Academic Author / 1915 - 1980
Roland Barthes was a French literary philosopher whose work influenced structuralism, semiotics and anthropology.
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(1915-1980)
Philosopher, Literary Critic, Academic Author
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Charles Baudelaire
Critic, Author, Poet / 1821 - 1867
Charles Baudelaire was a French poet best known for his controversial volume of poems, Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil).
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(1821-1867)
Critic, Author, Poet
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Robert Benchley
Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Comedian, Literary Critic, Journalist / 1889 - 1945
Robert Benchley was an American humorist, drama critic and film actor who is best known for his small roles in over 40 films, including How To Sleep.
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(1889-1945)
Anti-War Activist, Film Actor, Comedian, Literary Critic, Journalist
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James M. Buchanan
Scholar, Critic / 1919 -
James M. Buchanan is an American economist best known for his work on public choice theory, for which he receive the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986.
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(1919-)
Scholar, Critic
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Alistair Cooke
Scholar, Critic, Radio Personality, Television Personality, Journalist / 1908 - 2004
Alistair Cooke was a British-born journalist who worked in newspaper, radio and television. He hosted television's Masterpiece Theatre.
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(1908-2004)
Scholar, Critic, Radio Personality, Television Personality, Journalist
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Jacques Derrida
Philosopher, Scholar, Literary Critic, Academic Author, Journalist / 1930 - 2004
Jacques Derrida was an influential postmodern French philosopher who developed the analytic method known as Deconstruction.
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(1930-2004)
Philosopher, Scholar, Literary Critic, Academic Author, Journalist
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Sergei Diaghilev
Critic, Ballet Dancer, Choreographer / 1872 - 1929
Art critic Sergei Diaghilev started the artistic collaboration the Ballet Russes, which toured worldwide and was a forerunner of the Royal Ballet.
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(1872-1929)
Critic, Ballet Dancer, Choreographer
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Robert Graves
Literary Critic, Author, Poet / 1895 - 1985
British poet Robert Graves is best known for writing his first volumes of poetry, primarily about war, while serving at the Western Front during World War I.
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(1895-1985)
Literary Critic, Author, Poet
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Søren Kierkegaard
Philosopher, Critic, Theologian, Writer / 1813 - 1855
Søren Kierkegaard was a 19th century Danish philosopher who wrote about Christian belief systems and helped birth existentialism.
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(1813-1855)
Philosopher, Critic, Theologian, Writer
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Harriet Monroe
Critic / 1860 - 1936
American art critic Harriet Monroe founded Poetry magazine, which helped launch the careers of many popular poets, in 1912.
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(1860-1936)
Critic
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Robert Pinsky
Academic, Literary Critic, Poet / 1940 -
American poet and critic Robert Pinksy is best known for writing about the significance of every-day experiences.
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(1940-)
Academic, Literary Critic, Poet
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Virgil Thomson
Critic, Songwriter, Conductor / 1896 - 1989
Virgil Thomson was a composer, conductor and musical critic known for his work in opera.
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(1896-1989)
Critic, Songwriter, Conductor
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Gore Vidal
Critic, Author, Playwright / 1925 - 2012
Gore Vidal was best known as a prolific American writer, but was also famous for frequent talk-show appearances and witty political criticisms.
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(1925-2012)
Critic, Author, Playwright
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Robert Penn Warren
Civil Rights Activist, Literary Critic, Poet / 1905 - 1989
American poet Robert Penn Warren was one of the founders of New Criticism and is the only person to have won the Pulitzer Prize for both fiction and poetry.
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(1905-1989)
Civil Rights Activist, Literary Critic, Poet