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Going beyond giving a mere book review, literary critics parse the language, dissect the symbolism and debate the theory of printed works. Who better to evaluate and interpret the output of the publishing world than successful authors like Booker Prize winners Margaret Atwood and Iris Murdoch? Browse these female literary critics and others whose considered opinions have had untold effects on readers both historic and contemporary.
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Browse notable literary critics such as Alexander Pope, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Anatole France.
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In entertainment, where the line between fiction and reality is often blurry, names are a crucial part of a celebrity's image. Stage names are often chosen to make an actor or musician's name easier to pronounce or remember, or simply to make it sounds more attractive. Here are famous celebrities who have changed their names.
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Meet famous people such as Bruce Lee, Louis Armstrong, Marlon Brando, William Faulkner, Frida Kahlo, John F. Kennedy Jr., and Barry White, who died in the month of July.
Women and men have continued the call for full-fledged women’s rights in a number of venues, including voting access, fair treatment in the workplace and reproductive and sexual freedom. Find out more about this eclectic and electric group of global activists who include Shirin Ebadi, Coretta Scott King, Asra Nomani and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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