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american literature

January 21, 2019November 26, 2018 quotes american literatureedmund whiteenglish literaturehenry jamesmark twainwalt whitman

Mark Twain was underestimated by his fans; Henry James was largely ignored by his countrymen and preferred to live in England (he even became a British Citizen). America was, alas, a country of great eccentrics and great prudes, of great writers and few readers.

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October 5, 2018August 26, 2018 quotes american literatureCreative Writingedmund whiteevil characters

If we look at classic authors, we can see that evil characters are not always unsympathetic; we are drawn to schemers, revenge-seekers, bad hombres, because they have strong intentions in a vapid world, piercing insights into the fog of existence, unrelenting plans in a rudderless world.

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