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Harper Lee was an American novelist that wrote To Kill a Mockingbird and won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize.

Edgar Allan Poe was a 19th-century visionary who pioneered the genres of horror, detective and science fiction through his poems and short stories.

Edward Said was a renowned Palestinian-American literary theorist and cultural critic who advocated for Palestinian rights and coined the term "Orientalism" to examine Eurocentric views in academia.

Leo Lowenthal was a German-American sociologist and critical theorist who significantly contributed to the study of mass culture and its effects on society.

Michel Foucault was a French philosopher and historian whose groundbreaking work on power, knowledge, and social institutions profoundly influenced modern thought.

Stuart Hall was a Jamaican-British cultural theorist who significantly influenced British cultural studies, sociology, and media theory.

Herbert Marcuse, a German-American philosopher and sociologist, was a prominent figure in the Frankfurt School, known for his critical theory and advocacy for radical politics, influencing the New Left movement.

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is a prominent Indian literary theorist and feminist, known for coining the term "subaltern studies" and challenging postcolonial discourse.

John Milton was a renowned English epic poet, best known for his masterpiece "Paradise Lost", which shaped the literary landscape of the 17th century.

Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, and poet who charmed 18th-century Europe with his witty, satirical works.

William Hazlitt was an influential English essayist, critic, and philosopher whose works significantly impacted the Romantic period.

Walter Scott was an American R&B singer and record producer known for his soulful voice and chart-topping hits, shaping the sound of contemporary R&B.

Qian Mu was a renowned Chinese historian, philosopher, and educator, whose works significantly influenced modern Chinese historiography.

Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet, best known for his masterpiece, Moby-Dick.

T.S. Eliot was a distinguished American-born English poet, playwright, and literary critic, best known for his groundbreaking works that revolutionized modernist poetry.

William Faulkner was an American writer, known for his poignant novels and short stories that explored the complexities of the human condition, particularly in the Southern United States.

Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet, playwright, and novelist, renowned for his wit, social commentary, and unique literary style.

Euripides was an ancient Greek playwright, known for his innovative and psychologically complex characters, profoundly influencing the development of drama.

Edmond Jabes was a French poet and philosopher whose works, heavily influenced by Jewish mysticism, explored themes of exile and identity in the modern world.

Elizabeth Carter was an eminent 18th-century English poet, classical scholar, and translator, known for her influential works and contributions to literature.

Samuel Beckett was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet, and theater director, known for his avant-garde works that revolutionized 20th-century literature and theater.

Jorge Amado was a Brazilian writer renowned for his literary works that captured the essence of Brazilian culture and society.

Raymond Williams was a prominent British cultural critic and literary theorist, whose works significantly shaped the fields of cultural studies and sociology.

Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, philosopher, and physician whose extensive works laid foundations in various fields, including medicine, philosophy, and logic.

Giacomo Leopardi, an Italian poet, philosopher, and scholar, profoundly shaped Romanticism with his melancholic, introspective, and nature-inspired works.

Italo Calvino was an Italian novelist and journalist known for his fantastical works blending reality and imagination.

Karl Kraus was an Austrian satirist, poet, and playwright, known for his incisive critiques of society, culture, and politics.

Leo Tolstoy was a Russian author and philosopher whose works like War and Peace and Anna Karenina revolutionized literature with their profound exploration of human nature.

Henry David Thoreau was an American philosopher, naturalist, and transcendentalist known for his influential work, "Walden," which advocates for simple living and self-reliance.

Lev Gumilev was a Russian historian, ethnologist, and philosopher who developed the theory of ethno genesis and explored the origins of national identity.

Jorge Luis Borges was an Argentine writer, essayist, and poet whose unique blend of philosophical themes and fantastical elements revolutionized Latin American literature.

Nelson Rodrigues was a prominent Brazilian playwright, journalist, and sports commentator known for his provocative and influential works in Brazilian literature.

Claribel Alegría was a renowned Nicaraguan-Salvadoran poet, essayist, and novelist, known for her significant contributions to Latin American literature.

Faiz Ahmed Faiz was a renowned Pakistani poet, philosopher, and intellectual, celebrated for his progressive and revolutionary poetry.

Ahmed Faraz was a celebrated Pakistani poet known for his revolutionary and romantic Urdu poetry, significantly impacting contemporary literature.

Amrita Pritam was an eminent Indian writer and poet whose prolific works in Punjabi and Hindi profoundly influenced Indian literature.

Manto was a Pakistani writer, playwright, and author known for his powerful and provocative short stories that addressed societal issues.

Leopold Senghor was a Senegalese poet, philosopher, and politician, serving as the first president of Senegal from 1960 to 1980.

Ifeanyi Menkiti is a distinguished Nigerian philosopher, poet, and professor whose works significantly contribute to the understanding of African philosophy and cultural identity.

Ibn Abd Rabbih was a prominent Andalusian scholar and writer, known for his literary works and contributions to Islamic culture.

Ben Jonson was an influential English playwright, poet, and literary critic, renowned for his contributions to the development of the English language and drama in the 17th century.

Thomas Middleton was a prominent English playwright and poet, known for his impactful contributions to the Jacobean and Caroline theatre.

George Peele was an English playwright and poet, known for his contributions to the Elizabethan drama and the development of the English language.

Thomas Nashe was an Elizabethan playwright, poet, and satirist known for his wit, wordplay, and influential contribution to English literature.

Joan Robinson was a distinguished British economist, known for her contributions to economic theory, including her work on imperfect competition and growth theory.

Luigi Pirandello is an Italian playwright, novelist, and poet, known for his profound exploration of the human condition through his innovative works in theater.

Giuseppe Giacosa was an Italian playwright, poet, and literary critic, known for his significant contributions to Italian theater in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Lev Shestov was a Russian existential philosopher, known for his exploration of nihilism and critique of rationalism in his works.

Giovanni Pascoli was an Italian poet and scholar known for his innovative use of classical and vernacular languages in his literary works.

Giosuè Carducci was an Italian poet, scholar, and teacher, known for his innovative approach to Italian poetry and his contributions to the literary world.

Alexander Pushkin was a celebrated Russian poet, playwright, and novelist, often hailed as the father of modern Russian literature.

Afanasy Fet was a renowned Russian poet, translator, and philosopher, known for his unique style and profound lyricism that greatly influenced the Silver Age of Russian literature.

Yevgeny Baratynsky was a Russian Romantic poet renowned for his philosophical and introspective themes, enriching the literary landscape of his time.

Konstantin Batyushkov was a renowned Russian poet of the Romantic era, celebrated for his lyricism and contributions to the development of Russian literature.

Anton Delvig was a prominent Russian Romantic poet known for his lyrical and patriotic works, who played a significant role in the development of Russian literature.

Vasily Trediakovsky was a prominent Russian poet, translator, and literary theorist who significantly influenced the development of Russian literature during the 18th century.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a renowned English poet whose love sonnets, particularly "How Do I Love Thee?", profoundly influenced the Romantic era.

Robert Browning was a prominent Victorian poet known for his dramatic monologues and exploration of complex psychological states.

Benito Pérez Galdós was a renowned Spanish realist novelist and playwright, best known for his insightful portrayals of 19th-century Spanish society.

José Ortega y Gasset was a Spanish philosopher, essayist, and cultural critic who profoundly influenced 20th-century European thought.

Antonio Machado was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the literary movement known as the Generation of '98.

Vicente Aleixandre was a Spanish poet, a central figure of the Generation of '27, and Nobel Prize laureate in Literature for his surrealistic and existentialist work.

Émile Zola was a prominent French novelist, critic, and political activist, renowned for his naturalistic style and social reformist ideals.

Victor Hugo was a prolific French writer and poet, best known for his novels Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, profoundly influencing literature and social consciousness.

Marivaux was a French playwright and novelist known for his wit and exploration of human emotions in the 18th century.

Pierre Beaumarchais was a French playwright and revolutionary, best known for his iconic character, Figaro, and his contributions to the American Revolution.