(1492–1549) Marguerite de Navarre, née Marguerite d’Angoulême Marguerite de Valois-Angoulême Princess of France Queen of Navarre Duchess of Alençon and Berry See also: • Château du Clos Lucé, Amboise (France) Born April 11 1492 Angoulême (France) Died December 21 1549 Odos (France)…
(1898–1936) Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca Works: • Bodas de sangre (1933) • Canciones (1921-1924) • Diván del Tamarit (1936) • Doña Rosita la soltera (1935) • El maleficio de la mariposa (1919) • Impresiones y paisajes (1918) • La casa de Bernarda Alba…
(1897–1962) William Cuthbert Faulkner Works: • Collected Stories of William Faulkner (English) • Early Prose and Poetry (English) • The Sound and the Fury (1929) Quotes: • William Faulkner: Quotations Born September 25 1897 New Albany, MS (USA) Died July 6 1962 Byhalia, MS…
(1843–1916) Henry James, OM Works: • A Bundle of Letters (English) • A Little Tour in France (English) • A London Life, and Other Tales (English) • A Passionate Pilgrim (English) • A Small Boy and Others (English) • An International Episode…
(1757–1827) The artist’s works: God Judging Adam 1795 Tate Britain, London God Judging Adam c.1795 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Baptism of Christ c.1799 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Job and His Daughters 1799–1800 National Gallery of Art, Washington St. Matthew 1799…
(1645–1696) Works: • Les Caractères (French) ◊ The Characters (English) Quotes: • Jean de La Bruyère: Quotations Born August 16 1645 Paris (France) Died May 11 1696 Versailles (France) Occupation Philosopher Writer
(1910–1987) Jean-Marie-Lucien-Pierre Anouilh Works: • Antigone (1944) Quotes: • Jean Anouilh: Quotations Filmography as Screenwriter: Anna Karenina 1948 Director: Julien Duvivier Starring: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson Born June 23 1910 Bordeaux (France) Died October 3 1987 Lausanne (Switzerland) Occupation Playwright Screenwriter Writer
(1850–1893) Henry-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant Works: ◊ A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales (English) ◊ Bel Ami (English) • Boule de Suif (French) • Clair de Lune (French) • Contes de la Becasse (French) • Contes du jour et de la nuit…
(1821–1880) Works: • Bouvard et Pécuchet (1881) ◊ Bouvard and Pécuchet (English) • Dictionnaire des idées reçues (1913) ◊ Herodias (English) ◊ Ηρωδιάς (Greek) • La tentation de Saint Antoine (1848) ◊ The Temptation of St. Antony (English) • Madame Bovary (1857) • Madame Bovary:…
(1799–1850) Honoré de Balzac, né Honoré Balzac Works: ◊ A Daughter of Eve (English) ◊ A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (English) ◊ A Drama on the Seashore (English) ◊ A Man of Business (English) ◊ A Passion in the Desert (English) ◊ A Prince of Bohemia…