Who was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize in Literature?
Gwendolyn Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize in Literature in 1950, for Annie Allen.
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Who wrote, “To err is human, to forgive divine”?
Alexander Pope’s expression of charity, “To err is human, to forgive divine” appears in An Essay on Criticism (1711).
From what work did Matthew Arnold get the phrase “sweetness and light”?
From Jonathan Swift’s The Battle of the Books (1704). Matthew Arnold used the phrase “sweetness and light” in Culture and Anarchy (1869) to elaborate his idea of culture as a humanizing and ennobling force.
How old is The Tale of Genji?
The Japanese novel The Tale of Genji was written by court lady Murasaki Shikibu around 1000. It was first translated into English by Arthur Waley in 1925-33. It is widely thought of as the world’s first novel. This Japanese novel was written by court lady Murasaki Shikibu around 1000. It was first translated
What were the names of the Brothers Grimm?
The names of the Brothers Grimm were Jacob Ludwig and Wilhelm Carl.
How old is Benjy in Faulkner’s novel The Sound and the Fury (1929)?
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