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FYI Authors
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Confucious | Chinese Poems, literature, fiction Analects, Mencius, Doctrine of the Mean, Great Learning |
| King James I | English Poem, essays, nonfiction King James version of the Bible, The Essays of a Prentice in the Divine Art of Peosy, Basilikon Doron, The True Law of Free Monarchies, A Counterblast to Tobacco |
| Noah Webster | American Non-fiction Reference The American Magazine, American Dictionary of the English Language |
| Francis Scott Key | American Poetry The Power of Literature and its Connection with Religion, national anthem, The Defense of Mort McHenry |
| Victor Hugo | French Literature, fiction, poetry, and philosophy Hugo, Les Miserable, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Ninety-Three |
| Mary Shelly | Austrian Psychology,psychoanalysis, neurology "The Interpretation of Dreams", "The Psychopathology of Everyday Life", "The Ego and the Id" |
| Jane Austen | English Novels, Romantic Fiction, Realistic Fiction "Pride and Prejudice", "Sense and Sensibility", "Becoming Jane Austen" |
| Daniel Defoe | English Poetry,Essay, Nonfiction, Fiction "Robinson Crusoe" |
| Charles Darwin | English Scientific Writing, Autobiography, Travel Writing "On the Origin of Species", "The Descent of the Man", "On Natural Selection" |
| Sophocles | Greek Tragedy, Plays, Philosophy "Theban Plays", "Ajax", "Electra" |
| Washington Irving | American Satire, Essay, Short Story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", "The Sketch Book" |
| Herman Melville | American Fiction, Mystery, Adventure "Moby Dick", "White-Jacket", "Red Burn" |
| J.D. Salinger | American Novels, Classical Literature, Bildungsroman "The Catcher in the Rye", "Franny and Zooey", "Nine Stories" |
| Tom Clancy | American Thriller, Action/Adventure "The Hunt for Red October", "Executive Orders", "Red Storm Rising" |
| Edith Hamilton | German-American Mythology, Nonfiction, Legends "The Greek Way", "The Golden Age of Greek Literature", "Three Greek Play Mythology" |
| Ray Bradbury | American SciFi, Horror, Short Stories "Fahrenheit 451", "The Martian Chronicles", "The Illustrated Man" |
| Aristotle | Greek Philosophy, Poetry, Logic, Politics "Categories", "On Interpretation", "Prior Analytics", "Metaphysics" |
| Ernest Hemingway | American Realistic Fiction "The Old Man and the Sea", "The Sun Also Rises", "A Farewell to Arms", "For Whom the Bell Tolls" |
| Langston Hughes | American Poetry, Plays, Short Stories, Novels "The Weary Blues", "Not Without Laughter", "Montage of a Dream Deferred" |
| John Lennon | English Nonsensical Short Stories/Poems, Experimental Fiction "In His Own Write", "A Spaniard in the Works" |
| Amy Tan | Chinese-American Fiction, Autobiographies, Narrative "The Joy Luck Club", "The Kitchen God's Wife", "Sagra, the Chinese Siamese Cat" |
| Benjamin Franklin | American Nonfiction, Reference "Silence Dogood Letters", "Poor Richard's Almanac" |
| H.G. Wells | English SciFi, Contemporary Novels, History, Politics, Social Commentary "The Time Machine", "The War of the Worlds", "The Island of the Doctor Moreau", "The Invisible Man" |
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