Howard SchultzHoward D. Schultz (born July 19, 1953) is an American businessman and author who was the chairman and chief executive officer of Starbucks from 1986 to 2000, and from 2008 to…View analysis →
BacchylidesBacchylides (/bəˈkɪlɪˌdiːz/; Ancient Greek: Βακχυλίδης Bakkhulides; c. 518 – c. 451 BC) was a Greek lyric poet. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of Nine Lyric…View analysis →
John ClareJohn Clare (13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English poet. The son of a farm labourer, he became known for his celebrations of the English countryside and his sorrows at its…View analysis →
Li HeLi He (李賀; c. 790–791 – c. 816–817) was a Chinese poet of the mid-Tang dynasty. His courtesy name was Changji, and he is also known as Guicai and Shigui.View analysis →
Aphra BehnAphra Behn (/ˈæfrə bɛn/; bapt. 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era. As one of the first…View analysis →
Sorley MacLeanSorley MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Somhairle MacGill-Eain; 26 October 1911 – 24 November 1996) was a Scottish Gaelic poet, described by the Scottish Poetry Library as "one of the…View analysis →
RamanujaRamanuja (; Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmānuja; c. 1077 – 1157, trad. date 1017-1137), also known as Rāmānujācārya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and…View analysis →
Alfred, Lord TennysonAlfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (/ˈtɛnɪsən/; 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's…View analysis →
Derek WalcottSir Derek Alton Walcott (23 January 1930 – 17 March 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright.View analysis →
William WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with…View analysis →
Thomas MalorySir Thomas Malory was an English writer, the author of Le Morte d'Arthur, the classic English-language chronicle of the Arthurian legend, compiled and in most cases translated…View analysis →
Sidney HookSidney Hook (December 20, 1902 – July 12, 1989) was an American philosopher of pragmatism known for his contributions to the philosophy of history, the philosophy of education…View analysis →
George HerbertGeorge Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was an English poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical…View analysis →
ChrysippusChrysippus of Soli (/kraɪˈsɪpəs, krɪ-/; Ancient Greek: Χρύσιππος ὁ Σολεύς, Chrusippos ho Soleus; c. 279 – c. 206 BC) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was a native of Soli…View analysis →
Anne CarsonAnne Patricia Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator, classicist, and professor.View analysis →
GoscelinGoscelin of Saint-Bertin (or Goscelin of Canterbury, born c. 1040, died in or after 1106) was a Benedictine hagiographical writer. He was a Fleming or Brabantian by birth and…View analysis →
Antony FlewAntony Garrard Newton Flew (/fluː/; 11 February 1923 – 8 April 2010) was an English philosopher. Belonging to the analytic and evidentialist schools of thought, Flew worked on…View analysis →
A. J. AyerSir Alfred Jules "Freddie" Ayer (/ɛər/ AIR; 29 October 1910 – 27 June 1989) was an English philosopher who became professionally established through his exposition of major…View analysis →
Bronisław KomorowskiBronisław Maria Komorowski (born 4 June 1952) is a Polish politician and historian who served as the 5th president of Poland from 2010 to 2015. Komorowski previously served as…View analysis →
ErinnaErinna (/ɪˈrɪnə/; Ancient Greek: Ἤριννα) was an ancient Greek poet. She is best known for her long poem The Distaff, a 300-line hexameter lament for her childhood friend Baucis…View analysis →
Clare BaldingClare Victoria Balding (born 29 January 1971) is an English broadcast journalist and author, who presents programmes for BBC Sport and Channel 4, and previously for BT Sport. She…View analysis →
AratusAratus (/əˈreɪtəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄρατος ὁ Σολεύς; c. 315/310 – 240 BC) was a Greek didactic poet. His major extant work is his hexameter poem Phenomena (Ancient Greek…View analysis →
Ben SteinBenjamin Jeremy Stein (born November 25, 1944) is an American writer, lawyer, actor, comedian, and commentator on political and economic issues. He began his career as a…View analysis →
Alan BennettAlan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, author, actor and screenwriter. He has received numerous awards and honours including four BAFTA Awards, four Laurence…View analysis →
Benjamin LayBenjamin Lay (January 26, 1682 – February 8, 1759) was an English-born writer, farmer and activist. Born in Copford, Essex into a Quaker family, he underwent an apprenticeship as…View analysis →
EupolisEupolis (Ancient Greek: Εὔπολις; c. 446 – c. 411 BC) was an Athenian poet of the Old Comedy, who flourished during the time of the Peloponnesian War.View analysis →
Mitch HorowitzMitch Horowitz (born November 23, 1965) is an American author, publisher, speaker, podcaster, and television host specializing in occult and esoteric themes. A frequent writer…View analysis →
PropertiusSextus Propertius was a Latin elegiac poet of the Augustan age. He was born around 50–45 BC in Assisium (now Assisi) and died shortly after 15 BC.View analysis →
Bruno SchulzBruno Schulz (12 July 1892 – 19 November 1942) was a Polish-Jewish writer, literary critic, visual artist, and art teacher.View analysis →
Christopher SmartChristopher Smart (11 April 1722 – 20 May 1771) was an English poet. He was a major contributor to two popular magazines, The Midwife and The Student, and a friend to influential…View analysis →
EpictetusEpictetus (/ˌɛpɪkˈtiːtəs/ EH-pick-TEE-təss; Ancient Greek: Ἐπίκτητος, Epíktētos; c. 50 – c. 135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery at Hierapolis, Phrygia…View analysis →
MoziMozi, personal name Mo Di, was a Chinese philosopher, logician, and the founder of the Mohist school of thought, making him one of the most important figures of the Warring…View analysis →
Jacques Pierre BrissotJacques Pierre Brissot (French pronunciation: [ʒak pjɛʁ bʁiso]; 15 January 1754 – 31 October 1793), also known as Brissot de Warville, was a French journalist, abolitionist, and…View analysis →
Max BootMax A. Boot (Russian: Макс Александрович Бут; born September 12, 1969) is a Russian-born naturalized American author, editorialist, lecturer, and military historian. He worked as…View analysis →
G. E. M. AnscombeGertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (/ˈænskəm/; 18 March 1919 – 5 January 2001), usually cited as G. E. M. Anscombe or Elizabeth Anscombe, was a British analytic philosopher…View analysis →
