Authors and Literature Sites

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Authors and Literature Sites

If you were reading carefully on the main page, you'll know that I'm an English major. I can't tell you how many times I've heard people say that English is a "fluff" subject, but that's not necessarily true. Contrary to popular belief, knowing how to read isn't the only requirement for majoring in English...and a lot of the English majors that I've met don't even speak English, so how in the world they expect to major in it is beyond me. Mind you, I'm not talking about the exchange students I've met who are English majors...in a lot of cases, those students are brighter than American students. Yes, you're right, I'm using this page to rant and rave...the general subliteracy of many people I know annoys me, as does the idea that English is an "inferior" degree. To major in English, you have to know how to read carefully and to analyze what you read. You have to know a little bit of everything to be successful...in my papers, I've not only used my knowledge of the text in question and previous texts, I've also used a bit of psychology, a bit of sociology, a bit of philosophy, a bit of history, and so on. It all connects...that's why an English major has to be well-rounded, with a good background in a lot of fields. And one other thing an English major needs...an absolute love of reading, because you have to do it constantly. I've always had a passion for reading, and that's why I decided to major in English. I hope to be a published writer someday, but writing's a crapshoot no matter how talented you are. So I'm going to continue in school until I've achieved my Ph.D., and I hope to teach college literature someday...that's right, I'm going to warp young minds just as mine's been warped. And when I do, these are some of the authors I'm going to warp them with:

(One note: Although I have somewhat categorized these authors by nationality, genre, era, etc., within their categories they are in no certain order. And as you can see, I have very diverse tastes. *grin*

British Authors

For some reason, I tend to like British authors much more than American. Maybe it's because I don't really think that American literature has been around long enough to have a "tradition," but I'm not really sure that's it. But one thing is certain, and that is that American authors owe a debt to British authors...after all, the British heritage is the grandfather of our own.

Early and Medieval British Literature

Renaissance to Romanticism

Romanticism

Voice of the Shuttle (General Romanticism)

Nineteenth Century British Authors

Twentieth Century British Authors

American Authors

Yes, I know I said I don't like American authors as much as British authors. But that doesn't mean that I think American literature is bad...far from it. There are many American authors that I enjoy very much, and I know that American authors have had a lot of influence on the literature we read today.