Despite his short life, Dunbar left a lasting impact on American literature and the African-American community.

Source: https://thyblackman.com/2023/05/04/paul-laurence-dunbar-the-life-and-legacy-of-a-pioneering-african-american-poet/

Kids watching “The Great Pumpkin” at or around the time it originally aired would certainly have a more tenable grasp on, if not of the World Wars, the anti-triumphalism sentiment of post-war American literature and film.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/10/30/snoopy-its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown/

She received service awards from literary organizations and governments across Latin America, and in 1996 PEN America gave her a lifetime achievement award for her work to spread the study of Latin American literature.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/31/obituaries/jean-franco-dead.html

The tale that classic American literature tells, in the aggregate, is largely one of violence, conflict and cruelty, whether it unfolds on Cooper’s frontier, in Hawthorne’s Salem, in Poe’s fantastical mansions or on Melville’s South Seas.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/books/review/dh-lawrence-american-classics-literature-soul.html

Write Out Loud is hosting its annual TwainFest this week, celebrating 19th century American literature, culture and history.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/people/story/2023-08-19/19th-century-american-stories-and-literature-come-to-life-at-annual-twainfest