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English Poet Laureate Trivia

Here are some interesting facts and trivia about English Poet Laureates. John Dryden was the first official Poet Laureate. Charles II appointed him both Poet Laureate and Historiographer Royal in...

Who Was Thomas Mann?

Thomas Mann was a German writer, journalist, and literary critic. He was born on 6/6/1875, in the Free City of Lübeck in the German Empire and died on 8/12/1955 in...

Characters in the Song of Roland

How many characters do you know from the Song of Roland, the national epic poem of France? This epic is the story of the Battle of Roncesvalles. Turold or Turoldus...