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Although the date of his birth is unknown, he single handedly built the reputation of the English language till Shakespeare came along. English was not scene as a strong language, politically, till this man was able to disect class structure, religion, and gender relations.
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Started the political Utopia fascination.
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Writer of one of the most complex alegories in history, the Faerie Queene.
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Some say that when he died, he wrote a poem with his own blood about the battle and his death. He is also famous for having the largest funeral in Britian's history (that isn't for a royal family). He's the Elizabethan Chuck Norris.
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Half writer, half Queen Elizabeth's superspy (elegidly), many of Shakespeare's plays competed with Marlowe's. He can be considered the only worthy writer to compete with Shakespeare. However, Shakespeare's characters typically have more depth.
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Born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, this fellow single helped mold the English language you know today.
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Wonderful satirist. Also Shakespeare's contemporary.
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" Leviathan (supports strong government to combat egoism, root of all social conflict)"
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Created a religious alturation that questions gender relations and religious morality.
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Wrote the Treaties of Government. Helped establish political theory.
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"Principia (The Motion of Bodies, The Motion of Bodies in Resisting Media, The System of the World)"
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Gulliver's Travels! Prose satirist.
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Helped write the first Dictionary! Yay.
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He's responsible for your fear when you turn off the lights. He's the cheif started of the Romantic period in Britian and is responsible for making writers realize their imagination is often more powerful than the object they're writing about.
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BFF with Coleridge, Tintern Abbey, Intimations of Immortality, Other great words.
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When you smoke as much opium as this guy, you'll try and build castle in the sky.
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He's responsible for every single poem college students slam their forehead against (in frustration). He also provides one of the most convincing defences of poetry, my personal favorite literary essay.
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Ode to Eternity! If you ever wonder how you compare to the world, Keats can help you feel miniscule.
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Quoted "dismal science" in relation to economic theory, Sartor Resartus, more.
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Write the classic, Frankenstein.
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Lotus-Eaters, In memoriam, many others.
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He's responsible for our modern conception of Christmas. He's also responsible to extremely racist essasy that helped justify racism toward foreign entities.
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He's responsible for the most frustrating and agrivating novels in history. He is also responsible for the most complex, innovative, and influetial modernist novels. Ulysses, Finnigan's Wake, Dubliners, and others will gladly make you rethink your English major.
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Bill Watterson is the mastermind cartoonest responsible for Calvin and Hobbes.
