What Italian Renaissance poet was called the "Father of Humanism"?

Literature Trivia / October 24, 2024

Petrarch. Petrarch was crowned a poet laureate on holy ground in Rome on April 8, 1341.

In "The Grapes of Wrath", what type of work does the Joad family do?

Literature Trivia / October 24, 2024

Sharecroppers. John Steinbeck won both a Pulitzer Prize and a Nobel Prize for his novel, "The Grapes of Wrath".

Who is the antagonist in the Pearl Buck novel "The Good Earth"?

Literature Trivia / October 23, 2024

Wang Lung's Uncle. Wang Lung's Uncle is ranked high in a band of thieves.

Which HarperCollins book is about a debutante from Charleston who alters a 12-year-old girl's life?

Literature Trivia / October 23, 2024

Sweetwater Creek. The HarperCollins publishing company originated in the United Kingdom in 1819.

Alan Frew, author of 2007's "The Action Sandwich", was also lead singer for which 80's pop group?

Literature Trivia / October 22, 2024

Glass Tiger. The Glass Tiger's placed on Billboard's top 10 with "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)".

Which soon-to-be famous poets were both students, in the same class, of Robert Lowell?

Literature Trivia / October 22, 2024

Sylvia Plath And Anne Sexton. Poets Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton both committed suicide.