10 Literary Masterpieces by African American Authors
Feb 08, 2021
February is dedicated to celebrating the achievements of the African American community, and this month, we at 1HP are shining the spotlight on them. A significant number of masterpieces by African American authors can be found in the American literary canon. Here is a list of 10 classics, both o...
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Fiction beyond Form and Familiarity: Mark Danielewski
Jul 18, 2019
Signiconic or visual writing is a modern literature genre that transcends typical writing form, with the author exploring different typefaces, page layouts, and even font colors to convey the simplest or most complicated of stories. With the use of signiconic writing to create metanarratives that...
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The Working-Class Writer: John Steinbeck
Jul 11, 2019
Abruptly following the overindulgent era of the Roaring Twenties, the United States experienced the harshest of economic downturns, and its citizens soon felt the humbling blow of the Great Depression. As a laborer-turned-writer, John Steinbeck perfectly captured the diminished spirit of the Amer...
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