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… 1954 . The year 1967 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Robert Creeley founds and edits the Black Mountain Review Jack Kerouac reads Dwight Goddard 's Events The Group, a British poetry movement starts meeting in London with gatherings taking place once a week on Friday evenings at first Events Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath marry Black Mountain College, the birthplace of the Black Mountain School of poetry Events Howl obscenity trial in San Francisco brings significant attention to Beat poetry, Lawrence Events Brazilian manifesto for concrete poetry which focuses on visual and other sensory qualities April 18 &mdash Ezra Pound 's indictment Events In the United States "Those serious new Bohemians the beatniks, occupied with reading their deliberately undisciplined protesting verse Events August Derleth launches the poetry magazine Hawk and Whippoorwill. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) 1955 . Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) 1956 - 1957 - 1958 . Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1959 . The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1960 …
… 1920s . Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada 1930s . The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. 1940s -1950s- 1960s . The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 1970s . This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. 1980s …
… 19th century . The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar 20th century . The twentieth century of the Common Era began on 21st century …
Art . The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. List of years in Art Events Chicago 's Lithuanian community opens the Čiurlionis Art Gallery Archaeology . The year 1957 in Archaeology involved some significant events Architecture . The year 1957 in architecture involved some significant events Literature . Music . Events January 5 - Renato Carosone and his band start their American tour in Cuba. Science +...

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1956 in literature, other events of 1957, 1958 in literature, list of years in literature. Dame Muriel Spark, DBE ( February 1, 1918 &ndash April 13, 2006) was an award-winning Scottish Novelist. John Steinbeck III (February 27 1902—December 20 1968 was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century The Short Reign of Pippin IV A Fabrication is a novel by John Steinbeck published in 1957 his only Political satire, the book pokes fun at French Rex Todhunter Stout ( December 1 1886 - October 27 1975) was an American Crime writer, best known as the creator of Three for the Chair is a collection of Nero Wolfe Mystery novellas by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1957 Rex Todhunter Stout ( December 1 1886 - October 27 1975) was an American Crime writer, best known as the creator of If Death Ever Slept is a Nero Wolfe Detective novel by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1957 and collected in the omnibus Kay Thompson (born Catherine L Fink, November 9, 1908, St Louis, Missouri &ndash July 2, 1998, Roger Vailland (1907-1965 was a French novelist essayist and screenwriter The Law, original French title La Loi, is a 1849 book by Frédéric Bastiat. Patrick Victor Martindale White (28 May 1912 — 30 September 1990 was an Australian author who was widely regarded as a major English-language novelist of the 20th century Voss is an epic novel by Patrick White, first published in 1957 John Holbrook Vance (born August 28, 1916 in San Francisco, Big Planet is the first of two stand-alone Science fiction novels by Jack Vance (the other being Showboat World) which share Andromeda A Space-Age Tale aka Andromeda Nebula (Туманность Андромеды Tumannost' Andromedy) is a Science fiction Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989 was an Irish Writer, Dramatist and poet Endgame by Samuel Beckett, is a one-act play with four characters Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright Long Day's Journey into Night is a 1956 dramatic play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill, widely considered to be his masterwork John James Osborne ( December 12, 1929 &ndash December 24, 1994) was an English Playwright, Screenwriter, The Entertainer is a 1957 play by John Osborne, made into a Film in 1960, which told the story of a failing third-rate Music Epitaph for George Dillon is an early John Osborne play, one of two he wrote in collaboration with Anthony Creighton Anthony Creighton ( Swanage,1922 &ndash March 22 2005) is best known as the co-author of the play Epitaph for George Dillon with John Osborne Biography Mervyn Peake was born of British parents in Kuling ( Lushan) in Jiangxi Province of central China in 1911 only three months before the revolution Robert Ervin Howard ( January 22 1906 &ndash June 11 1936) was an American pulp writer of Fantasy, Always Comes Evening is a collection of poems by Robert E Howard. Elisabeth Elliot Gren (née Howard; born December 21, 1926) is a Christian Author and speaker Through Gates of Splendor is a 1957 best-selling book written by Elisabeth Elliot. Herman Northrop Frye, CC, MA (Oxon, DD, DLitt, FRSC ( July 14, 1912 &ndash January 23, 1991 Herman Northrop Frye 's Anatomy of Criticism Four Essays (Princeton University Press 1957 attempts to formulate an overall view of the scope theory principles Herbert Richard Hoggart (born 24 September 1918) is a British Academic and Public figure, whose career has covered the fields of Primo Michele Levi ( July 31, 1919 &ndash April 11, 1987) was a Jewish Italian Chemist, Holocaust survivor If This Is a Man (Italian title Se questo è un uomo; United States title Survival in Auschwitz) is a work of witness by the Italian author Art Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly on July 17 1912 in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, Canada) was the host of two of the longest-running Kids Say the Darndest Things was an American Television series hosted by Bill Cosby and co-hosted by Art Linkletter that aired on Mary Therese McCarthy ( June 21 1912 – October 25 1989) was an American Author and Critic. Memories of a Catholic Girlhood is the Autobiography of Mary McCarthy that was published in 1957. Eliot Ness ( April 19, 1903 &ndash May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Oscar Fraley ( August 2 1914 – January 6 1994) was the co-author with Eliot Ness, of the famous American Memoir The Untouchables is an autobiographical memoir by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, published in 1957. Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 &ndash 15 April 1980 commonly known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre (ʒɑ̃ pol saʁtʁə was a French Existentialism is a philosophical doctrine which posits that individuals create the meaning and essence of their lives and that this essence follows from their existence Rodolfo Jorge Walsh (born on January 9, 1927 in Lamarque *) was an Argentine writer considered the founder of Operación Masacre is a Nonfiction novel of Investigative journalism, written by noted Argentine Journalist and author Rodolfo Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Paul Morley (born 26 March 1957 in Stockport, Cheshire) is an English journalist who wrote for the Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Peter Høeg (b May 17, 1957, Copenhagen) is a celebrated Danish Writer of fiction Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Craig Edward Moncrieff Brown (born 23 May 1957, Hayes, Middlesex) is a British Artist, Critic, Satirist Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8, 1957) is the creator of the Dilbert Comic strip and the Author of several Business Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957 is an English Humorist, Writer, Wit, Actor, Novelist, filmmaker Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957 in Warracknabeal, Victoria) is an Australian Musician, Songwriter, Author Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office William Joyce (born December 11 1957) is an American author illustrator and filmmaker John Doyle (born 1957 is one of the two Television critics (along with Andrew Ryan with Canada 's The Globe and Mail newspaper Rainer Karlsch (b1957 is a German historian and author He studied Economic history at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Mitchell Symons is a Journalist/Writer from London, England Born in 1957 he was educated at Mill Hill School and the LSE where he studied Law Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Laura Ingalls Wilder ( February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American Author, who wrote the Little House series Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving John Middleton Murry ( August 6, 1889 &ndash March 12, 1957) was an English Writer. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. for the actor see Christopher Morley (actor Christopher Morley ( 5 May, 1890 – 28 March, 1957) Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Joyce Arthur Cary (born Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary, December 7, 1888 – March 29, 1957) was an Irish novelist and artist Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Dorothy Miller Richardson ( 17 May 1873 - 17 June 1957) was the first writer to publish an English-language novel using what was to become known Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Malcolm Lowry ( July 28, 1909 &ndash June 26, 1957) was an English poet and novelist best known for his novel Under Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Sir William Alexander Craigie ( August 13 1867 &ndash September 2 1957) was a philologist and a Lexicographer. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Dorothy Leigh Sayers ( IPA: usually pronounced /ˈseɪɜrz/ although Sayers herself preferred /ˈsɛːz/ and encouraged the use of her middle initial to facilitate this Founded in 1919 the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are among the oldest and most prestigious book prizes awarded for literature written in the English Language and are Britain's Anthony Dymoke Powell, CH, CBE (December 21 1905&ndashMarch 28 2000 was an English novelist best known for his twelve-volume work A Dance to the Music At Lady Molly's is the fourth volume in Anthony Powell 's twelve novel sequence A Dance to the Music of Time. Founded in 1919 the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are among the oldest and most prestigious book prizes awarded for literature written in the English Language and are Britain's Maurice Cranston ( 8 May, 1920 &ndash 5 November, 1993) was a British philosopher professor and author John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 was an English Philosopher. The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual Literary prize for the best Australian ‘published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases’ Patrick Victor Martindale White (28 May 1912 — 30 September 1990 was an Australian author who was widely regarded as a major English-language novelist of the 20th century Voss is an epic novel by Patrick White, first published in 1957 The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA to the author of the Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 Virginia Sorenson, also credited as Virginia Sorensen, (born February 17, 1912, in Provo Utah; died December 24, 1991) Miracles on Maple Hill is a 1956 novel by Virginia Sorenson that won the 1957 Newbery Medal for excellence in American Children's literature The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Albert Camus ( (7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960 was an Algerian born French Author, philosopher, and journalist who won the Nobel prize Premio Nadal is a Spanish Literary Prize awarded annually by the publishing house Ediciones Destino. Carmen Martín Gaite ( December 8, 1925 &ndash July 22, 2000) was an award winning Spanish author The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918 From 1918 to 2006 the Drama Prize was unlike the majority of the other Pulitzer Prizes during these years the Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright Long Day's Journey into Night is a 1956 dramatic play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill, widely considered to be his masterwork The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author preferably dealing with American life The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author Richard Purdy Wilbur (born March 1, 1921) is an American Poet. The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry is awarded for a book of verse published by someone from the United Kingdom or a Commonwealth realm Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, CBE MC ( 8 September 1886 &ndash 1 September 1967) was an English poet and Author The year 1956 in literature involved some significant events and new books Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The year 1958 in literature involved some significant events and new books This page gives a chronological list of years in literature (descending order with notable publications listed with their respective years

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