Emily Dickinson used dashes in her poetry more frequently than almost any other poet. elaborate
Leo Tolstoy, despite his immense literary success, renounced his copyrights, believing that his works should be freely available to all. elaborate
Toni Morrison was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. elaborate
The word "memoir" comes from the French word "mémoire," meaning "memory." elaborate
Gabriel García Márquez was a trained journalist before becoming a renowned novelist. elaborate
Homer, the author of the *Iliad* and the *Odyssey*, is a figure shrouded in mystery; we don't even know for certain if he was a single person or a collective pseudonym. elaborate
Shakespeare never actually used the word "eyeball" in his works. elaborate