Youtube Video on Later Modern English

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Historical Profile: Ralph Waldo Emerson

So I googled reasons to love Ralph Waldo Emerson. Apparently that list has not been created yet. But no worries, we can make one up together. Comment below to get this list started for one of our favorite American transcendentalist authors!

Wait, you still haven't commented yet? Hmmm, maybe I should get you started.

1. He has wicked sweet sideburns.
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2. He gave over 1500 public lectures.
3. He was friends with Henry David Thoreau.
4. And...you should just watch this video.

Turns out he was a pretty quotable guy. A master of the English language, no doubt. Thanks to Quoteswave for that video.

Historical Profile: Edgar Allen Poe

So friends, if you need a quick (and excellent) life sketch on Edgar Allen Poe this video is for you.

Now you know everything you ever needed to know about Poe, right?

WRONG! That video didn't mention my favorite short story of his--"The Cask of Amontillado." It of course very creepy, but it's Poe, so you should have been expecting that. But it's terrific. You should read it. You can do so right now at this link provided by the University of Virginia: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~Hyper/POE/cask.html

Historical Profile: Charles Dickens

Some consider him the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. Others just try to make it through his A Tale of Two Cities in their high school English class without falling asleep. Still other know him as that guy who wrote that one book that started and continues to keep alive the holiday movie business. So that last part might not be true, but let's think about this. How many versions of A Christmas Carol are there? Like a bajillion. Here are trailers of just three.

Sources Used in Our Video

“Quoth the Raven, Nevermore."
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178713
Poe, Edgar Allan. "The Raven." Poetry Foundation. First published in 1845. Accessed December 10, 2014.

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. New York: Dover, 1995.

Our YouTube clip of radio broadcasts is found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_aSCHAWeak.

All other quotes were found at http://www.brainyquote.com/.

Historical Profile: Virginia Woolf

Have you ever wonder what this British modernist voice sounded like? Well wonder no more! This video's audio is from a 1937 BBC Radio Broadcast. 

Once you're done listening to her voice you can check out some of her work. Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, and A Room of One's Own are some of her more famous pieces.

Historical Profile: Willa Cather

Willa Cather was an American novelist who lived from 1873 to 1947. She wrote about frontier life on the Great Plains. Some of her more famous works include O Pioneers!, My Antonia, and The Song of the Lark. 

In this video, done by the Kansas City Library, an actresses portrays Willa Cather and is interviewed by Crosby Kemper III.