American Authors Collection
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This collection of films offers an in-depth exploration of ten iconic American authors who shaped the literary landscape. From the haunting tales of Edgar Allan Poe to the modernist works of William Faulkner, these documentaries delve into the lives, inspirations, and enduring legacies of literary giants. The series examines Hemingway's adventurous spirit, Fitzgerald's Jazz Age chronicles, and Melville's seafaring narratives. It also highlights O'Neill's groundbreaking plays, James's psychological realism, Twain's satirical wit, Hawthorne's moral allegories, and Whitman's free verse innovations.
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This film by Malcolm Hossick covers the extraordinary life, success, and works of Edgar Allan Poe, an American short-story writer, poet, and critic, most famous for his mystery and macabre novels.
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This film traces the life and literary career of the famous American author, Ernest Hemingway. An American favourite, he won the Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1952 and 1954, respectively.
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This film covers the life and background of Eugene O’Neill, an Irish-American playwright who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936.
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This film by Malcolm Hossick covers the life, background, and works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century, famous for his brilliant novel, "The Great Gatsby".
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This film covers the life and works of Henry James, an American writer, whose writing style was predominantly realism, capturing his characters’ inner thoughts and feelings about the world.
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The film follows the life and works of American novelist, Melville, born in New York, USA, who wrote about his adventures at sea in his twenties, best-known for his novel, Moby Dick.
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This film by Malcolm Hossick portrays the hectic and fascinating life of Mark Twain, an American writer and humorist who started as a river pilot, then gold prospector, before becoming a successful writer and producing a wide range of novels and essays.
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This film by Malcolm Hossick follows the improbable life and works of Emily Dickinson, one of the first memorable poets in American history. In the 19th century, Dickinson wrote short lyric poems in ballad form, in the town of Amherst, New England.
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This film explores the life and works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, an American novelist and short story writer who focused on the Dark Romantic, or Gothic, genre of literature.
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This film by Malcolm Hossick covers the life, background, and overview of works of the poet Walt Whitman, who was born in a small village in Long Island, 1819.
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Introduces the major themes of Faulkner's poems, plays, short stories, and novels.
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