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Ford, Richard
American author born in Jackson, Mississippi. His father, Parker Carrol, was a travelling salesman, which meant that the family often moved homes when Richard was young. His mother, Edna Ford, came from Little Rock, Arkansas. Richard was educated at Davis Elementary School that had also been attended by his idol Eudora Welty. As a child he spent his summer holidays at his grandfather's hotel,...
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Romantiken - "att vara Gud, att bli människa, att bilda sig"
By: Michael Economou
Denna kulturepok, romantiken, till vilken såväl Stagnelius som Lord Byron hör trots de skilda livsvillkoren och de knappast jämförbara författarrollerna, ses vanligtvis som pågående mellan 1790 och 1850 inom konst, litteratur, filosofi, musik och vetenskap. Att fånga tidens särart låter sig inte göras så enkelt ... "