Literature

A Streetcar Named Desire
In 1947 playwright Tennessee Williams premiered A Streetcar Named Desire, a critically acclaimed theatrical work that won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948.
In 1947 playwright Tennessee Williams premiered A Streetcar Named Desire, a critically acclaimed theatrical work that won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948.
New Orleans native Alice Dunbar-Nelson was one of the founders of the Harlem Renaissance literary movement.
Anne Rice, a New Orleans-born author, is well known for her historical novels and fictional vampires.
Arna Wendell Bontemps, a distinguished contributor to the writings of the Harlem Renaissance, was born in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Established in 1968 by writers Tom Dent and Kalamu ya Salaam, BLKARTSOUTH was a community writing and acting workshop that provided a forum for emerging black poets and playwrights to develop and showcase their work.
Acadians, Cajuns, and their history became part of American literature, often represented through romantic myth.
Cammie Henry played a central role in Louisiana's artistic and literary communities, as both a patron of the arts and preservationist.
Caroline Dormon made monumental contributions to the conservation of Louisiana's natural and cultural resources. A passion for native plants and old-growth forests, coupled with a strong feeling of kinship with Native Americans, shaped Dormon's life and work.
Charles Bukowski came to New Orleans in 1942 on his first cross-country trips and returned to the city many times over the years.
Christopher Mason Haile became a journalist and local color writer after he moved to Louisiana.
Clara Solomon is best known for her diary, which chronicles her experiences in New Orleans during the Civil War.
Cleanth Brooks, one of the foremost American literary critics of the twentieth century, spent fifteen years as a professor in the English Department at Louisiana State University (LSU).
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