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Jean Anouilh

Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (June 23, 1910 – October 3, 1986) was a French dramatist. Many of his plays explore idealism versus realism. Anouilh was born in a small village on the fringe of Bordeauz, France. His father was a tailor and his mother was a successful violinist whose summer performances brought t....[more]

Erich Auerbach

Known for his literary criticism, Erich Auerbach was born in Berlin, Germany in 1892. His first major work, Dante: Poet of the Secular World, was published in 1929 during his time at the University of Marburg. However, like many Jewish intellectuals at the time, Auerbach was forced into exile by the Nazi Party. Now hav....[more]

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Peter Abelard is considered to be the founder of the University of Paris. He studied under the nominalist Roscelin de Compiegne and the realist William of Champeaux. Disagreement with William led Abelard to withdraw to the provinces and set up his own school at Melun, in northern France, in 1104. He returned to Paris i....[more]