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Maryland Literature
The literature of Maryland, United States, includes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Representative authors include John Barth, H. L. Mencken, and Edgar Allan Poe. History A printing press began operating in St. Mary's City, Maryland, in 1685. (Fulltext) Colonial-era writers included George Alsop (''Character of the Province of Maryland,'' 1666); Ebenezer Cooke (''Sot-Weed Factor,'' 1708). Literary figures of the antebellum period included John Pendleton Kennedy (''Swallow Barn,'' 1832); Edward Coote Pinkney (1802-1828). And most notably, Edgar Allan Poe of Baltimore, whom John Pendelton Kennedy supported financially for years. Awards and events The Maryland General Assembly created the position of Poet Laureate of Maryland in 1959. The Baltimore Book Festival began around 1996. See also * :Writers from Maryland * List of newspapers in Maryland * :Maryland in fiction * :Libraries in Maryland * Southern United States literature * American literary regionalism References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. Baltimore is the largest city in the state, and the capital is Annapolis. Among its occasional nicknames are '' Old Line State'', the ''Free State'', and the '' Chesapeake Bay State''. It is named after Henrietta Maria, the French-born queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, who was known then in England as Mary. Before its coastline was explored by Europeans in the 16th century, Maryland was inhabited by several groups of Native Americans – mostly by Algonquian peoples and, to a lesser degree, Iroquoian and Siouan. As one of the original Thirteen Colonies of England, Maryland was founded by George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, a Catholic convert"George Calvert and Cecilius Calvert, Barons Baltimore" William Hand Browne, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
