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This week's featured author pagesGotthold Lessing (1729 - 1781) -- German dramatist and critic of the Enlightenment
François Auguste René, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768 - 1848) -- admired French poet , who was actively involved in events of his time and is most famous for his autobiography.
Sophocles (496 - 406) -- most successful Greek tragedian, producing what were considered perfect tragedies as well as reforming the performance of Greek tragedy.
John Milton (1608 - 1674) -- one of the greatest poets in English
Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) -- English writer of characteristically stylistic novels and short stories