All-Time Writers Draft II

[Timmy D for MVP]

Booooooo! Took my pick!

Alright then I guess I'll select:

Edgar Allen Poe


an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career

Notable Works:

The Raven
A Tell-Tale Heart
Eureka: A Prose Poem (Poe gettin all philosophical in this *****!)
The Cask of Amontillado
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Black Cat
And a wonder to read because of it's unique narration The Pit and Pendulum

[Fatal9]

he was one of the three I was debating taking with my fourth pick but instead picked Dickens only because he's been my favorite since childhood (homer pick). surprised he fell into the second round when he's an easy top 5 or so pick for me. Reading Inferno for the first time was one of the best literary experiences I've ever had (the poem itself is great, but you learn so much from the references. got me to read classics which I had ignored previously), though I have yet to read Purgatorio and Paradiso. steal of the draft so far.

[Jasi]

he was one of the three I was debating taking with my fourth pick but instead picked Dickens only because he's been my favorite since childhood (homer pick). surprised he fell into the second round when he's an easy top 5 or so pick for me. Reading Inferno for the first time was one of the best literary experiences I've ever had (the poem itself is great, but you learn so much from the references. got me to read classics which I had ignored previously), though I have yet to read Purgatorio and Paradiso. steal of the draft so far.

Yes I was surprised he made it this far.
When I picked Dostoevskij, I was sure I was renouncing Dante.
And instead...

[Fatal9]

this is an easy pick for me because I had written up for him as my first round pick before erasing it to pick Dickens. Thought there was no chance he comes back to me in the second round...



Cervantes

Wrote the most important novel in the history of Western literature - Don Quixote, which is not only considered the first modern novel but also the greatest.

[I]His work is often considered amongst the most important works in all of Western literature.[3] His influence on the Spanish language has been so great that Spanish is often called la lengua de Cervantes, Spanish for the language of Cervantes.[4] He has been dubbed El Pr

[Jasi]

^ another 1st rounder there for sure

[pete's montreux]

Poe would've been my #1 overall. He's probably the only classic writer I'm loyal to, if that makes sense. I've read 90% of work and have multiple times. I also just ordered two biographies of his and plan to read those very soon.

[Jailblazers7]

I would pick guys like Dante and Goethe but ihonestly have read much if any of ther works. It feels wrong to take someone I don't even know if I like just based on rep.

[blondie]

wow, some shitty writers being picked in this thing

[Lebowsky]

I was sure Jasi would pick Dante if available. Isn't he also credited with the stardardization of the florentine dialect as the basis for italian language? Huge influence, undeniably.
I almost took Cervantes with my second pick, but Kafka I could not let slide. El Quijote is one of the handful of books that has actually made me laugh out loud at some points, just to bring me close to tears some chapters later.

[ZeN]

wow, some shitty writers being picked in this thing

Negged..

[boozehound]

Negged..

well, it is sergio

[Jailblazers7]

Who's up?

[Fatal9]

Who's up?

boozehound, though masterdurant24 can pick now.

[blondie]

Negged..

o shit son

[boozehound]

my bad. let me check whos been drafted and then Ill make my pick wihtin thehour