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John Lucas

    John Lucas je uznávaný básnik, kritik, biografi, prekladateľ a literárny historik. Jeho dielo sa vyznačuje hlbokým ponorom do anglickej literatúry a jej spoločenského kontextu. Lucas sa vo svojej tvorbe primárne zameriava na skúmanie hlasov a perspektív, ktoré často zostávajú na okraji literárneho kánonu. Jeho prístup charakterizuje prenikavá analýza a angažovaný pohľad na literatúru.

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