Her poetry of self inspired the oppressed across the world to believe that they could reveal their personal experience.
![Maya Angelou's impact was worldwide, writes Williams [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/201452974139113580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Shakespeare gave his travel-obsessed Elizabethan audience a chance to enjoy the representation of new places.
![Schoolchildren from Latvia to Chile to Chad learn the cadences of Shakespeare, writes Williams [Getty Image]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20144275416670734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Today’s English literature reflects ethnic diversity and it’s not just the current fashion.
![Zadie Smith's book was a heartening promise that Britain really was a melting pot for different races, writes Williams [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014413111526177734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)