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Ibycus
(Encyclopedia) IbycusIbycusĭbˈĭkəs [key], fl. before 500 b.c., Greek lyric poet, b. Rhegium, S Italy. The extant fragments of his work contain the earliest-known example of the triadic choral lyric.…Jammes, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Jammes, FrancisJammes, FrancisfräNsēsˈ zhäm [key], 1868–1938, French poet. He lived most of his life in the Pyrenees. Jammes is usually grouped with the symbolists, but he is…Lohenstein, Daniel Caspar von
(Encyclopedia) Lohenstein, Daniel Caspar vonLohenstein, Daniel Caspar vondäˈnēĕl käsˈpär fən lōˈənshtīn [key], 1635–83, German dramatist, novelist, and poet. Lohenstein is credited with having…Luzán, Ignacio de
(Encyclopedia) Luzán, Ignacio deLuzán, Ignacio deēgnäˈthyō ᵺā l&oomacr;thänˈ [key], 1702–54, Spanish scholar and critic. He studied the classics and the humanities in Italy. From 1747 to 1749 he…Deutsch, Babette
(Encyclopedia) Deutsch, BabetteDeutsch, Babettedoich [key], 1895–1982, American poet, b. New York City. Her poems are noted for their technical virtuosity and wide range of tone and subject matter.…Eminescu, Mihail
(Encyclopedia) Eminescu, MihailEminescu, Mihailmēhäēlˈ yĕmēnĕˈsk&oobreve; [key], 1850–89, Romanian poet. Eminescu is considered the foremost Romanian poet of his century. His poems, lyrical,…Fernández de Lizardi, José Joaquín
(Encyclopedia) Fernández de Lizardi, José JoaquínFernández de Lizardi, José Joaquínhōsāˈ hwäkēnˈ fārnänˈdās dā lēsärˈdē [key], 1776–1827, Mexican journalist, novelist, and dramatist, known by his…Moréas, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Moréas, JeanMoréas, JeanzhäN môrāäsˈ [key], 1856–1910, French poet, b. Athens. His name was originally Iannis Papadiamantopoulos. He went to Paris in 1872. He wrote two volumes of…Moore, Thomas Sturge
(Encyclopedia) Moore, Thomas Sturge, 1870–1944, English author. Although his themes were classical and conservative, his poetic technique was innovative. His first volume of poetry, The Vinedresser,…Brooks, Maria Gowen
(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Maria GowenBrooks, Maria Gowengouˈən [key], 1795?–1845, American poet, b. Medford, Mass. Her first collection of verse, Judith, Esther, and Other Poems (1820), was praised by…Trending
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