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Adrianus (poet), wrote an epic poem on the history of Alexander the Great, of which only one line is extant. Aeschylus / ˈ ɛ s k əl ə s / (Greek: Αἰσχύλος, 525–456 BC), earliest of the three surviving Classical Athenian tragedians.
The Society of Classical Poets is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to reviving traditional poetry. It typically publishes, online and in its annual journal , [ 1 ] a variety of poetry that uses rhyme and meter .
Classical poetry movement echoes the forms and values of classical ancient Greek and Latin literature, favouring formal, restrained forms. Major dramatist and other genres figures include Pierre Corneille , Molière , Jean Racine , John Dryden , William Wycherley , William Congreve , and Joseph Addison .
Greek Lyric II: Anacreon, Anacreontea, Choral Lyric from Olympis to Alcman (Loeb Classical Library) translated by David A. Campbell (June 1989) Harvard University Press ISBN 0-674-99158-3 (Original Greek with facing page English translations, an excellent starting point for students with a serious interest in ancient lyric poetry.)
The most famous of all lyric poets were the so-called "Nine Lyric Poets". [21] Of all the lyric poets, Sappho of Lesbos (c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was by far the most widely revered. In antiquity, her poems were regarded with the same degree of respect as the poems of Homer. [ 22 ]
F. M. Cornford (1874–1943), English classical scholar and poet; husband of Frances Cornford; Joe Corrie (1894–1968), Scottish miner, poet and playwright; Gregory Corso (1930–2001), US Beat poet; Jayne Cortez (1936–2012), US poet and performance artist; George Coșbuc (1866–1918), Romanian poet, translator and teacher
Ancient literature comprises religious and scientific documents, tales, poetry and plays, royal edicts and declarations, and other forms of writing that were recorded on a variety of media, including stone, clay tablets, papyri, palm leaves, and metal.
During the classical period, many of the genres of western literature became more prominent. Lyrical poetry, odes, pastorals, elegies, epigrams; dramatic presentations of comedy and tragedy; histories, rhetorical treatises, philosophical dialectics, and philosophical treatises all arose in this period. [4] The two major lyrical poets were ...