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unusual facts about lyric poet



Christian Friedrich Neue

He was also the author of scholarly editions of works by the lyric poets Bacchylides and Sappho.


see also

Autobiography of Red

Autobiography of Red (1998) is a verse novel by Anne Carson, based loosely on the myth of Geryon and the Tenth Labor of Herakles, especially on surviving fragments of the lyric poet Stesichorus' poem Geryoneis.

Caesius Bassus

He had a great reputation as a poet; Quintilian (Instit. x. I. 96) goes so far as to say that, with the exception of Horace, he was the only lyric poet worth reading.

Endler

Adolf Endler (1930–2009), German lyric poet, essayist and prose author

Hermann Brockhaus

Among his better written works was an edition of tales by Somadeva Bhatta known as Kathâsarit-sâgara, and an edition of songs by the Persian lyric poet Hafez (Lieder des Hafis).

Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador

These include commentator and journalist Rex Murphy (born in Carbonear but raised in the area), poet and playwright Agnes Walsh, lyric poet and influential Confederate Greg Power, Newfoundland's first professional bodybuilder, Frank McGrath,professional wrestler and Alastair Ralphs (Total Nonstop Action Wrestling).

Rhodopis

Later on, she was taken to Egypt during the reign of Pharaoh Amasis (570–536 BC), and freed there for a large sum by Charaxus of Mytilene, brother of Sappho, the lyric poet.

Schleife

Kito Lorenc: Sorbian-German writer, lyric poet and translator.

Solon, Iowa

Solon is named for the classical Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and lyric poet Solon.