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121George Chapman — (c. 1559 ndash; May 12 1634) was an English dramatist, translator, and poet. He was a classical scholar, and his work shows the influence of Stoicism. Chapman has been identified as the Rival Poet of Shakespeare s Sonnets by William Minto, and as …
122Nikolay Nekrasov — Born December 10 [O.S. November 28] 1821 Nemyriv Died 8 January 1878 [O.S. 28 December 1877] Occupa …
123John Tzetzes — John (Johannes) Tzetzes (Ιωάννης Τζέτζης), (c. 1110 ndash; 1180) was a Byzantine poet and grammarian, known to have lived at Constantinople during the 12th century.Tzetzes was Georgian on his mother s side (and self consciously Georgian [Kazhdan …
124Mock-heroic — Mock heroic, mock epic or heroi comic works are typically satires or parodies that mock common Classical stereotypes of heroes and heroic literature. Typically, mock heroic works to insert the heroic work by either putting a fool in the role of… …
125Augustan poetry — is the poetry that flourished during the reign of Caesar Augustus as Emperor of Rome, most notably including the works of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. This poetry was more explicitly political than the poetry that had preceded it, and it was… …
126Loeb Classical Library — The Loeb Classical Library is a series of books, today published by the Harvard University Press, which presents important works of ancient Greek and Latin Literature in a way designed to make the text accessible to the broadest possible audience …
127The Conquest of Granada — is a Restoration era stage play, a two part tragedy written by John Dryden that was first acted in 1670 and 1671 and published in 1672. It is notable both as a defining example of the heroic drama pioneered by Dryden, and as the subject of later… …
128The Walrus and the Carpenter — is a narrative poem by Lewis Carroll that appeared in his book Through the Looking Glass , published in December 1871. The poem is recited in chapter four, by Tweedledum and Tweedledee to Alice. The poem is composed of 18 stanzas and contains 108 …
