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Louÿs, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Louÿs, PierreLouÿs, Pierrepyĕr l&oomacr;ēˈ [key], 1870–1925, French writer of the Parnassian school, whose real name was Pierre Louis. His early poems, collected as Astarté (1891…Alcman
(Encyclopedia) AlcmanAlcmanălkˈmən [key], fl. 620 b.c., Greek lyric poet of Sparta. He was the earliest writer of Dorian choral poetry whose work has survived. Short choral fragments and a longer one…epithalamium
(Encyclopedia) epithalamiumepithalamiumĕpˌĭthəlāˈmēəm [key], song or poem written to celebrate a marriage. An elaborate form of pastoral, the epithalamium usually tells of the happenings of the…Jong, Erica
(Encyclopedia) Jong, Erica (Erica Mann Jong)Jong, Ericajông, zhông [key], 1942–, American novelist and poet, b. New York City. She created a sensation with Fear of Flying (1973), a comic, picaresque…Lesbos
(Encyclopedia) LesbosLesboslĕzˈbŏs [key] or LésvosLésvoslāzˈvôs [key], island (1991 pop. 87,151), c.630 sq mi (1,630 sq km), E Greece, in the Aegean Sea near Turkey. A fertile island, it has vast…Salonen, Esa-Pekka
(Encyclopedia) Salonen, Esa-Pekka, 1958–, Finnish conductor and composer. Originally a French horn player, he studied (1973–77) at Helsinki's Sibelius Academy. He made his conducting debut (1979)…Gordin, Jacob Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia) Gordin, Jacob MikhailovichGordin, Jacob Mikhailovichyäˈkôb mĭkhīˈləvyĭch gôrˈdĭn [key], 1853–1909, American writer of Yiddish plays, b. Russia. He was for some years a teacher and a…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Sappho Redivivus-A Fragment
by Robert Burns Pegasus At WanlockheadSong-She's Fair And FauseSappho Redivivus-A Fragment By all I lov'd, neglected and forgot, No friendly face e'er lights my squalid cot…Lefkás
(Encyclopedia) Lefkás, formerly LevkásLevkásboth: lĕfkäsˈ [key] or LeucasLeucasl&oomacr;ˈkəs [key], mountainous island (1991 pop. 19,350), c.115 sq mi (300 sq km), W Greece, in the Ionian Sea;…lyric
(Encyclopedia) lyric, in ancient Greece, a poem accompanied by a musical instrument, usually a lyre. Although the word is still often used to refer to the songlike quality in poetry, it is more…Trending
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