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POETIC DICTION
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Aganippe
Aganippe , in Greek mythology, nymph. Her spring on Mt. Helicon, sacred to the Muses , gave poetic inspiration to all who drank from it.... Read more |
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Scotia
Scotia , originally the Latin name for Ireland. In the Middle Ages, it was used to refer to Scotland, to which the Scots had migrated from Ireland. Today it is used poetically.... Read more |
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Erin
Erin , ancient and poetic name of Ireland.... Read more |
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Masaoka Shiki
Masaoka Shiki , 1867-1902, Japanese waka and haiku poet. Founder of the literary magazine Hototogisu and patron to a number of young poets, Shiki played a leading role in the revival of the traditional waka and haiku forms. He advocated a realistic, descriptive poetic style, which he regarded as... Read more |
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Sir Henry Wotton
Sir Henry Wotton 1568-1639, English poet and diplomat, b. Kent. He was secretary to the earl of Essex and later became a favorite of James I, who knighted him and appointed him ambassador to Venice. He was provost of Eton from 1624 until his death. His poetic fame rests largely on two poems, ... Read more |
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Hugh Selwyn Mauberley
Hugh Selwyn Mauberley, poem by Ezra Pound, published in 1920.The poem begins with an ironic “ode” on Pound's poetic career as seen by his critics at the end of his London period, and continues through 12 parts of the opening section, which presents with complex allusions and varied... Read more |
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Johannes Robert Becher
Johannes Robert Becher , 1891-1958, German poet and essayist. After an early association with the Expressionist movement, Becher turned to Communism. His anti-imperialist poetry, notably Der Leichnam auf dem Thron [the corpse on the throne] (1925), led to exile from Nazism (1935-45) in the USSR,... Read more |
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George Seferis
George Seferis The Greek poet and statesman George Seferis (1900-1971) combined a diplomatic career with the creation of a body of poetic works unique for their synthesis of modern man's anguished estrangement and the redemptive promise of an ancient artistic heritage. The son of a law... Read more |
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fili
fili (poets). The fili of early medieval Ireland evolved from a professional poetic class found in all Celtic societies, the bards, who according to Diodorus Siculus ‘singing to the accompaniment of instruments like lyres, praise some and defame others’. Other sources stress the rich... Read more |
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