Mimnermus
Mimnermus (mĬmnûr´məs), fl. late 7th cent. BC, Greek elegiac poet of Colophon in Ionia. Only fragments of his poetry survive. Although he mainly wrote love poetry, he did write some martial and historical verse as well. His work is marked by tenderness and melancholy sentiment. One collection was called Nanno, for a girl he loved.
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BORN: Between 630 and 612 bce, Lesbos, Greece
DIED: c. 570 bce, Lesbos, Greece
NATIONALITY: Greek
GENRE: Poetry
MAJOR WORKS:
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BORN: 1896, Genoa, Italy
DIED: 1981, Milan, Italy
NATIONALITY: Italian
GENRE: Poetry, nonfiction
MAJOR WORKS:
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BORN: 1844, Metz, France
DIED: 1896, Paris, France
NATIONALITY: French
GENRE: Fiction, poetry
MAJOR WORKS:
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