. High-medieval Latin poets studying, working, and writing primarily in France produced a distinctive group of secular personal poems whose sophisticated treatment of style, ideas, forms, and voice won admirers and imitators in the courts as well as in...

Lyric poetry refers to either poetry that has the form and musical quality of a song, or a usually short poem that expresses personal feelings, which may or may not be set to music.[1] Aristotle, in Poetics, contrasted lyric poetry with drama and epic...

Greek Lyric Poetry, by Sherod Santos. Norton, September 2005. $24.95 Translation is a truly thankless undertaking; the translator is perpetually haunted by the dilemma of whether to render a text literally or for meaning, a task that more often than not ends up...

At a time when review space for poetry books seems even stingier than usual and when only amateur enthusiasts give a fig about the state of contemporary versifying, two stories about poetry elbowed their way into wide public attention. One was the mind-blowing gift...

Examines similarities between Egyptian, Sappho, and Tamil ancient lyrical poetry. Compares their connections and distinctions through sex and culture. Discusses the unique perspective of each style.