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Nezahualcoyotl (Classical Nahuatl: Nezahualcoyōtl [nesawalˈkojoːtɬ], modern Nahuatl pronunciation ⓘ), "Fasting Coyote" [1] (April 28, 1402 – June 4, 1472) was a scholar, philosopher (), warrior, architect, poet and ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in pre-Columbian era Mexico.
Siegfried Sassoon, a British war poet famous for his poetry written during the First World War.. War poetry is poetry on the topic of war. While the term is applied especially to works of the First World War, [1] the term can be applied to poetry about any war, including Homer's Iliad, from around the 8th century BC as well as poetry of the American Civil War, the Spanish Civil War, the ...
On the basis of women fighting alongside Muhammad, the Khawarij have viewed combat as a requirement for women, and Laylā bint Ṭarīf is a prominent example of this custom. [2] Laylā was the sister of the Kharijite leader al-Walid ibn Tarif al-Shaybani (d. 795). After al-Walīd's death, Laylā took on the leadership of his army and fought ...
In writing a historical poem, poets have a slightly different responsibility than do historians. A modern historian is expected to present factually correct narratives. A poet who writes historical poems can adhere to this ideal, but may also use artistic license to communicate ideas beyond mere fact, such as mythical or emotional truths.
[18] [13] For example, one high-school Chinese textbook from 1957 began with the sentence "Qu Yuan was the first great patriotic poet in the history of our country's literature". [21] This cult status increased Qu Yuan's position within China's literary canon, seeing him placed on postage stamps [ 22 ] and the Dragon Boat Festival elevated to a ...
Archibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet and writer, who was associated with the modernist school of poetry. MacLeish studied English at Yale University and law at Harvard University.
John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States.Frequently listed as one of the fireside poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns.
The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand (1865) The Mad War-Planet; And Other Poems (1871)" Homes and Haunts of the most eminent British Poets" George Routledge & Sons 3rd Edition (1877) As translator (incomplete list) The Wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl by Adelbert von Chamisso (1844), LCCN 06-23327