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Satan tempts Eve in the dream. Paradise Lost by John MiltonJohn Milton (1608-1674). British poet. Paradise Lost. 1658-1667. Satan tempts Eve in the dream. Engraving of John Martin (1789-1854). Colored
Eve gives Adam the forbidden fruit. Paradise Lost by John MiJohn Milton (1608-1674). British poet. Paradise Lost. 1658-1667. Eve gives Adam the forbidden fruit. Engraving of John Martin (1789-1854). Colored
Naim Frasheri (1846-1900). StatueNaim Frasheri (1846-1900). Albanian romantic poet. Statue. Korce. Republic of Albania
Laberinto de Fortuna (Labyrinh of Fortunes), by Juan de MenaJuan de Mena (1411-1456). Spanish poet. Labyrinth of Fortune, or The Three Hundred, 1444. Edition in 1566, Alcala de Hernares. Poem CXXXVI
Ludovico Ariosto (1474 1533) Italian poet. Orlando FurioLudovico Ariosto (1474 1533) was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516). Book cover Orlando Furioso, edited in Lyon (Lugdunum), 1556
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65 Bc-8 Bc). Known as Horace. Roman lyric poet. Opera. Ed. Venice, 1727. Episcopal Library. Barcelona. Spain
Don Inigo Lopez de Mendoza, Marquis of Santillana (1398-1458Don Inigo Lopez de Mendoza y de la Vega, Marquis of Santillana (1398-1458). Castilian politician and poet. Portrait from the Altarpiece of Buitrago, ca. 1455 by Jorge Ingles. Spain
Homer (8th Century B. C. ). Greek epic poet. Portrait in the FHomer (8th Century B.C.). Greek epic poet. Portrait in the Frontispiece and cover of the Complete Works. Volume First. The Iliad. Set in the Trojan War. Amsterdam, 1743. Colored engraving
Diego de Torres Villarroel (1693-1770). Spanish writerDiego de Torres Villarroel (1693-1770). Writer, poet, playwright, physician, mathematician, priest and professor at the University of Salamanca. Colored engraving
Divine Comedy. Paradise. XXI Canto. Dante ascends with BeatrDivine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Paradise. XXI Canto. Dante ascends with Beatrice to the seventh heaven
Divine Comedy. Paradise. Eight Canto. Charles Martel addressDivine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Paradise. Eight Canto. Charles Martel addresses Dante and Beatrice. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored
Divine Comedy. Twelfth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil beforDivine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Twelfth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil before the opprobrium of Crete. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored
Divine Comedy. Journey of Dante through the Hell, guided byDivine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Journey of Dante through the Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored
Paradise Lost by John Milton (1608-1674)John Milton (1608-1674). English poet. Paradise Lost, 1667. Title cover of an edition printed in London, 1727. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain
Germanic bards. Colored engravingBard. Among the ancient Celts, a poet who composed panegyrics and songs of war, but then went on to describe the heroic or lyric poet of any age or country. Germanic bards. Colored engraving
Mevlana Museum. TurkeyMevlana Museum at the Mevlana Monastery, of the dervishes monks. Exterior. Konya. Turkey
Publius Ovidius Naso (43 B. C. -17 / 18 A. C. ), known as Ovid. RoPublius Ovidius Naso (43 B.C.-17/18 A.C.), known as Ovid. Roman poet. The Metamorphoses. Frankfurt, 1601
Der Wilde Alexander, poet of the 13th century, greets his beloved while hes riding. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 412r. University of Heidelberg
Johannes Hadlaub, Swiss poet. Codex Manesse (ca. 1300)Johannes Hadlaub, Swiss poet. Below: the poet disguised as a pilgrim after a woman who is entering the church. Top: the lady consoles the poet who is unwell
Louis Racine - French poet of the Age of the EnlightenmentLouis Racine (1692-1763) - French poet of the Age of the Enlightenment. Later an inspector-general of taxes at Marseille in Provence. A member of the Academie des Inscriptions. Date: circa 1749
Circa turning men into beastsCirce, a powerful magician and daughter of the Sun, turns men into beasts, as described in Homers epic poem, The Odyssey. Date: BCE
Maison Lyons Corner House - Marble Arch, London - InteriorQuote from The Kalevala (Kalewala) a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lonnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology
Illustration, The Cotters Saturday NightIllustration to The Cotters Saturday Night, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866
Illustration, Tam O ShanterIllustration to Tam O Shanter, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866
Illustration, A Song of the English, MelbourneIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine). Melbourne -- Greeting! Nor fear nor favour won us place
Illustration, A Song of the English, BombayIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine). Bombay -- Royal and Dower-Royal, I the Queen
Illustration, A Song of the English, Barren LandscapeIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)
Title page design, Hassan by James Elroy FleckerTitle page design, Hassan (The Story of Hassan of Baghdad and How he Came to Make the Golden Journey to Samarkand), a verse drama by James Elroy Flecker, with illustrations by Thomas Mackenzie
ENNIUS, Quintus (239-169 BC). Writer during the period of the Roman Republic, and is often considered the father of Roman poetry. Biografic de los hombres del reino de Nᰯ les. Engraving
Abdullah cigarettes advertisement, WW1 - trench ratsOne of a series of advertisements for Abdullah cigarettes during the First World War illustrated by Lewis Baumer. This one employs the familiar image of a British Tommy dismayed to find that
Lady Charlotte Bury - 2Lady CHARLOTTE SUSAN MARIA BURY, daughter of the 6th duke of Argyll, wife (1) of Colonel John Campbell, (2) rev Edward Bury. Not just a pretty face, she wrote poetry and stuff. Date: 1756 - 1861
William Allingham - English poetWilliam Allingham (1824-1889) - Irish poet and Man of Letters and husband of the artist Helen Allingham RWS whom he married in 1874. Date: 1865
East Dereham Church, Norfolk, England, a place of pilgrimage for all lovers of English poetry; for it is here that William Cowper (1731 - 1800) is buried. Date: 1950s photo
Madame De RothschildPAULINE POTTER DE ROTHSCHILD Madame de Rothschild, standing beside her car. In her heyday she was a famous fashion icon and translator of Elizabethan poetry into French. Date: 1908 - 1976
It suffices. What suffices? All suffices reckoned rightly: Spring shall bloom where now the ice is, Roses make the bramble sightly, And the quickening sun shine brightly
Ken Livingstone with Morrissey, Mari Wilson and othersKen Livingstone (Kenneth Robert Livingstone, b 1945), British Labour politician. Seen here with Morrissey (Steven Patrick Morrissey, b 1959), English singer and songwriter
German Theatre Costume - Tannhauser als Saenger und als Pilger (Tannhauser as Singer and as Pilgrim). He was a German Minnesinger and poet, dating back to the 13th century
Higher Bockhampton near Dorchester, DorsetCottage at Higher Bockhampton near Dorchester, Dorset, birthplace of Thomas Hardy. 1924
Don by Rudolph BesierDon by Rudolph Wilhelm Besier (2 July 1878 16 June 1942). First produced at the Haymarket Theatre on 12th October 1909. Albert Morrows poster plays on the eponymous heros name
Thomas Moore, Irish poetThomas Moore (1779-1852), Irish poet. early 19th century
Illustration to St Jeromes Love, a poem by Thomas Moore - Wan and sunk with midnight prayer, Are the pale looks of her I love. From a publication entitled Sacred Songs (2 volumes, 1816-1824)
Samuel Rogers, English poetSamuel Rogers (1763-1855), English poet. circa 1825
Hear the Calling of the Moon by Pierrot, with a quotation from a poem by Rupert Brooke. 1925
The Parting of Medora and the Corsair, a scene from Byrons narrative poem, The Corsair, 1814. circa 1850s
Maurice Sceve (c. 1501-1564). Colored engravingMaurice Sceve (c.1501-1564). French poet. Engraving. Colored
Maurice Sceve (c. 1501-1564)Maurice Sceve (c.1501-1564). French poet. Engraving
Ovid (43BC-17 / 18 AD). The Amores (Love Affairs). Lyon, 1639Ovid (43BC-17/18 AD). Roman poet. The Amores (Love Affairs). Lyon, 1639
Idylls of the KIng, 1559-1885. By English poet Lord ALfred TIdylls of the KIng. Published 1559-1885. Cycle narrative poems by English poet Lord ALfred Tennyson (1809-1892). Engraving by Gustave Dor?. Brittany coast