court-poet
111Tasso, Torquato — (1544 1595) Italian poet. He was born at Sor rento in the kingdom of Naples, the son of a court poet who later fol lowed his patron, the prince of Salerno, into exile. The son accompa nied his father as he sought new patrons at various… …
112Skald — For other uses, see Skald (disambiguation). Bersi Skáldtorfuson composing poetry while in chains after being captured by King Óláfr Haraldsson. The skald was a member of a group of poets, whose courtly poetry (Icelandic: dróttkvæði) is associated …
113SKELTON, John — (c. 1460 1529) Primarily known as a poet and satirist of unusual technique, the flamboyant John Skelton was also a scholar and clergyman during the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII.* Born around 1460 in Yorkshire, Skelton was laureated by… …
Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
114Dunbar, William — (ca. 1460–ca. 1515) Perhaps the most notable of the Scottish “makars” or poets writing under the influence of CHAUCER, Dunbar was a master of a great variety of poetic forms, themes, and styles, varying his technique from the formal, courtly,… …
115Vicente, Gil — (ca. 1465–1536) Gil Vicente was a major Portuguese born playwright and lyric poet who composed plays in a variety of genres and wrote in both the Portuguese and Castilian languages. A court poet who wrote some 44 extant plays,Vicente is… …
116Robert Henryson — was a poet who flourished in Scotland in the period c.1460 – 1500. Counted among the Scots Makars, he lived in the historic city of Dunfermline and is a distinctive voice in the northern renaissance at a time when Scotland was on a cusp between… …
117Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus — orig. Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart born Jan. 27, 1756, Salzburg, Archbishopric of Salzburg died Dec. 5, 1791, Vienna Austrian composer. Son of the violinist and composer Leopold Mozart (1719–87), he was born the year of the… …
118Metastasio — Pietro Metastasio Born Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi January 3, 1698(1698 01 03) Rome, Papal States Died April 12, 1782( …
119Kālidāsa — Kalidasa redirects here. For the true bug genus, see Kalidasa (insect). Kālidāsa (Devanāgarī: sa. कालिदास servent of Kali ) was a renowned Classical Sanskrit poet and dramatist, author of Meghadūta , Abhijñānashākuntala and Kumārasambhava , among …
120Amir Khusro — Infobox musical artist Name = Amir Khusro Img capt = Img size = Background = Sufi Musician, Scholar, Poet Birth name = Born = 1253 Patiali, Etah, Uttar Pradesh, India Died = 1325 Origin = Genre = Ghazal, Khayal, Qawwali, Rubai, Tarana Occupation …
