Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Erato.

Erato (Ἐρατώ) was one of the Muses (love poetry) in Greek myths and legends. Her parents were Zeus and Mnemosyne.

Also, Erato had her own symbols: lyre and kithara.

Malus (Μάλος) was her consort. They had a daughter Cleophema.



Friday, September 23, 2022

Muses.

The Muses (μοῦσα) (μοῦσαι) were goddesses of inspiration in Greek mythology. They were inspired different types of arts, such as: literature, poetry, science, creativity, and etc. The Muses were the source of art and knowledge for creative people.

Their parents were Zeus and the Titaness Mnemosyne, or their mother was Harmonia (Ἁρμονία).

There were nine muses, they were responsible for different types of arts and sciences.



Saturday, July 4, 2020

Great people: Lewis Carroll.

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born on January 27, 1832 in England. His parents were Charles Dodgson and Frances Jane Lutwidge.

Carroll was interested in many occupations, such as: mathematics, literature, photography, logic, and poetry. He studied in school and university.

Lewis Carroll visited different countries and cities. He met other people.

Carroll wrote his famous book Alice in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) (1865). This novel became popular among children.

Also, the book was translated to different languages. Many quotes from this children's novel were noted. There are illustrations and movies about this children's literary work.

Lewis Carroll died on January 14, 1898 in England.




Saturday, June 1, 2019

Famous people and their quotes. Part thirty seven.

                                          Robert Burns.

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The Statue of Robert (Rabbie) Burns famous Scottish poet and lyricist. Stirling, Scotland, UK

“There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.”

“Dare to be honest and fear no labor.”

“Oh, my luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June; Oh, my luve's like the melodie That's sweetly played in tune”

“The best plans of men and mice often go awry.”

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https://www.biography.com/writer/robert-burns

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Literature.

Literature is a very important school subject. Little children start by learning the letters and sounds of native language. Then they begin to read words and sentences.

In high school students study famous and classic works of famous authors. For example, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Sometimes students and pupils write essays about literary works.

There are many different types of literature such as: drama, comedy, play, tragedy, novella, short story, novel, poetry, fairy tale. Each of them has interesting things.

Movies and cartoons are made from some types of literature. Fictional characters are a good example for real people. Famous quotes from books became a part of our lives.

Reading books is important for all ages.

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Book with library on the back


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Vintage background with old books. Back to school concept

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Quill pen and ink well resting on blank parchment paper with copy space for message

Friday, March 4, 2016

Poetry.

Poetry is one type of literature. Rhyme is very important there. Poems first appeared in ancient times. Writers wrote poetry by hands on paper. Verses are memorized easier than prose. Poetry has genres. Sad or happy, long or short. Poems are usually divided into couplets. The school teacher can ask to learn a poem.

Writing beautiful poetry works is not given to everyone. It It requires talent and insparation. Representatives of this type of literature. Alexander Pushkin, Lord Byron, William Shakespeare.

Poetry can be about anything. About people, about things, about love. For example, Ruslan and Ludmila by Alexander Pushkin a long and beautiful poem.

Verses have much common with songs. They both have rhyme and couplets.

There are modern poets too. They type their works on computer.

P.S. Poetry is needed to us, so we can feel the beauty of any language in rhyme.

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Saturday, January 9, 2016

Romanticism.

Romanticism was popular in the world from XVIII until XIX centuries. This type of art extend in such things as painting, literature, and music.

Also Romanticism appeared in Industtrial Revolution, when there were trains,factory machines, photography, and human values.

Painting during this period had something in common with Gothic. Example, Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich.

In Romantic literature poetry was popular. Pepresentatives: Alexander Pushkin, Adam Mickiewicz, Gord Byron. Now many works of this writers are studied in schools by students.

Music in that period emphasized the inner world. Many classic music was written during that time. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, Frederic Chopin.

Romanticism has mixed parts of previous arts, including Classicism, Gothic, and Renaissance. This suggests that humanity remembers its own past.

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