Gautier, Théophile. 1811-72. French poet. -“Art for art’s sake”. Mlle de Maupin 1835.

Gellert, Christian. 1715-69. German Enlightenment poet, writer. Fables + Tales 1746-48.

Ginsberg, Allen. 1926-97. US Beat poet. Howl 1956.

Goncalves Dias, Antonio. 1823-64. Romantic “National” poet of Brazil.

Gongora, Luis de. 1561-1627. Spanish poet. Flowery style.

Gottfried von Strassbourg. 13C. German poet. Tristan and Isolde.

Gower, John. -1408. English poet. Confessio Amantis 1393. Vox Clamantis 1384.

Grands Rhétoriqueurs. 15-16C. French poets. Deschamps, DeMachaut.

Graves, Robert. 1895-1985. English poet and novelist. I, Claudius 1934.

Gray, Thomas. 1716-71. English poet. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard 1751.

Hafez. 1325-89. Persian poet. Divan 1369. Now, anyone who has memorized the Koran.

Hauptman, Gerhart. 1862-1946. Polish/German poet and writer. The Weavers 1892.

Hebbel, Friedrich. 1813-63. German psychological poet, playwright. Nibelungen 1862.

Heine, Heinrich. 1797-1856. German lyric satirical Socialist poet. Young Germany. Lorelei. Atta Troll 1843-5.

Hepplewhite, George. 1593-1633. English devotional poet.

Herculano, Alexandre. 1810-77. Portuguese Romantic poet.

Heredia, Jose de. 1842-1905. Cuban/French Parnassian poet.

Herrera, Fernando de. 1534-97. Spanish Humanist poet.

Hesiod. c800BC. Greek poet. Works and Days.

Hoffmann, August. 1798-1874. German poet. Deutschland über alles 1841.

Hofmannsthal, Hugo von. 1874-1929. Austrian poet, librettist. Elektra 1903.

Holberg, Ludvig. 1684-1754. Norwegian/Danish poet, historian. ’Foundation of Danish Literature’. Peder Paars 1719.

Hölderlin, Friedrich. 1770-1843. German classic Romantic poet. Elegies 1800.

Homer. 8C BC. Greek poet: reputed to have written the Iliad 748 and Odyssey 727BC.

Hooft, Pieter. 1581-1647. Dutch Renaissance poet and playwright.

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