Which ancient Greek writer's name is directly mentioned in Lord Byron's poem "The Isles of Greece"?

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UGC NET Paper 2: English 22nd Dec 2018

Answer 1

The correct answer is ‘Sappho’.

Key Points

“The Isles of Greece” is a song in the long poem Don Juan by Lord Byron.
The ancient Greek writer Sappho is mentioned in the poem by Byron.
The lines which mention Sappho are as follows—“The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece! / Where burning Sappho loved and sung..”

Therefore, the correct answer is option 4.

Important Points

Lord Byron (1788-1824) was an English Romantic poet.
He was one of the second-generation of Romantic writers, besides Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Keats.
His best known works are Don Juan and Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage.
He died fighting for the Greek War of Independence.

Additional Information

Aeschylus was an ancient Greek tragedian, often called the Father of Tragedy.
Sophocles was a contemporary of Aeschylus, best known for his play Oedipus Rex.
Euripides was the third of the three Greek classical tragedians, besides Aeschylus and Sophocles.