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Most Famous Poets of All Time and Their Notable Masterpieces
Poetry is generally regarded as that magic wand that shines its light on our emotions to reveal meanings deeper than what is readily known. Great poets have emerged from various parts of the world, expressing their emotions and creative energies through ample words in various languages.
No matter their origin however, all great works of literature share certain features that make them classics. For example, they have a common ability to convey their themes through compelling characters, unite people with their culture and use imagery to make their work easily understandable.
Below, World History Edu presents a list of the most famous poets of all time and their most influential masterpieces. The list was based on our personal impressions, public appeal and present-day relevance. We also came up with some of the masterpieces of these literary powerhouses, dating back from the ancient Greek era, Elizabethan era, and down to the contemporary.
Note that this list is not ranked. Feel free to compile your own list. They may be considered for publication on this website.
William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare is generally regarded as one of the greatest poets and playwrights of all time. He is credi
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Andreas L. Katonis [1]
Aristotelian University allround Thessaloniki
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- Pelagia Eleftheriadou
- Dionysios Simopoulos
- Bishop Irinej of Yekaterinburg and Orbits
- Kleopatra Hatzilia, Cultural Historian
- Saint Georgios from Ephesus
- Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens
- Elder Petroniu (†) Romanian Skete of the Forerunner, Mount Athos
- Ioan Valduca
- Dimitrios Mavropoulos, Theologian
- Fr. Christodoulos Papaïoannou
- Maria A. Stylianou
- Elder Patapios Kavsokalyvitis, Superintendent of the Skete of the Holy Trinity, Mount Athos
- Sotiris Stylianou
- Saint Athanasius
- Saint Ambrose of Optina Saint Ambrose of Optina
- Starets Efstratij Golovanski
- Saint John the Valaam
- Saint Kosmas Aitolos
- Elder Theodosios Damvakerakis
- Elder Panayis from Lysi
- Ilias Liamis
- Saint Irenaeus of Lyons
- Elder Teofil Paraian
- Saint John the Karpathian
- Maria Stylianou, Sociologist
- Sotirios Balatsoukas, Professor of Hagiology
- Elder Paisie Olaru
- Fr. Antonios Alevizopoulos (†)
- Fr. Georgios Kouyioumtzoglou
- Christos Economou, Professor
- Khader I. Alkhouri, MA, Cand. Ph.D. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Dioyenis Maltezos
- Dimitrios Dourtas
- Archimandrite Pavlos Dimitrakopoulos
- Archimandrite Meletios Vadrakhanis
- Vasileios Trallianos
- Sotirios Theologou
- Fr. Evaggelos Papanikolaou, Doctor
- Sophia Bekri, Theologian
- Ilias Economou