English dramatist, Royalist during the English Civil War, and brother-in-law of John Dryden. Howard's most famous adaptation was his 1662 staging of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, in which both characters survive. His two original plays are All Mistaken (1667) and The English Mounsieur (1666).

English nobleman, politician, translator, and poet. Alongside Sir Thomas Wyatt, Henry Howard introduced the conventions of Italian humanist poetry into English literature.

Irish miscellany writer, architect, and playwright, best remembered for his The Female Gamester (1778).

English peer, son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire, and brother-in-law of John Dryden.

One of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities. He served many functions, most notably god of kingship and the sky. He was known as Harpocrates to the Ptolemaic Greeks, and was represented in a youthful form, which signified the rising sun.

A poet known for his satires, odes, and verse epistles, Horace also authored Ars Poetica (c. 19 B.C.), a major landmark in the history of literary criticism and theory.

A little-known English actress and playwright, Rachael Hoper produced three plays between 1742 and 1760.

Younger brother of Arcadius, Emperor of the East, Honorius ruled the western half of the Roman empire.

Greek poet reputed to be the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey. Considered during the eighteenth century to be the paradigmatic example of the inspired and primitive bardic poet, Homer became the single most influential poet of all time.

Scottish poet, dramatist, historian, and clergyman. Douglas, his best remembered drama, opened in 1756. His The History of the Rebellion in the Year 1745 appeared in 1802.