Which sixteenth-century poet wrote love songs and soldier songs and is seen as the first great Hungarian lyric poet?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Balint Balassi, a soldier and poet
- Step 1: The poet wrote in Hungarian in the age of the Renaissance. Step 2. He is Balint Balassi, a soldier and poet. Answer: Balint Balassi. Why not the others: Pannonius wrote in Latin, Zrinyi in the next century, and Mikes in the eighteenth.
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