Lyric

13 works

13 works of Lyric in the Western literary canon — ranked by Gröblé, with difficulty, length, and influence at a glance.

Lyric, Ranked

According to Groblé

  1. 95Sappho's Poems~600 BCSapphoHard·Quick·28 pagesInfluence34Popularity12Ancient GreeceLyricAncient Greek
  2. 123The Odes of Horace23 BCHoratiusHard·Medium·108 pagesInfluence35Popularity10Ancient RomeLyricLatin
  3. 142Canzoniere~1374Francesco PetrarcaHard·Medium·224 pagesInfluence8Popularity13MedievalLyricItalian
  4. Shakespeare's Sonnets1609William ShakespeareModerate·Short·77 pagesInfluence—Popularity—PoetsLyricEnglish
  5. The Complete English Poems1633John DonneHard·Long·380 pagesInfluence—Popularity—PoetsLyricEnglish
  6. William Wordsworth, Selected Poems1815William WordsworthModerate·Medium·184 pagesInfluence—Popularity—PoetsLyricEnglish
  7. Prayer of Manasses~150 BCUnknownEasy·Quick·2 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleLyricAncient Greek
  8. The Complete Poems1616Ben JonsonModerate·Long·272 pagesInfluence—Popularity—PoetsLyricEnglish
  9. Psalms~500 BCDavidModerate·Medium·171 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleLyricHebrew
  10. The Complete Poems1681Andrew MarvellModerate·Medium·132 pagesInfluence—Popularity—PoetsLyricEnglish
  11. The Complete Poems1827William BlakeModerate·Epic·700 pagesInfluence—Popularity—PoetsLyricEnglish
  12. The Temple1633George HerbertModerate·Medium·140 pagesInfluence—Popularity—PoetsLyricEnglish
  13. Song of Solomon~300 BCSolomonModerate·Quick·11 pagesInfluence—Popularity—BibleLyricHebrew