Month of the Greats: Guess the Great!

[Leala Sedai]

Third hint for the fifth Great:

 

The brave protagonist in this Great's masterpiece is still known for tilting at things that he imagines are something else.

[Basel Gill]

Homer

 

 

Good guess, but not quite.

 

D'OH!

[Basel Gill]

Third hint for the fifth Great:

 

The brave protagonist in this Great's masterpiece is still known for tilting at things that he imagines are something else.

 

Cervantes

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

yup

[John E. Kelley]

 

Third hint for the fifth Great:

 

The brave protagonist in this Great's masterpiece is still known for tilting at things that he imagines are something else.

 

 

Cervantes

Argh, damn my slow typing skills.

 

And my rugged, chisled good looks. Both are such a curse.

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

preens for and admires you both

[Leala Sedai]

Basel got it!  :)

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

 

Homer

 

 

 

Good guess, but not quite.

 

 

D'OH!

heh, just noticed that

[Izabella]

First hint for the sixth Great:

This great's poetic form was "blank verse", composed in "iambic pentameter".

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

meh, some of it was

 

william Shakespeare

[Izabella]

Correct :)

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

yay :)

[Leala Sedai]

First hint for the seventh Great:

 

This ancient Great is known for his battle philosophy.

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

could be anyone sun tzu

[Leala Sedai]

Nope.  :)  Good guess, though!

[Gudrean]

Alexander the Great?

[Leala Sedai]

Also incorrect.  But you guys are on the right track!  :)

[Senexx]

Macchiavelli?

[Leala Sedai]

Not Macchiavelli either.  :)

[John E. Kelley]

Hannibal.

[Leala Sedai]

Not Hannibal either.  :)

 

I'd also like to make a small announcement...we were supposed to end our game today, but I've decided to keep going until we've had 10 Greats guessed.  :)

[Senexx]

Never heard of this person until today but I'll give it a go: Chanakya?  That's a little more ancient.

 

[WolfbrotherKronos]

Zhuge Liang

[Leala Sedai]

Incorrect and also incorrect.

 

Hm.  Maybe this Great is more obscure than I thought.  >.>

 

On to the next hint!

[Leala Sedai]

Second hint for the seventh Great:

 

This Great is widely hailed in their home nation as a poet and a samurai.