Pietro Metastasio was an influential Italian poet and librettist who shaped opera through his prolific works, earning him the title "Father of the Opera Seria."
Ludovico Ariosto, an Italian poet of the Renaissance, is renowned for his influential epic poem, Orlando Furioso, which significantly impacted European literature.
Heinrich von Morungen was a 13th-century German poet and Minnesänger, known for his unique blend of courtly love and spiritual themes in his lyrical compositions.