biography
| name: |
Balassa or Balassi, Bálint
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pronunciation:
[bawlawshaw]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1554–94)
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| biography:
| Hungarian knight, adventurer, and lyric poet, born in Kékkö. His poetry was inspired by military heroism, love, and religion, and he also experimented in drama. He died fighting the Turkish invaders. |
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