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.

Homer

 

 

Good guess, but not quite.

 

D'OH!

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

yup

 

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.

preens for and admires you both

Basel got it!  :)

 

Homer

 

 

 

Good guess, but not quite.

 

 

D'OH!

heh, just noticed that

First hint for the sixth Great:

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

meh, some of it was

 

william Shakespeare

Correct :)

yay :)

First hint for the seventh Great:

 

This ancient Great is known for his battle philosophy.

could be anyone sun tzu

Nope.  :)  Good guess, though!

Alexander the Great?

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

Macchiavelli?

Not Macchiavelli either.  :)

Hannibal.

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.  :)

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

 

Zhuge Liang

Incorrect and also incorrect.

 

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

 

On to the next hint!

Second hint for the seventh Great:

 

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