::Someone keeps reverting to an error.  Aristotle (in the second paragraph of the Poetics) does NOT contrast lyric with other forms of mimesis.  He lists them all in the same category.  Then he talks about some differences.  Also: the section on ancient Greek and Roman poetry is awful.  Plus, Dante has no reference.  The section on medieval Galician-Portuguese lyric has a link to the article.  The references are to be found there, and need not be repeated her.  For goodness' sake, won't those of you who have never read an ode of Pindar or a poem of Catullus stop pontificating?  You display your total ignorance of these subjects with ever edit.  Anyone who has studied lyric poetry in many languages, across a span of 27 centuries, will find this article atrocious.