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Greek Lyric: Anacreontea - Choral Lyric from Olympus to Alcman v. 2 (Loeb Classical Library)

Greek Lyric: Anacreontea - Choral Lyric from Olympus to Alcman v. 2 (Loeb Classical Library)
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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #494957 in Books
  • Published on: 1989-07-01
  • Original language: Greek
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 560 pages

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Anacreon makes it more than worthwile5
Anacreon lived in the sixth century B.C. His poems are about wine, love and getting old. They are easy to read thanks to his
humour, vivid expressions and originality.
For hundreds of years after his dead there were a lot of imitators who wrote poems called the anacreontea.They also had a lot of success in their time.
One of the best poems tells how one night, when a storm raged outside, Eros knocks at the door of Anacreon, saying he's only a poor child lost in the tempest. Anacreon who feels pity for Eros lets him in. They sit down at the fireplace. After a while Eros feels better again, takes his bow saying he wants to check it and shoots an arrow in the heart of Anacreon. Eros laughs and says: have courage! My bow is fine but I fear you will be in love again soon!
It would be more than worthwile to buy this book only for Anacreon and the Anacreontea.