The First Twenty-Eight Odes of Anacreon: In Greek and in English and in Both Languages, in Prose As Well As in Verse: With Variorum Notes, a Grammatical Analysis and a Lexicon

by Anacreon, John Broderick Roche

Experience the beauty and wit of ancient Greek poetry with this dual-language edition of Anacreon's first twenty-eight odes. With translations in both verse and prose, as well as detailed notes and analysis, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to one of the greatest poets of the classical world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published September 27, 2015

About the author

563? BC - 478? BC.
Songs of noted Greek poet Anacreon praised love and wine.

This able lyricist drank with hymns. People later included him in the canonical list of nine lyric. Anacreon wrote in the ancient Ionic dialect. People composed all early lyrics to recite to the accompaniment of music, usually the lyre. It touched on universal themes of infatuation, disappointment, revelry, parties, festivals, and the observations of everyday people and life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacreon