Anacreon. Francais-grec. Suivi de pieces anacreontiques de Bion, Theocrite, etc., des poesies de Sapho et d'un specimen de l'Homere francais-grec et du Dante francais-italien en vers imitatifs. This book, "Anacreon," by Sappho Anacreon, is a replication of a book originally published before 1855. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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.