The Odes of Anacreon. Translated From the Greek, by the Rev. D. H. Urquhart, M.A

by Anacreon

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British Library

T085600



London : printed for T. Cadell, 1787. [5],8-122p. ; 8°

Genres: Poetry, Classics, Ancient History

126 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 501

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

Reviews

[j.e.rodriguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Oh! then I drank the poison'd bowl, / And Love now nestles in my soul! / Yes, yes, my soul is Cupid's nest, / I feel him fluttering in my breast."

[Gaspar Juárez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Los hay en las Anacreónticas una poesía de un carácter hedonistas muy marcado y una influencia del Carpe Diem de Horacio que subyase todos los poemas. Y los hay poemas buenos, muy buenos y unos cuantos excelentes que no es de extrañar que se le atribuyan al mismísimo Anacreonte como su autor. Más no es así, en las Anacreónticas encontramos por ejemplo poemas compuestos en la época bizantina. 

Los poemas son como no podia ser de otra manera o bien una imitación o bien un homenaje a los poemas de Anacreonte. En dónde priman los tópicos del poeta.

[Leonardo · Rating 4 out of 5]

o nao amar é duro
amar, duro também!
porém, mais duro é amar
e não gozar o seu bem
há amor que esquece estirpe
avós, saber, virtudes
somente vê a prata
e muda as atitudes.
Maldito, o que primeiro
a prata amou demais!
através dela irmãos
Não existem, nem pais!
batem-se os homens com outros,
Matam-se, estertorantes...
Mas há pior: morreremos,
por isso, nós, amantes.