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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Anacreon 563?-478? B.C. Greek poet noted for his songs praising love and wine.
Wiktionary
- n. An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek lyric poet (570 BC – 488 BC), notable for his drinking songs and hymns.
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakreōn). (Wiktionary)
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“{442a} Graphic illustrations of the attitude of Ronsard and his friends to a Greek poet like Anacreon appear in _Anacreon et les Poemes anacreontiques_, _Texte grec avec les Traductions et Imitations des”
“My first act, in music strongly characterized, was Tasso; the second in tender harmony, Ovid; and the third, entitled Anacreon, was to partake of the gayety of the dithyrambus.”
“Your Anacreon is a very uncommon book; neither London nor Cambridge can supply a copy of that edition.”
“Then snatching up some of the flowers, which ornamented the table, he swore that Juba should henceforward be called Anacreon, and that he deserved to be crowned with roses by the hand of beauty.”
“Anacreon", written during this time, had to be performed in the small Theatre de la Foire Saint-Germain (where he directed the performances from 1789-1792) because the grand opera house was closed to him.”
“We nevertheless remained a long time at table, where Lebrun recited to us several odes of "Anacreon," which he had translated, and I think I never spent a more amusing evening.”
“Among the _Port Folio_ gentlemen who may have met "Anacreon" Moore, and who were Dennie's faithful coadjutors, were John Blair Linn, John Shaw,”
“Anacreon," from his translation of that Greek poet, and his own original anacreontic songs.”
“He invited several distinguished poets, such as Anacreon and”
A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest
“ANAC'REON, the prince of erotic and bacchanalian poets, insomuch that songs on these subjects are still called Anacreon'tic (B.C.”
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