Length1h 7m
About this audiobook
Anacreon (582 BCE–485 BCE) was a Greek lyric poet born in Teos, an Ionian city on the coast of Asia Minor. He likely moved to Thrace in 545 BCE with others from his city when it was attacked by Persians. He then moved to Samos, to Athens, and possibly again to Thessaly, seeking a safe place to write his poems as his patrons (including Polycrates, tyrant of Samos, and Hipparchus, brother of Athenian tyrant Hippias) kept being murdered. It is unknown where Anacreon died, though he lived to the unusually advanced age of 85.
Few of Anacreon's works survive, but those that do focus on wine, love (homosexual and heterosexual), and the overall pleasures of the legendary Roman symposium. Anacreon used various techniques in his writings, including self-deprecation and irony. The collection of miscellaneous Greek poems from the Hellenistic Age and beyond known as the Anacreontea was "mistakenly labeled" with Anacreon's name. Despite later appreciation for Anacreon's true poems, his works were not appreciated during his lifetime.
This work is a collection of the Odes of Anacreon, translated into English by Thomas Moore.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (72)
Includes Goodreads
GenreLiterary Classics
Length1 hr 7 mins
Narrated byMark Bowen
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJan 12, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Odes of Anacreon - Opening credits
2The Odes of Anacreon
3The Odes of Anacreon (continued)
4The Odes of Anacreon-Closing credits
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