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单词 Alcaeus
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In those earlier years he was called Alcides, or descendant of Alcaeus who was Amphitryon’s father. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z
The singular nature of this world premiere recording excuses its few shortcomings, including tenor Markus Schäfer, too often shy of the mark in terms of intonation as Sappho’s fellow poet Alcaeus of Mytilene. CD reviews: Harnoncourt’s last Beethoven 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z
At the period in question an Aeolic literature, the lyrics of Sappho and Alcaeus, were in existence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z
It is such a life of contrasts and excitements, working on a sensuous and fiery temperament, that is reflected in the fragments of Alcaeus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z
Among the Latins, Horace, in imitation of Alcaeus, made constant use of choriambic verse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati"
In front is a lofty figure, crowned with laurel, a beaker in his hand, and a charming cup-bearer at his side; this is the poet Alcaeus. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852
We hear of books on Alcaeus and on Homer, in which latter he is said to have made the startling remark that the poems 'should be pronounced in the Aeolic dialect'. Five Stages of Greek Religion
They and all the other metres employed by him are based on those employed by the older poets of Greece—Alcaeus, Sappho, Archilochus, Alcman, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z
The metres are nearly all taken from Sappho and Alcaeus, the two poets whose works Horace wished to present to his countrymen in a Roman dress. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors
This song was translated by Anthony Barclay into Greek and announced to be a newly discovered ode of Alcaeus. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader
Others exhibited in preference scenes taken from the life of Heracles, the Theban, through flattery to Candaules, himself a Heracleid, being descended from the hero through Alcaeus. King Candaules
It is unpleasant to our ears, as Browning found it; but in a multitude of Greek poets, in Alcaeus and Anacreon and all through the whole Anthology, we hear its praise. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield
Thus his great metre, the Alcaic, has a character of stateliness and majesty in addition to the energy and impetus originally imparted to it by Alcaeus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z
Alcides, a common name for Hercules, who was descended from Alcaeus. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor
Like Samnite gladiators in slow duel, till candle-light, we are beaten and waste out the enemy with equal blows: I came off Alcaeus, in his suffrage; he is mine, who? The Works of Horace
These are not the joys of a hero, nor are they the joys of an Alcaeus "singing amidst the clash of arms, or when he had moored on the wet shore his storm-tost barque." Cowper
Alcaeus composed in the Aeolic dialect; for the reason, it is said, that it was more familiar to his hearers. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1
The harp of Homer, the trump of Pindar and of Alcaeus are still. The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits
This was composed by Alcaeus in mockery of Philip, exaggerating the number of the slain. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans
Of mortals who would have dared to fight him with the spear and charge against him, save only Heracles, the great-hearted offspring of Alcaeus? Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
ALCAICS, in ancient poetry, a name given to several kinds of verse, from Alcaeus, their reputed inventor. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28
But when Alcaeus chanced to be taken prisoner, Pittacus set him free, remarking that "forgiveness is better than revenge." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1
Though great Alcaeus more sublimely sings, And strikes with bolder rage the sounding strings, No less renown attends the moving lyre, Which Venus tunes, and all her loves inspire. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2
The latter merely retorted upon Alcaeus with some elegiac verses of his own: — Naked and leafless see, O passer-by, The cross that shall Alcaeus crucify. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans
This, in the other's opinion, is an absolute Alcaeus; and the other, in his, a very Callimachus. The Praise of Folly
Alcaeus was allotted the second place among the nine lyric poets in the Alexandrian canon. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28
Alcaeus is reputed to have been in love with Sappho, the glorious, but only a line or two survives to confirm the tale. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1
While Horace's thefts from Alcaeus or Pindar are palpable, even from the care which he takes to Latinise them, Milton cannot help transfusing his own nature into the words he adopts. Milton
Alcaeus appears to have been the greatest lyrical Greek poet judging by the fragments we possess by him and by the lyrical poems of Horace, which there are reasons for believing were imitated from Alcaeus. Initiation into Literature
The works of Sappho and Alcaeus were among those flowers of Grecian literature which thus fell beneath the rude hand of ecclesiastical presumption. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes
The considerable number of fragments extant, and the well-known imitations of Horace, who regarded Alcaeus as his great model, enable us to form a fair idea of the character of his poems. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28
Alcaeus testifies that the attractions and loveliness of Sappho did not derogate from her moral worth when he calls her "violet-crowned, pure, sweetly smiling Sappho." Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities
He was content to be an imitator of Alcaeus and Sappho, who had attuned to the lyre their own hopes and fears, the joys and sorrows of their own chequered life. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius
Horace had tuned his ear upon the lyres of Sappho and Alcaeus. Horace
This song was translated into Greek by Anthony Barclay and announced as a newly discovered ode by Alcaeus. Poets of the South
Körner and Alcaeus fought as well as sang, and sang because they fought. Two Years Ago, Volume II.
She was contemporary with Alcaeus, and in her verses to him we plainly discern the feeling of unimpeached honor proper to a free-born and well-educated maiden. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities
Nor so much did pleasant Lesbos mourn for Alcaeus,' &c. Adonais
I'm dubbed Alcaeus, and retire in force: And who is he? The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry
Though Alcaeus may be defended; for it is probable that the lungs, lying near the stomach, may participate of the steam of the liquor, and be drenched with it. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies
An Alcaeus was one of the Epicurean philosophers expelled from Rome by decree of the Senate in B.C. Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology
Among the pines and listless of the scene, Atthis and Alcaeus lay, Within the heart of each a hunger For the unknown gift of life. Anthology of Massachusetts Poets
Nor so much did pleasant Lesbos mourn for Alcaeus, nor did the Teian town so greatly bewail her poet,... and not for Sappho but still for thee doth Mitylene wail her musical lament.... Adonais
Alcaeus took an active part in the civil dissensions of his native state, and warmly espoused the cause of the aristocratical party, to which he belonged by birth. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest
In hours of mere joy it was Greek poetry that flowed likeliest from his pen; and he had a special fondness for the metre of Alcaeus. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story
Lyric poetry flourished in the island of Lesbos, where Sappho and Alcaeus were born. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest
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