ode anacréontique

ode anacréontique (FR) Anacreontic ode. In the 16th century some 60 poems were discovered, all said to be by the classical Greek poet Anacreon (572? – 488? BC), though the Greek originals span 1000 years. Simple forms, short lines, and subjects of love or drinking characterize the poems, in contrast to the usually heroic or ceremonious tone of the classical ode. There was a genuine Greek poet named Anacreon, of Teos (b. CA 570 BC.), who wrote poems of bisexual amours and drinking escapades. His…