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620 - Alcaeus was born into the aristocratic governing class of Mytilene, main city of Lesbos on 620 BC.
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- "One that hath wine as a chain about his wits, such a one lives no life at all."
- "Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity."
- "Language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides."
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Greek Lyric: Sappho and Alcaeus (Loeb Classical Library No. 142) by Sappho and Alcaeus (Hardcover - Jan 1, 1982) This volume contains the poetic fragments of the two illustrious singers of early sixth-century Lesbos: Sappho, the most famous woman poet of antiquity, whose main theme was love; and Alcaeus, poet... Usually ships in 2 to 3 weeks |
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Sappho and Alcaeus by Denys L. Page (Hardcover - Dec 9, 1955) |
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Three Archaic Poets: Archilochus, Alcaeus, Sappho by Anne Pippin Burnett (Hardcover - Dec 30, 1983)  |
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Greek Lyric Poetry: A Commentary on Selected Larger Pieces (Alcman, Stesichorus, Sappho, Alcaeus, Ibycus, Anacreon, Simonides, Bacchylides, Pindar, Sophocles, Euripides) by G. O. Hutchinson (Paperback - Oct 9, 2003) This book presents a new text and a detailed commentary for many of the central pieces of Greek lyric poetry. The book joins textual and literary criticism of the poets together, providing a close... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Sappho and Alcaeus: An Introduction to the Study of Ancient Lesbian Poetry by Denys Page (Paperback - Oct 25, 1979)  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Ai tou Anakreontos OÌdai kai ta the Sapfogs, kai ta tou Alkaiou leipsana: The odes of Anacreon: with the fragments of Sappho and Alcaeus. Literally tr. into English prose by Anacreon (Unknown Binding - Sep 9, 2008) |
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