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	Poetry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poetry (ancient Greek : ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content.
		In preliterate societies, poetry was frequently employed as a means of recording oral history, storytelling (epic poetry), genealogy, law and other forms of expression or knowledge that modern societies might expect to be handled in prose.
		The Greek's practice of singing hymns in large choruses gave rise in the sixth century BCE to dramatic verse, and to the practice of writing poetic plays for performance in their theatres.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poetry (1872 words)

	Archilochus and Greek Lyric Poetry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The change from epic poetry --which was impersonal and told heroic tales of men doing the best for the community--to lyric poetry--which was highly individual and personal--shows a general shift in Greek thought from complete emphasis on the state to more of an individualistic emphasis after the emergence of the polis.
		Lyric poetry was able to explain much about Greek culture at its time and about the changes occurring because it was the thoughts of the people living at that time rather than just the idealistic hopes of the large community which was seen in epic poetry.
		Lyric poetry was originally different from other forms of poetry because of its connection to music and so modern lyric poets not only include who we think of as traditional "poets" but also musicians who write their own lyric poetry that they set to music.
	departments.cvuhs.org /joe/greece/archlchs.htm (1680 words)

	Greek Literature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The prophecy is self‑fulfilling in that the hyperbolically far‑reaching fame predicted by the poet of the hymn corresponds to the historically far‑reaching cultural prestige of Homeric poetry.
		Greek Literature : Volume 3: Greek literature in the Archaic Period: The Emergence of Authorship selected and introduced by Gregory Nagy (Garland Routledge) The archaic period, the topic of this volume, is difficult to define except negatively.
		Greek Literature : Volume 7: Greek Literature in the Hellenistic Period selected and introduced by Gregory Nagy (Garland Routledge) Greek literature in the Hellenistic period, as represented primarily by the scholar poets of the new city‑state Alexandria, is well known for its formalism an stylization (a premier study is that of Bundy 1972, article 1).
	www.sirreadalot.org /religion/religion/greekliteratureR.htm (10737 words)

	inspirational poetry: a guide to internet resources
		Poetry is a community – a varied and lively community, with very different views of what poetry is and should be doing.
		Poetry is the workshop of language – where the most original, exciting and significant work is being written.
		Poetry should be inspirational, something akin to magic, and we'd like to hear from readers who've found a new dimension to its study and creation.
	www.poetry-portal.com (401 words)

	Some questions on Greek poetry and music
		Since Greek verse, scanning by the rule that one long syllable equals two short ones, is often neither clearly in one nor the other, he was forced to abandon the classical rule for longs and shorts, and assume that other quantities were used as well.
		The Greeks, too, distinguished between the professional musician exclusively devoted to the art of sound, and the poet-composer who put noble words to music, only in their culture it was the latter who had far greater prestige: mere pipers and such might be virtuosos, but knew nothing of "rational" music, which always begins with words.
		Still, the Greeks were hero-worshippers; it is from them that we inherit that sometimes unfortunate trait, and to the Greeks of classical and post-classical times, the poets were undoubtedly heroes.
	www.prosoidia.com /gkpm.html (3243 words)

	Ancient Greek Literature and Poetry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		In the successive centuries of Greek writing there was never again such a brilliant flowering of genius as appeared in the 5th and 4th centuries BC.
		Athens lost its preeminent status as the leader of Greek culture, and it was replaced temporarily by Alexandria, Egypt.
		The type of poetry called lyric got its name from the fact that it was originally sung by individuals or a chorus accompanied by the instrument called the lyre.
	www.crystalinks.com /greekliterature.html (2391 words)

	Thought Clusters in Early Greek Poetry
		Ancient Greek epic poetry like Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days, and the so-called Homeric Hymns, were composed not in writing but "orally," by a bard who composed before an audience, more in the manner of a jazz musician, using traditional vocabulary and plot elements as an aid to composition.
		Greek is a highly inflected language: the forms of nouns, adjectives, and verbs change according to their functions in the sentence.
		In the application of the clump technique to Greek oral poetry, a block of text with the list of stems occurring in it was considered the analog of a document with the list of index terms describing it.
	www.minervaclassics.com /clumps.htm (11551 words)

	Greek Poetry The Last Three Ce... - The Most In-Depth Poetry Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		CE, and its wide attestation in medieval and modern Greek poetry is...
		CE.) Diogenes Laertius, native of Laerte in Cilicia, was a biographer of ancient Greek...
		poetry to Parnasse, the abode of the Muses, and restored art to its former purity and dignity, from which Lamartine had dragged it down.
	poetry.article-times.com /index.php?k=greek-poetry-the-last-three-ce... (1081 words)

	Search results for "greek poetry" :: American Poems
		Poetry, you are an electric, a magic, field--like the space between a sleepwalker's outheld arms!(Read full poem)
		As for the Greek theatrical tradition Which represents that summer's expedition Not as a mere reconnaisance in force By three brigades of foot and one of...
		The poetry of earth is never dead: When all the birds are faint with the hot sun, And hide in cooling trees, a voice will run From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead; That is the Grasshopper's—he takes the lead In summer...
	www.americanpoems.com /search/greek_poetry (1236 words)

	Greek 2 Independent Study in Homer
		The "Lesson Method" of teaching Greek, with each lessons covering a small chunk of grammar with "sentences" to translate, evolved around l890 when Greek as well as Latin was a requirement for all students in college, whatever their interests or abilities.
		And some are the words of poetry which were part of a developed poetic diction, embraced not only be Homer but by a dozen authors in the Epic tradition, most of which was lost at an early date.
		Greek has vowels which can be long or short in duration, these are properties of individual words and syllables and are as much a part of the Greek language as the musical pitches are a part of Mandarin Chinese.
	community.middlebury.edu /~harris/homeric.html (4274 words)

	Welcome to Greek Poetry
		Engonopoulos’ own statement on his poetry and painting, which appears here, is by far the best introduction to his aspirations and aims both as an artist and an intellectual.
		Titos Patrikios was born in Athens in 1928.
		Although this is true, one has to add that it is the ironic and sarcastic manner in which Patrikios addresses many of the issues of his day that makes his poetry lasting and a pleasure to read.
	greece.poetryinternational.org (508 words)

	Greek Literature - History for Kids!
		The Greeks wrote a great deal, and a surprising amount of what they wrote is still available to us today, 2500 years later.
		During the Roman takeover of Greece, Polybius wrote a History of Rome in Greek.
		History of Greek Literature, by Albin Lesky (reprinted 1996).
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/greeks/literature/greeklit.htm (440 words)

	AOIDOI.org: Epic, Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		I welcome everyone, whether professional scholar or not, interested in approaching Greek poetry on its own ground, in the Greek language.
		I have updated the "Introduction to Greek Meter" to include choral meters.
		Finally, Selected Classical Greek Verse of Politian, 10 Greek poems by the famous Italian humanist.
	www.aoidoi.org (177 words)

	Jon Corelis: A Note on Surrealism and Modern Greek Poetry
		But the most famous example of specifically Greek surrealism is undoubtedly Nikos Gatsos's long poem Amorgos, which was written in one all night session during the Nazi occupation of Greece and later became one of the most influential major poems of the postwar period in that country.
		Amorgos (the accent is on the last syllable) is a remote Greek island which figures nowhere in the poem and to which the author never in fact travelled, though I myself have been there.
		By the door was inscribed in demotic Greek, "On this spot stood the torture chamber of the Gestapo"; and on the stele, in puristic Greek: "Traveller, behold a new sacrifice, made so that the ground on which you walk might be free." The door, obviously, was the actual original door of the place.
	www.dgdclynx.plus.com /lynx/lynx211.html (647 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Archaic Greek Poetry: An Anthology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Greek poetry from the archaic period (7th to 6th centuries B.C.E.) offers a rich and variegated body of hymns, lyrics, epigrams, and fragments.
		Following Pound's warning that the translator not turn good poetry into bad, she renders her versions in competent English verse, trying to be faithful to tone and imagery if not meter.
		A valuable contribution both to the student of poetry and to ancient literature and culture.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0299135101 (236 words)

	Jacket # 11 - Martin Johnston - Greek Folk Poetry
		But the point is that poetry - for I'm not discussing the music; fascinating, complex and beautiful though it is - was not the privilege of a lettered elite; anyone, on any pretext or none at all, could and did (and in Crete still does) make a song.
		I first came across Greek folk-poetry, and especially the kleftika traghoudhia ("Songs of the Robbers") when I was twelve and living on Hydra, and a friend gave me a copy of Polites' collection.
		The tradition of Greek poetry is, of course, uniquely long and it is uniquely continuous.
	jacketmagazine.com /11/johnston-folk.html (1953 words)

	Ancient Greek Music And Poetry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Greek folk songs (dimotiko tragoudi) Greek folk song sees its origins coming from the time of ancient Greek poetry and music.
		An approach to the original singing of the Homeric epics and early Greek epic and lyrical poetry by...
		of the relationship between folk song and ancient Greek poetry and music is the derivations of the folk...
	www.stateofexpression.com /16/ancient-greek-music-and-poetry.html (855 words)

	Classical Love Poetry
		The Greeks were very male-oriented, and some of them considered a male's love for another male as being more "masculine," more worthy, than love for a mere woman.
		This notion is part of the essence of Arcadian poetry, which is in fact the product of highly urbanized poets who can sentimentalize about the simple life in the country from a safe distance.
		Although theoretically it could be interpreted as an exhortation to enjoy any aspect of life in the brief time allotted to us on earth, in poetry it is in fact almost always an argument made by a man to persuade a young woman to make love with him.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~brians/love-in-the-arts/classical.html (3500 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Greek Lyric Poetry: Including the Complete Poetry of Sappho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Gathers poems from the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods.
		As a student of Greek Lyric poetry, I have spent many an hour in the library pouring over varying translations of many greek lyric poets.
		This book is by far the most complete, true-to-original book around; it has nearly all earth's remaining greek lyric from the Lyric Age, and, fankly, Barnstone's poems outstrip others in naked beauty.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0805208313 (403 words)

	BUBL LINK: Poetry links
		Born in Orkney in 1887, Edwin Muir's wide and varied career is reflected in a brief chronology, detailing his appointment as the Director of British Council, Prague in 1946, and Rome in 1949, as well as his literary career as an academic, novelist, and poet.
		This resource provides access to illustrations depicting the poetry of Ovid, most notably in the form of 17th century engravings of Johann Wilhelm Bauer and the 1640 translation by George Sandys, both representing Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'.
		A chronological history of English poetry, from the early modern English of the Renaissance, 17th century and Augustan periods, though the romantic, Victorian, Georgian and modern eras, and covering the beat generation and postmodern works.
	bubl.ac.uk /link/p/poetrylinks.htm (754 words)

	UniMelb UGHB96 : 150-283 Modern Greek Poetry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Prerequisite: Intermediate Modern Greek B or Advanced Modern Greek 2 or equivalent.
		Students on completion of the subject should be able to analyse, interpret and discuss the original Greek texts of a range of Modern Greek poets in an informed and critical manner.
		The interpretation and analysis of selected works of 20th Century Greek poetry.
	www.unimelb.edu.au /HB/1996/Arts/150/150-283.html (252 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Greek Lyric Poetry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 B.C.--greats such as Sappho, Anacreon, and Simonides--produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity.
		Their poetry was perfect in form, spontaneous in expression, and reflected all the joys and anxieties of their personal lives and of the societies in which they lived.
		The years he covers are not the only years Greek poetry was written, but the poets are among the most famous: Sappho, Alcaeus, Archilocos (my favorite) and many more.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0192836781?v=glance (641 words)

	The Poetry's Page
		This page is dedicated to poetry.Here you'll find some of the poems I read and loved.Almost all of the poetry in this page is in the language it was originally written.
		One last thing; since I think poetry and painting have much in common (poetry is painting with words and painting is poetry with colours), along with each poet you'll find a painting, too.
		In the greek section, all paintings are made by Greek painters.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Olympus/4607 (123 words)

	Ancient Greek Poetry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		In poetry, however, especially ancient Greek poetry, rhythm is more than a...
		study of Greek poetry from the epics to Hellenistic Anacreontics.
		This website is about the customs of ancient weddings, both Greek and Latin, as described in the poetry of Sappho and Catullus.
	www.stateofexpression.com /16/ancient-greek-poetry.html (621 words)

	Harvard University Press/Edited and Translated by Douglas E. Gerber, Greek Iambic Poetry
		The poetry of the archaic period that the Greeks called iambic is characterized by scornful criticism of friend and foe and by sexual license.
		The purpose of these poems is unclear, but they seem to have some connection with cult songs used in religious festivals--for example, those honoring Dionysus and Demeter.
		In this completely new Loeb Classical Library edition of early Greek iambic poetry, Douglas Gerber provides a faithful and fully annotated translation of the fragments that have come down to us.
	www.hup.harvard.edu /catalog/L259N.html (206 words)

	Recreations - Poetry
		A grand introduction to Irish poetry, with information about poets and their work, plus poetry on line, relevant Usenet groups, other sites...
		On-line poetry from a small selection of poets, details of Douglas Clark's own work and his small press, plus a long list of relevant links.
		Huge poetry site, including an anthology of contemporary poetry, access to a database of poetry ancient and modern, and Web resources.
	users.ox.ac.uk /~worc0337/recreation/poetry.html (523 words)

	Poetry Links, Links, Poetry, Greek poetry links
		PoetryInternational.org Poetry from all over the world translated into English.
		Poetry Now and Tule Review, a sample of poetry published by the Sacramento Poetry Center
		Greek Village Cafe - Reflections of the Greek soul
	www.translatum.gr /poetry/society/links.htm (687 words)

	Poetry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Poetryand Great Poetry OftenPeople stop me on the street and say Professor you ve read some stuffon poetry I am sure and there s this one thing that always bothers me justwhat is poetry anyway I mean...
		How to write good poetry Here are some helpful hints to write good poetry Good poetry requires a balancing of talent study and skill to craft a poem Emotions alone are never enough When a poem is bro...
		Send some poetry to a friend the love thought that counts Poems for the People Poems by the People Passions in Poetry Poetry has magic especially when it come from the heart It can touchus move us de...
	www.poetry2.com /greek-poetry-wedding (1233 words)

	Ancient Greek Poetry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Poems by Greek Dramatists - An index of poems by the dramatists of ancient Greece.
		Principal learned society in North America for the study of ancient Greek and Roman languages, literatures, and civilizations, founded in 1869.
		University of Cincinnati classics professor Kathryn Gutzwiller's book about the briefest form of Greek poetry has earned her the top award for...
	www.poetryinfosource.com /6/ancient-greek-poetry.html (204 words)

	STUDENT'S GUIDE TO CLASSICAL GREEK POETRY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Welcome to the Swarthmore College Student's Guide to Classical Greek Poetry, a web research tool designed to help students of the classics.
		Links to associations for classical study provide even more information on research being done in Greek poetry.
		We've also compiled a collection of art work which either represents or interprets themes from classical Greek poetry.
	www.sccs.swarthmore.edu /users/99/roberto (302 words)

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