Anacreontic poets
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Anacreontic poets were writers, especially of the 17th and 18th centuries, who composed light, lyrical verse celebrating love, wine, and conviviality in imitation of the ancient Greek poet Anacreon.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anacreontea | 1 |
| Anacreontics | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of poets
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literary movement ⓘ poetic tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anacreontic poets
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Anacreontics
Rococo architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Rococo literature
convivial poetry ⓘ courtly culture ⓘ salon culture ⓘ |
| basedOn | poetry of Anacreon ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
didactic poetry
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heroic epic ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment era
early modern Europe ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasMainInfluence | Anacreon ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Abraham Cowley
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Ewald von Kleist ⓘ
surface form:
Ewald Christian von Kleist
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock ⓘ Friedrich von Hagedorn ⓘ Friedrich von Kleist ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Rousseau ⓘ Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim ⓘ Pietro Metastasio ⓘ Robert Herrick ⓘ Thomas Moore ⓘ Vinzenz von Koczian ⓘ |
| imitates | Anacreon ⓘ |
| influenced |
Rococo poetry
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light verse traditions in Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy | ancient Greek lyric poetry ⓘ |
| languageOfComposition |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | Anacreontic verse ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| primaryAudience |
educated elites
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salon society ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
absence of high seriousness
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focus on immediate pleasure ⓘ graceful diction ⓘ hedonistic outlook ⓘ light tone ⓘ musicality ⓘ playful mood ⓘ short lyrical forms ⓘ simplicity of expression ⓘ song-like structure ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
banqueting
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conviviality ⓘ drinking ⓘ erotic love ⓘ love ⓘ pastoral enjoyment ⓘ sensual pleasure ⓘ wine ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Anacreontics