{"product_id":"the-odes-of-anacreon-gb-38230","title":"The Odes of Anacreon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Odes of Anacreon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmongst the innumerable translators of Anacreon, there was onea\r\nFrenchman by birthwho was both an illustrious painter and a\r\nliterary enthusiast. Girodet de Roussy, inspired by a genius altogether\r\nGreek in its character, has translated Anacreon better by his pencil than\r\nhe could have been translated by words. One might fancy that his designs\r\nhad been executed under Anacreon's own eye by some Greek artist, who\r\nhad himself witnessed that soft and voluptuous existence, where song and\r\npleasure are one.\nSeldom indeed have chasteness of execution and voluptuousness of\r\ncharacter been so curiously and indissolubly blended. Seldom has a\r\nmodern artist so happily caught the spirit of an ancient poet. We seem to\r\n[Pg 8]be transported, as in a dream, to the vines, and orange-groves, and cloudless\r\nskies of Greece, and the wearied spirit abandons itself for a while to\r\nthe soft influences of the azure heaven, the countless luxuriance of roses,\r\nthe undulating forms of the fair girls dancing in the shade, while youthful\r\nattendants brim the beaker with wine. Under such influences we remember\r\nthat youth, and love, and mirth are immortal, and we say with\r\nHorace,\n\u003cb\u003e ......Buy Now (To Read More)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEbook Number\u003c\/b\u003e: 38230 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Moore, Thomas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/b\u003e: Dec 6, 2011 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat\u003c\/b\u003e: eBook \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage\u003c\/b\u003e: English \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eContributors\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllustrator\u003c\/b\u003e: Girodet-Trioson, Anne-Louis, 1767-1824 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Moore, Thomas,1779-1852 \/ eBook \/ English","offer_id":43220662681757,"sku":"gb-38230-ebook","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/products\/38230.jpg?v=1671556980","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-odes-of-anacreon-gb-38230","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}