Aspects of erotic and Bacchic poetry in Rumanian and Modern-Greek literature at the end of 18th century
Part of : Balkan studies : biannual publication of the Institute for Balkan Studies ; Vol.27, No.1, 1986, pages 61-75
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The present article focusses on aspects of neo-anacreontic poetry in theRoumanian and modern Greek languages at the end of the XVlIIth century.A comparative thematic study is made of the most representative Roumanianpre-modern poets, such as Ienächitä Väcärescu (1740-98), Alecu Väcärescu(1762-1800), Costache Conachi (1778-1849), Nicolae Dimache (1776-1836),loan Cantacuzino (1757-1828), and their Greek contemporaries AthanasiosChristopoulos (1772-1847), Ioannis Vilaras (1771-1823), and Athanasios Psalidas (1764-1829).Taking into account the peculiar historical and spiritual circumstancesof the two regions in which the neo-anacreontic genre was cultivated, attentionis paid to expressive means, the poets’ social origins and education, theheterogeneity of the audience, and also the influence of folklore on scholarlytradition.The harmonious combination of classical, Arcadian, and folk motifs istherefore interpreted with reference to the ideals of the Enlightenment, revealing a poetic production with a unique aesthetic value and a new democratic content.
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Ελληνική και Ρουμάνικη λογοτεχνία τον 18ο αιώνα
