“Art completes what nature can not finish.”- Aristotle. Greek art influenced the entire ancient world and a little bit of our world today. Greek art is not only split up by form, but also by era: Classic, Classical, and Classicism. Ancient Greece began what is known as modern day literature, art, music, drama, and other kinds of arts.
Greek literature was developed as a national expression with little influence until the Hellenistic period and had a formative effect on succeeding European literature. Folk ballads were the basis of Greek Epic Poetry. Greek Epic reached its height in the Iliad and the Odyssey, composed by Homer sometime in the 9th century BC. They emphasized honor and bravery and had an enormous influence on Greek culture and …show more content…
Two main types of lyrics are the personal and the choral lyric. Personal lyric was developed on the island of Lesbos. The poet and musician Terpander, who was born on Lesbos but lived most of his life in Sparta, is considered the first Greek lyric poet because he was the earliest to set poetry to music. Terpander was followed by Alcaeus. He used political, religious, and personal themes in his lyrics and invented the Alcaic Strophe. Sappho, the greatest woman poet in Ancient Greece, invented the Sapphic Strophe and wrote also in other lyric forms. Her poems of love and friendship are among the most finely wrought and passionate in the Western Tradition. Choral music was developed in the 7th century by poets. It was written for songs and dances in public religious celebrations, and for private occasions like a victory at the Olympic Games. Not only did literature start in Greece, but so did …show more content…
It describes the aesthetic achievements of the Ancient Greek civilization. Classic is a term used to denote and characterize a type, style or period of work. A classic is any ancient Greek or Roman literary work of the highest quality, for example the works of Sophocles. Classic and Classical are different in at least two ways. Classical is a term that is used to characterize the art, literature and aesthetics created by Ancient Greeks at various times during the flowering of the civilization. Classicism is the limitation or use of the style and aesthetic principles of the Ancient Greek classical art and
Greek literature was developed as a national expression with little influence until the Hellenistic period and had a formative effect on succeeding European literature. Folk ballads were the basis of Greek Epic Poetry. Greek Epic reached its height in the Iliad and the Odyssey, composed by Homer sometime in the 9th century BC. They emphasized honor and bravery and had an enormous influence on Greek culture and …show more content…
Two main types of lyrics are the personal and the choral lyric. Personal lyric was developed on the island of Lesbos. The poet and musician Terpander, who was born on Lesbos but lived most of his life in Sparta, is considered the first Greek lyric poet because he was the earliest to set poetry to music. Terpander was followed by Alcaeus. He used political, religious, and personal themes in his lyrics and invented the Alcaic Strophe. Sappho, the greatest woman poet in Ancient Greece, invented the Sapphic Strophe and wrote also in other lyric forms. Her poems of love and friendship are among the most finely wrought and passionate in the Western Tradition. Choral music was developed in the 7th century by poets. It was written for songs and dances in public religious celebrations, and for private occasions like a victory at the Olympic Games. Not only did literature start in Greece, but so did …show more content…
It describes the aesthetic achievements of the Ancient Greek civilization. Classic is a term used to denote and characterize a type, style or period of work. A classic is any ancient Greek or Roman literary work of the highest quality, for example the works of Sophocles. Classic and Classical are different in at least two ways. Classical is a term that is used to characterize the art, literature and aesthetics created by Ancient Greeks at various times during the flowering of the civilization. Classicism is the limitation or use of the style and aesthetic principles of the Ancient Greek classical art and