In love with beauty. Alcaeus and Sappho

It seems that poetry was eternal. But in the form of today they know and love lyrical poetry, she was born during the times of alkey and sappo - more than 2500 years ago. Then on the island of Lesbos, a simple citizen of Alcay and a simple citizen of Sappo entertained his feelings in the melody, gave free to the feelings ... no one else, except that the king of Solomon in the song of all the songs, so frankly did not allow himself to talk about himself. Individual soul squeezed and dug. And nothing from those times to stop the "charming speeches", moving from "mouth to its tired".
Holiday "Bliss of Equality of the Gods" (Sappo) was clear and Russian poetry. It is not surprising that Alca and Sappo became one of the most translated by domestic lyrics. So, at the Sappo at the beginning of the 20th century, the number of translating and imitation of only the 2nd ODD reached 51 options.
You have the most complete collection of songs and lyrical passages of the two most famous ancient Greek poets, prepared in 1914 by Vyacheslav Ivanov (1866-1949)