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Iambus

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Iambus, or iambic poetry, was a genre of ancient Greek poetry, not restricted to the iambic meter, whose origins scholars trace to the cults of Demeter and Dionysus. Marked by insulting and obscene language and sometimes called blame poetry, it was practiced by the Archaic poets Archilochus, Semonides and Hipponax, later imitated by the Alexandrian poet Callimachus and by Roman writers such as Catullus and Horace, whose Epodes mainly imitated Archilochus.

Facts
Notable Example
Poems of Archilochus, Semonides and Hipponax 1
Defining Trait
Blame, drawing attention to dangerous or unsuitable behaviours 1
Defining Trait
Mood and Effect 2
Connections

Features Author

Callimachus, Authors
Source Callimachus (Wikipedia)

Subgenre Of

Poetry, Genres
Source Iambus (genre) (Wikipedia)
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Source Iambus (genre) (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
was a genre of ancient Greek poetry
Sources
1. Iambic poetry, Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    The Archaic Greek poets Archilochus, Semonides and Hipponax were among the most famous of its early exponents.
  • Section on the common element of iambus
    The common element in all iambus is blame, drawing attention to dangerous or unsuitable behaviours.
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2. Iambus (genre) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph, defining sentence
    Iambus, or iambic poetry, was a genre of ancient Greek poetry that included but was not restricted to the iambic meter and whose origins modern scholars have traced to the cults of Demeter and Dionysus.
  • In Group: Broad Poetic Kinds and Classical Modes, Lead
    Iambus, or iambic poetry, was a genre of ancient Greek poetry that included but was not restricted to the iambic meter and whose origins modern scholars have traced to the cults of Demeter and Dionysus.
  • Subgenre Of: Poetry, Lead paragraph
    was a genre of ancient Greek poetry
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Callimachus (Wikipedia)
Features Author: Callimachus, Works, Iambi
Quote, Features Author: Callimachus, Works, Iambi
drawing on an established tradition of iambic poetry whose defining feature was their aggressive, satirical tone
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