One of the Greatest Poets of Antiquity - Callimachus of Cyrene

Did you know that the prototype of a library’s card catalog was invented over 2000 years ago by Callimachus of Cyrene? This video is all about the great scholar and poet Callimachus of Cyrene who revolutionized library science and literature.
Callimachus of Cyrene (l. c. 310-c. 240 BCE) was a poet and scholar associated with the Library of Alexandria and best known for his Pinakes ("Tablets"), a bibliographic catalog of Greek literature, his poetry, and his literary aesthetic which rejected the epic in favor of shorter works and influenced the later development of Roman literature.
He is considered one of the greatest poets of antiquity, and, through his influence on Roman writers, set the course for Western literary development, especially through his emphasis on brevity and simplicity of form. Among his best-known quotes is "A big book is a big bore," by which he seems to have meant that "less is more" and one should strive to tell one's story as directly and succinctly as possible. Although much has been made of his rejection of Homer, it seems this has been sensationalized. He rejected the standard of literature Homer had come to define but not necessarily the work itself. A similar case could be made for his relationship with the works of Plato, but both authors clearly influenced his own works.
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0:00​ Introduction
0:48 Who is Callimachus of Cyrene?
1:38 Life & Work of Callimachus
5:51 Impact & Legacy of Callimachus
7:53 Outro
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Do you think Callimachus was right about “a big book is a big bore”?

[@Davlavi]

Callimachus sounds like a hero to me.

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He seemed like a pretty awesome guy, for sure. 🙂

[@davidalanward4261]

Love everything you do. Could listen to you talk about anything. Especially, conquers and philosophers.

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Thank you so much for the kind words, David! 😊

[@davidalanward4261]

@@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia Of course. Thank you for the amazing work that you do.

[@MrDowntemp0]

You could say these brief info packed videos follow in the Callimachean tradition! :)

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Haha, true! Thanks for watching!

[@Tekmirion]

Very informative and well presented! Bravo Kelly!

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Thank you so much. 🙂

[@flaviavasc]

I love that you have a full episode on Callimachus 🎉🎉🎉! May I suggest Meleager as well? He revolutionizes the way we understand anthologies.

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Thanks! 🙂 I'm sure we'll make a video on Meleager in the future, so stay tuned.

[@BLACKHAT-ex4vt]

Thank you man

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Thanks for watching!