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In the Hellenistic Period ( 323 BC onwards), the Neoteroi propagated a new style of Greek Poetry , deliberately turning away from the classical Epic Poetry in the tradition of Homer . The most famous of these were Callimachus , the author of many epigrams, and Theocritus , a bucolic poet from Sicily . Their poems no longer described the feats of ancient heroes and gods but concentrated on small-scale personal themes. Although these poems sometimes seem quite superficial and their subject often are mere everyday concerns, they nevertheless are accomplished works of art. |
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