Chants Hellènes

<p><i>Chants Hellènes</i> by Alexandre Guiraud is a collection of poems inspired by the Greek War of Independence and the figure of Lord Byron. Written in French these verses reflect the fervor and romanticism of the early 19th century celebrating the heroism and struggle of the Greek people. The poem 'Ipsara' commemorates the heroic sacrifice of the inhabitants of the island of Psara. Guiraud's work offers a window into the philhellenic movement that swept across Europe uniting intellectuals and artists in support of Greek liberation. This edition preserves the historical and literary value of these evocative verses making them accessible to contemporary readers.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>