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05.02.2005

Curious statistics on the life expectancy of writers was collected by James Kaufman from the University of California (USA).

Based on 1987 life dates of outstanding novelists, poets, playwrights, non-fiction writers from Eastern Europe, North America, China and Turkey, Kaufman calculated that the average life expectancy of poets is 62,2 years, playwrights - 63,4 years, novelists - 66 years, documentary filmmakers - 67,9 years. The largest gap between poets and authors of "literature of fact" was noted in North America: 66,2 and 72,7 years, respectively.

The author of the study believes that the life of poets is shortened by their increased emotionality. But perhaps the whole point is that modern poets write in the wrong size. Research by German physicians shows that true classical poetry can be beneficial to health.

Scientists at a private German university forced 20 volunteers to march in a gym in silence or by reciting Homer stanzas. It turned out that the recitation of the hexameter helps to establish the correct rhythm of breathing and heartbeat. The rhythm of the hexameter with six stressed syllables per line made the participants of the experiment breathe deeper and calmer, the frequency of inhalations and exhalations decreased from 15 to 12 per minute, and after that the pulse became more even.

The authors of the study say that the Odyssey and the Iliad will not replace drugs, but can serve as adjuvant therapy, cheap and without side effects. In addition, memorizing poems improves memory.

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