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Resplendent.All that I have tried to accomplish in my writing is crystallized by this tender-voiced poet.Here, he takes the elemental power of beauty found in nature, youth and man, and restructures the reality of time.He weaves a personal mythology, integrating surrealism and Greek history. It is impossible to describe the affect and style of this work which alternates between prose, free verse and complex, metered verse. The eternal conflict and balance between Light and Dark is chronicled.Elytis speaks with a universality that transcends war and history specific to Greece--his message is applicable to all peoples and times.Moving, tragic, humorous, dark and beautiful, The Axion Esti celebrates Light, Life and Love.Stin archi to Fos kai i ora i proti, pou ta cheili akoma ston pilo dokimazoun ta pragmata tou kosmou... ... Read more

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Greek Nobel laureate, tr Olga Broumas ... Read more

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This concise selection from the work of one of modern Greece's most fascinating poets was made shortly after his award of the Nobel Prize for Literature. The prize was awarded to him "for his poetry which, against the background of Greek tradition, depicts with sensuous strength and intellectual clear-sightedness modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness." This book, edited by the leading proponents of modern Greek poetry in English, serves to exemplify those qualities.

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This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 461 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ek tou plision.(Review)(Brief Article)
Author: Panayiotis Bosnakis
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: 74Issue: 1Page: 211

Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article

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