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`Odysseus Elytis is a pure and dedicated poet, whose work is abundant, original and thrilling', wrote Peter Levi in `The Observer' when Elytis was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1979. This paperback reissue is a representative selection of his poems, drawn from all periods of his distinguished career. It traces his development from early surrealism, in which he transforms the French influence into a distinct personal voice and mythology, through the new and dramatic style of `The Axion Esti' with its blend of spirituality and earthiness, up to his more recent work in which he experiments with new modes for expressing his perennial themes. The poems are chosen, introduced and mainly translated by the leading proponents of modern Greek poetry in translation, Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on June 22, 1997. The length of the article is 420 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: For a Ville D'Avray. (poem)
Author: Odysseus Elytis
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1997
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: v71Issue: n3Page: p509(1)

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This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on June 22, 1997. The length of the article is 615 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: Radamos and Hebe. (poem)
Author: Odysseus Elytis
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1997
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: v71Issue: n3Page: p510(1)

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Athens: Zoumboulakis Gallery, 1977. Softcover exhibition catalogue of the classically inspired work of Greek contemporary painter Alekos Fassianos. Text in English and Greek with brief essays by Odysseus Elytis and Peggy Zoumboulakis. Measures 6 7/8 x 9 3/8 inches, stiff pictorial wrappers, unpaginated, fully illus., including two tri-fold plates in vivid color. Wtih essays by Galerie Orphee (Greece). ... Read more