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The Oxopetra Elegies and West of Sorrow
Odysseas Elytis
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Hardback. The Nobel Prize was awarded to Elytis in 1979 "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 volume contains translations of two late collections, the second published months before his death in 1995. Translator(s): Connolly, David. Series: Harvard Early Modern and Modern Greek Library. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
This volume contains translations of two late collections by Odysseas Elytis (Nobel Prize for literature, 1979). According to the official announcement of the Swedish Academy, the Nobel Prize was awarded to Elytis “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.” The Oxopetra Elegies, which he published in November 1991 at the age of eighty, was immediately hailed as one of his finest works. Far from being a dialogue with death, as many critics hastily concluded, these elegies are laments for what is seen and ... Read more
This volume contains translations of two late collections by Odysseas Elytis (Nobel Prize for literature, 1979). According to the official announcement of the Swedish Academy, the Nobel Prize was awarded to Elytis “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.” The Oxopetra Elegies, which he published in November 1991 at the age of eighty, was immediately hailed as one of his finest works. Far from being a dialogue with death, as many critics hastily concluded, these elegies are laments for what is seen and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Series
Harvard Early Modern and Modern Greek Library
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674063433
SKU
V9780674063433
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About Odysseas Elytis
David Connolly is Professor of Translation Studies in the School of English at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
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