The Axion Esti - (Pitt Poetry) by Odysseus Elytis (Paperback)
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- The Axion Esti is probably the most widely read volume of verse to have appeared in Greece since World War II and remains a classic today.
- About the Author: Odysseus Elytis, one of the eminent contemporary poets of Greece, was born in Heraklion, Crete, in 1911.
- 104 Pages
- Poetry, European
- Series Name: Pitt Poetry
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About the Book
The Axion Esti is probably the most widely read volume of verse to have appeared in Greece since World War II and remains a classic today. Those who follow the music of Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis have been especially drawn to Odysseus Elytis's work, his prose is widely considered a mirror to the revolutionary music of Theodorakis. The "autobiographical" elements are constantly colored by allusion to the history of Greece, thus, the poems express a contemporary consciousness fully resonant with those echoes of the past that have served most to shape the modern Greek experience.Book Synopsis
The Axion Esti is probably the most widely read volume of verse to have appeared in Greece since World War II and remains a classic today. Those who follow the music of Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis have been especially drawn to Odysseus Elytis's work, his prose is widely considered a mirror to the revolutionary music of Theodorakis. The "autobiographical" elements are constantly colored by allusion to the history of Greece, thus, the poems express a contemporary consciousness fully resonant with those echoes of the past that have served most to shape the modern Greek experience.Review Quotes
The Axion Esti [is] the work on which Elytis's reputation rests, and which almost certainly won him the Nobel Prize.-- "New York Review of Books"
About the Author
Odysseus Elytis, one of the eminent contemporary poets of Greece, was born in Heraklion, Crete, in 1911. The poems in his many books have been translated into eleven languages.Dimensions (Overall): 8.88 Inches (H) x 6.06 Inches (W) x .28 Inches (D)
Weight: .39 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 104
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: European
Series Title: Pitt Poetry
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Odysseus Elytis
Language: English
Street Date: November 11, 1974
TCIN: 94419684
UPC: 9780822953180
Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-9606
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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