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Selected Poems 1940-1979: Odysseus Elytis

  • ISBN-13: 9780856463556
  • Publisher: CARCANET PRESS
    Imprint: ANVIL PRESS POETRY
  • By Odysseus Elytis
  • Price: AUD $32.99
  • Stock: 8 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 26/07/2013
  • Format: Paperback (234.00mm X 156.00mm) 160 pages Weight: 260g
  • Categories: Poetry by individual poets [DCF]
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This representative 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 in 1979. It is drawn from all periods of his distinguished career and traces his development from early surrealism, in which he transforms French influence into a distinct personal voice and mythology, through the dramatic style of "The Axion Esti" with its blend of spirituality and earthiness, up to the later work in which he experiments with new modes for expressing his perennial themes. The poems are chosen, introduced and mainly translated by the leading translators of modern Greek poetry, Edmund Keeley and the late Philip Sherrard, whose collaborations also included translations of Seferis, Cavafy and Sikelianos. Other contributors to the book include George Savidis, Nanos Valaoritis and John Stathatos.
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