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Odysseas Elytis was a Greek poet, Nobel laureate and exponent of romantic modernism. Learn about his life, works, influences and legacy from this comprehensive article.
Nobel Prize-winning poet Odysseus Elytis was born Odysseus Alepoudelis, in the city of Heraklion, on the island of Crete, on November 2, 1911. To avoid any association with his wealthy family of soap manufacturers, he later changed his surname to reflect those things he most treasured.
Odysseus Elytis was a Greek poet and Nobel laureate who wrote in the Surrealist mode and explored the essence of his being and his country. Learn about his life, his works, and his influence on modern Greek poetry and literature.
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Oct 31, 2016 · Learn about the life and works of Odysseas Elytis, one of the greatest poets of modern Greece and a Nobel laureate. Explore some of his poems that reflect his themes of love, nature, history and surrealism.
- The Poetry of Elytis
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- Translations of Elytis' Work
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Elytis' poetry spanned a period of over forty years, covering a broad spectrum of trends. His early work was clearly influenced by the development of Surrealism, especially admiring Paul Eluard. During the war, his poem "Heroic and Elegiac Song for the Lost Second Lieutenant of the Albanian Campaign" was an important rallying cry for Greek patriots...
Poetry
1. Orientations (Προσανατολισμοί, 1940) 2. Sun The First (Ηλιος ο πρώτος, παραλλαγές πάνω σε μιαν αχτίδα, 1943) 3. An Heroic And Funeral Chant For The Lieutenant Lost In Albania (Άσμα ηρωικό και πένθιμο για τον χαμένο ανθυπολοχαγό της Αλβανίας, 1946) 4. To Axion Esti—It Is Worthy (Το Άξιον Εστί, 1959) 5. Six Plus One Remorses For The Sky (Έξη και μια τύψεις για τον ουρανό, 1960) 6. The Light Tree And The Fourteenth Beauty (Το φωτόδεντρο και η δέκατη τέταρτη ομορφιά, 1972) 7. The Sovereign Sun...
Prose, essays
1. The True Face and Lyrical Bravery of Andreas Kalvos (Η Αληθινή φυσιογνωμία και η λυρική τόλμη του Ανδρέα Κάλβου, 1942) 2. 2x7 e (collection of small essays) (2χ7 ε(συλλογή μικρών δοκιμίων)) 3. (Offering) My Cards To Sight (Ανοιχτά χαρτιά(συλλογή κειμένων), 1973) 4. The Painter Theophilos (Ο ζωγράφος Θεόφιλος, 1973) 5. The Magic Of Papadiamantis (Η μαγεία του Παπαδιαμάντη, 1975) 6. Reference to Andreas Empeirikos (Αναφορά στον Ανδρέα Εμπειρίκο, 1977) 7. The Public ones and the Private ones...
Translations
1. Second Writing (Δεύτερη γραφή, 1976) 2. Sapho (Σαπφώ) 3. The Apocalypse (by John) (Η αποκάλυψη, 1985)
Poesie. Procedute dal Canto eroico e funebre per il sottotenente caduto in Albania. Trad. Mario Vitti (Roma. Il Presente. 1952)21 Poesie. Trad. Vicenzo Rotolo (Palermo. Istituto Siciliano di Studi Bizantini e Neoellenici. 1968)Poèmes. Trad. Robert Levesque (1945)Six plus un remords pourle ciel. Trad. F. B. Mache (Fata Morgana. Montpellier 1977)Mario Vitti: Odysseus Elytis. Literature 1935-1971(Icaros 1977)Tasos Lignadis: Elytis' Axion Esti(1972)Lili Zografos: Elytis - The Sun Drinker(1972); as well as the special issue of the American magazine Books Abroad dedicated to the work of Elytis (Autumn 1975. Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.)Odysseas Elytis: Anthologies of Light. Ed. I. Ivask (1981)All links retrieved December 18, 2018. 1. Official site of Nobel Prize 2. Recitations of poems by Elytis From Nobel Lectures, Literature 1968-1980, Editor-in-Charge Tore Frängsmyr, Editor Sture Allén, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 1993
Odysseus Elytis was a Greek poet who introduced a new style of poetry and explored the mythology and culture of modern Greece. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979 for his "poetry that questions the existence of man and the universe".
Odysseus Elytis was a Greek poet who blended surrealism and traditional Greek literature. He won the Nobel Prize for his poetry that depicts modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness.
