Modern Greek Writers : :Solomos, Calvos, Matesis, Palamas, Cavafy, Kazantzakis, Seferis, Elytis

The literary renaissance of Modern Greece is the subject of essays by ten critics and scholars on the theme, "Modern Greek Literature and it European Background." From Zissimos Lorenzatos' discussion of the nineteenth- century poet Solomos to Peter Bien's analysis of Kazantznkis' fervent demoticism, they give evidence of the creative activity that has been going on as Greek writers in all genres turn outward to Europe and inward to their own culture to form a unique modern literature. Originally published in 1972. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. The literary renaissance of Modern Greece is the subject of essays by ten critics and scholars on the theme, "Modern Greek Literature and it European Background." From Zissimos Lorenzatos' discussion of the nineteenth- century poet Solomos to Peter Bien's analysis of Kazantznkis' fervent demoticism, they give evidence of the creative activity that has been going on as Greek writers in all genres turn outward to Europe and inward to their own culture to form a unique modern literature. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 Cover Contents Introduction / Peter Bien 1. Solomos' Dialogos: A Survey / Zissimos Lorenzatos 2. Calvos in Geneva / Bertrand Bouvier 3. Matesis' Vassilikos: The First Drama of Ideas / Angelas Terzakjs 4. Palamas and World Literature / Thanasis Maskjileris 5. The "New" Poems of Cavafy / Edmund Keeley 6. The Demoticism of Kazantzakis / Peter Bien 7. Seferis' Tone of Voice / Peter Levi, S.J. 8. Elytis' Brecht and Hadzidakis' Pirandello / Stavros Deligiorgis 9. Family and Alienation in Contemporary Greek Fiction / Mario Vitti 10. Survivances Du Romantisme Dans la Culture Néo-Hellénique / C. Th. Dimaras Notes on the Contributors Index