Reading games in the Greek novel / by Eleni Papargyriou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Papargyriou, Eleni, 1976-

Series:

Legenda main series.

Legenda main series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek fiction, Modern--20th century--History and criticism.

Greek fiction, Modern.

Games in literature.

Play in literature.

Physical Description:

xi, 186 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Legenda, 2011.

Summary:

There are two meanings to her title, says Papargyriou (modern Greek literature, King's College London). The first indicates how reading a novel is an activity undertaken for its own sake--like playing a game. The second takes playfulness as an element of modernism that a host of writers used to challenge the literary establishment of their time. In particular, she looks at the work of five upstart authors and charts a formative period in 20th-century Greek fiction between 1935 and 1975. They are Yannis Skarimbas, Nikos-Gavriil Pentzikis, Aris Alexandrou, Stratis Tsirkas, and Nikos Kachtitsis. The study is largely based on her 2005 doctoral dissertation for Oxford University. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references : pages [169]-181 and index.

ISBN:

9781906540838

1906540837

OCLC:

653087501