Surrealism in Greece : an anthology / edited and translated by Niko Stabakis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stabakis, Nikos, Author.

Contributor:

Stabakis, Nikos, 1969-

Series:

Surrealist revolution series.

The Surrealist revolution series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek literature, Modern--20th century--Translations into English.

Greek literature, Modern.

Surrealism (Literature)--Greece.

Surrealism (Literature).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the decades between the two World Wars, Greek writers and artists adopted surrealism both as an avant-garde means of overturning the stifling traditions of their classical heritage and also as a way of responding to the extremely unstable political situation in their country. Despite producing much first-rate work throughout the rest of the twentieth century, Greek surrealists have not been widely read outside of Greece. This volume seeks to remedy that omission by offering authoritative translations of the major works of the most important Greek surrealist writers. Nikos Stabakis groups the Greek surrealists into three generations: the founders (such as Andreas Embirikos, Nikos Engonopoulos, and Nicolas Calas), the second generation, and the Pali Group, which formed around the magazine Pali. For each generation, he provides a very helpful introduction to the themes and concerns that animate their work, as well as concise biographies of each writer. Stabakis anthologizes translations of all the key surrealist works of each generation—poetry, prose, letters, and other documents—as well as a selection of rarer texts. His introduction to the volume places Greek surrealism within the context of the international movement, showing how Greek writers and artists used surrealism to express their own cultural and political realities.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: The Founders""; ""One. Andreas Embirikos (1901-1975)""; ""Two. Nicolas Calas (1907-1989)""; ""Three. Nikos Engonopoulos (1907-1985)""; ""Four. Odysseus Elytis (1911-1996)""; ""Five. Nikos Gatsos (1912-1992)""; ""Part II: The Second Generation""; ""Six. Matsi Hatzilazarou (1914-1987)""; ""Seven. Miltos Sahtouris (1919-2005)""; ""Eight. Hector Kaknavatos (b. 1920)""; ""Nine: Nanos Valaoritis(b. 1921)""; ""Ten. Dimitris Papaditsas (1922-1987)""; ""Eleven. E. Ch. Gonatas (1924-2006)""; ""Part III: The Pali Group""

""Twelve. Mando Aravantinou (1923-1998)""""Thirteen. Yorgos V. Makris (1923-1968)""; ""Fourteen. Alexander Skinas (b. 1924)""; ""Fifteen. Tassos Denegris (b. 1934)""; ""Sixteen. Panos Koutrouboussis (b. 1937)""; ""Seventeen. Eva Mylona (b. 1938)""; ""Eighteen. Dimitris Poulikakos (b. 1942)""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-357) and index.

ISBN:

0-292-79434-7

OCLC:

311081214