Sovereign Sun: Selected Poems by Odysseus Elytis

Sovereign Sun: Selected Poems

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Odysseus Elytis (1911-96) won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979. With Seferis and the 'Generation of the Thirties', he introduced French Surrealism into Greek poetry. Kimon Friar's classic translation The Sovereign Sun begins with his brilliantly sensuous early poems. It has large selections from his master work, Axion Esti (1959), and includes the whole of his Heroic and Elegiac Song for the Lost Second Lieutenant of the Albanian Campaign (1945). His Nobel Prize citation stated: 'Against the background of Greek tradition, his poetry depicts with sensuous strength and clearsightedness modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness.'
Book Details
Publisher:
Bloodaxe Books
ISBN:
9781852241209
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
208
Authors:
Odysseus Elytis
Published Date:
1990-09-27
Language:
English
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About Odysseus Elytis

Odysseus Elytis (1911–1996) was born Odysseus Alepoudelis in Heraklion, Crete, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979. His major work Axion Esti (1959), a long poem, is regarded as a national poem of Greece. His earlier collections include Orientations (1940). He studied law in Athens and spent significant periods in Paris.

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