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Greece - Books and Writers When it comes to Greece, there is a wide variety of reading options, from
translated poetry to history and politics, which offer insight into the country,
its people, its eventful past and its vibrant present.
The following suggestions
comprise not only standard "Classical writing" but a gamut of
different approaches to Greece and the Greek world. In the last decade, interest in Greek literature on the part of foreign
publishers has increased significantly. Greek Government funding of
translations, collaboration with foreign publishers, and a broad burst of
literary initiatives add a considerable boost to the existing trend. National Book Centre of
Greece, “Greece - Books and Writers”: Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4 A Picture of Modern Greek Writing In his Modern
Greek Writing: An Anthology in English Translation (2006), David Ricks showcases fifty of the most important writers since 1821; Greek
men of letters ranging from Cavafy, Seferis and Elytis to Kazantzakis and
Papadiamantis. A Century of Greek Poetry The
bilingual anthology "A
Century of Greek Poetry 1900-2000" (2004) by Edmund Keeley, Peter Bien,
Peter Constantine & Karen Van Dyck, presents the achievements of Greek
poetry in the 20th century. Included are 109 poets and 456 poems, with the Greek
original and the English translation on opposite pages. Short Stories A new collection of Greek short
stories in English translation demonstrates the vitality of the genre. “Angelic
and Black: Contemporary Greek Short Stories” (2006) [from George
Seferis' "Light, angelic and black…"]
is a collection of short stories first published in Greek between 1976 and 2004,
translated by David
Connolly. WEBTIPS National
Book Centre of Greece www.ekebi.gr
Thessaloniki Bookfair www.thessalonikibookfair.com
European
Center for the Translation of Literature and the Human Sciences www.ekemel.gr
Hellenic
Authors' Society www.dedalus.gr NEW
PUBLICATIONS ON GREECE Bruce
Clark, Twice
a Stranger: The Mass Expulsions that Forged Modern Greece and Turkey,
Harvard University Press, 2006 Averil
Cameron, Byzantines,
Blackwell, 2006 Anastasios
Foivos Christidis (ed), A
History of Ancient Greek: From the Beginnings to Late Antiquity,
Cambridge University Press, 2007 Peter
Bien, Kazantzakis:
Politics of the Spirit, Princeton University Press, January 2007 Camille
Cusumano, Greece:
A Love Story: Women Write about the Greek Experience, Seal Press,
2007 Kyriakos Koutsomallis, Picasso
and Greece, Umberto Allemandi, 2007 Greek
Literature Goes International The
Ministry of Culture has a special funding program to encourage foreign
publishers to bring out translations of contemporary Greek literature.
Applications can be downloaded from: www.culture.gr/2/20/201/2011/e201120c.html Ithaca
Online (www.ithacaonline.gr)
is a monthly electronic magazine that presents the pick of Greek publishing to
foreign publishers, agents & the public. “GreeceInPrint.com”
(www.greeceinprint.com)
is the Hellenic
Literature Society’s electronic forum where people can find books and
other Greek educational material. National
Book Centre of Greece - Account of the Greek Books Industry BIBLIONET
- Books-in-Print Database Modern Greek Studies Modern Greek Studies cover the Greek world, including the Diaspora, from the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the present. Interdisciplinary programs pertaining to the language, literature, culture, history and politics of modern Greece have been established worldwide. Many of these programs sponsor regular conferences, graduate fellowships, translation prizes, and lectures, as well as publish Greek Studies journals and books. Modern Greek Studies Association: www.mgsa.org
European Society for Modern Greek Studies: www.eens.org
Journal of Modern Greek Studies: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_modern_greek_studies/ |
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