| The Axion Esti (Pitt Poetry Series) | Paperbackby Odysseus Elytis (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 104 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 11, 1974 | | Sales Rank: | 319,579th |
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Product Description
The Axion Esti is probably the most widely read volume of verse to have appeared in Greece since World War II and remains a classic today. Those who follow the music of Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis have been especially drawn to Odysseus Elytis's work, his prose is widely considered a mirror to the revolutionary music of Theodorakis. The "autobiographical" elements are constantly colored by allusion to the history of Greece, thus, the poems express a contemporary consciousness fully resonant with those echoes of the past that have served most to shape the modern Greek experience. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)
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...Light Life Love...  5 Stars
May 15, 1998
Resplendent. All that I have tried to accomplish in my writing is crystallized by this tender-voiced poet. Here, he takes the elemental power of beauty found in nature, youth and man, and restructures the reality of time. He weaves a personal mythology, integrating surrealism and Greek history. It is impossible to describe the affect and style of this work which alternates between prose, free verse and complex, metered verse. The eternal conflict and balance between Light and Dark is chronicled. Elytis speaks with a universality that transcends war and history specific to Greece--his message is applicable to all peoples and times. Moving, tragic, humorous, dark and beautiful, The Axion Esti celebrates Light, Life and Love. Stin archi to Fos kai i ora i proti, pou ta cheili akoma ston pilo dokimazoun ta pragmata tou kosmou...
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