Modern Greek Languages & Literature

Books and journal articles by and about Greek authors written in English. a valuable resource whereby one can approach Modern Greek literature through translations and works of criticism.

Comprehensive anthology of 20th century Greek poetry in English. Includes a total of 109 poets and 445 of their poems, beginning chronologically.

Provides more than 800 alphabetically arranged entries on important authors, texts, genres, themes and topics in Greek literature from the Byzantine period to the present.

The author traces the beginnings of modern Greek literature back to the 11th and 12th centuries and covers literary works of the last Byzantine centuries.

Considered the most authoritative survey of the Greek literary tradition from Byzantine period to the twentieth century, covering intervening political challenges and consequences for modern Greek literature..

Covers Greek literature from national independence in 1821 to 1992, highlighting those writers and works which have garnered much acclaim during theis period. This book provides a readable and reliable introduction to the literature of the modern Greek nation-state.

Kazantzakis's obsession with the demotic Greek language form contributed to his finding a natural voice for his novels Zorba the Greek, The :Last Temptation of Christ and The Greek Passion which found wide acclaim with international audiences.

" Volume for letter A (alpha) contains approximately 65,000 entries or about one-sixth of the entire corpus of about 400,000 entries. Subsequent volumes covering the remainder of the alphabet are projected to follow as each is completed; Prof. Georgacas died in 1990, publication now being carried on by the Greek Language Centre in Thessalonica"

" Volume for letter A (alpha) contains approximately 65,000 entries or about one-sixth of the entire corpus of about 400,000 entries. Subsequent volumes covering the remainder of the alphabet are projected to follow as each is completed; Prof. Georgacas died in 1990, publication now being carried on by the Greek Language Centre in Thessalonica"

This dictionary places particular emphasis on Greek idioms and their translation into English with information on grammar and usage as well as meaning.

A three volume comprehensive dictionary of the Byzantine civilization. It offers over 5,000 entries written by an international group of eminent Byzantinists covering all aspects of the Byzantine world.

Major work from a professor ermerita of late antique and Byzantine history, Oxford, debunking some of the major misconceptions about Byzantium.