Elective Course

792 Modern Greek Literature – Winter Semester

Dora Menti

The objective of the course is the examination of the history of Modern Greek Literature, in terms of its historical evolution and the development of literary movements, focusing on the period 1820-1970. Important texts of poets and writers of the period will be examined. Indicatively the poets: K. Palamas, C.P. Cavafy,  G. Seferis, O. Elytis, Y. Ritsos. Respectively the following writers will be examined: A. Papadiamantis, K. Theotokis, M. Axioti, Al. Kotzias. A digital anthology of the relevant texts will be provided.