On the Greek Style

Seferis, George, Translated by Rex Warner

ISBN 10: 9607120035 / ISBN 13: 9789607120038

Published by Denise Harvey (Publisher), 2000, 2000

About this Item

Soft Cover, Stitched Binding. Reprint of 1967 London Edition. 208 x 138 mm, 196 Pages. This is the first and only selection from the essays of one of Greece's major poets to be published in English. The selection was made by Seferis himself, a few years before his death in 1971, drawing upon his prose work written over a period of thirty years. The subjects range from Sikelianos, Theophilos, the naive painter from the island of Mytilene, and General Makriyannis, hero of the Greek War of Independence, to a discussion of the nature and art of poetry and an illuminating comparison of the poetry of Eliot and Cavafy. 'As a critic, Seferis belongs to that rare class who are engaged in investigating the art of poetry at the same time as they are creating it. [He] sets down unpretentiously but with intense conviction his reflections on the subjects which are of most concern to him as a poet and as a man.[and] moves freely across the frontiers of history, education, philosophy and the arts.' --'The Times Literary Supplement'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Greek Style
• Publisher: Denise Harvey (Publisher), 2000
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9607120035
• ISBN 13: 9789607120038
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Selected essays on poetry and hellenism with an introduction by Rex Warner. This is the first collection of the essays of George Seferis to be published in English. The selection was made by Seferis himself, drawing upon his prose work written over a period of thirty years.