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#: 65
Based on the true story of a Russian missionary bishop's trip to Eastern Siberia. A delightful tale of adventure.
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#: 8687
It is A.D. 274. Emperor Lucius Domitus Aurelianus rules the Roman Empire with the belief that no one is mightier than he and his gods. Kings tremble before him, and his subjects worship him as a new Jupiter, who holds the lives of men and nations in his hand. The “Roman Peace” means prosperity, security and happiness to the noble families of Rome. And all should be content in their lives of luxury and ease. But not everyone is … Alexamenos, the teenage son of the powerful Senator Poplius, wants to know what the purpose of his perfect life is. Handsome and rich, haughty and cruel, Alexamenos fears nothing and respects no one—until the day his life is saved by the slave boy Milvius. Finally, Alexamenos has met someone who possesses something that he cannot attain: an otherworldly peace. Soon the slave’s secret to happiness is revealed with a simple trace in the sand: Milvius is a Christian. The power of his Christian Faith wakens the Senator’s household to the call of God, but little do they know that the eyes of the Imperial Palace are on them. Before long the former pagans are facing danger, persecution, and even martyrdom. A Trace in the Sand is a novel for young people originally published in the Greek language. It is a collaborative work by Orthodox Christians in Greece, where it has gone through seven editions. St. Herman Press is pleased to present the first English translation of this book.
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#: 4550
The essays in this book are an attempt to indicate, through the lives and writings of Greeks themselves, something of their quality, as well as of the complexity of the forces (historical, cultural, social )which have helped to shape them. It includes studies on the poets Andreas Kalvos, Angelos Sikelianos and George Seferis, on the war hero General Makriyannis, an introductory essay on" Who are the Greeks" , and an epilogue on"The Figure of Aretousa".
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#: 4392
On a stony and arid hillside of Attica the Harvard university professor, town planner of international renown, and horticulturist Jaqueline Tyrwhitt (1905- 83) chose to make a garden. This is the story of the making of that garden which distills the author's knowledge and observations of the plants that grew there, recorded to assist other people wishing to make gardens grow under difficult conditions. With numerous line drawings.
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#: 4388
Rembetika, Greece's urban folk music, which became the basis for its present day popular bouzouki music, could be paralleled to the blues of America. This book, written by an ethno-musicologist who lived for several years in Greece, is an enthusiastic personal account of the genre and an introduction to its sociological and musical bases. In Greek translation. In addition to the original text and song lyrics the Greek edition includes a selection of articles about rembetika music by leading Greek musicologists and writers, published in the Greek press between 1947 and 1976.
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#: 4385
This absorbing book presents the picture of Greece from the fall of Constantinople to the arrival of Byron as seen through the eyes of English poets, essayists and travellers, and shows that "philhellenism" has a much longer history than most people realize. The author reveals how our conception of Greece has been moulded by generations of writers when the country was under Turkish occupation and when its people, temples and traditions were regarded as witnesses both to its ancient splendour and its contemporary sadness.
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#: 4384
An anthology selected by Philip Sherrard, with photographs by Dimitri. For Philip Sherrard the enigma of Greece has been virtually a lifelong preoccupation. In this anthology he tries to explore its various aspects through the writings of those who over the centuries have found in Greece not simply an object of study or a romantic haven but a challenge, an incitement and a recipocity that have stirred the wellsprings of both heart and imagination.
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#: 3004
Dionysius Solomos (1798- 1857), who is often given the epithet of father of modern Greek poetry, endeavoured to forge an ideal for Greek poetry and for the Greek people that should be an expression of the highest purposes his spirit could conceive. This study of Solomos's life and work is written in a style that is acute and clear, and set off with a well-tempered wit.
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#: 4390
Rembetika, Greece' s urban folk music, which became the basis for its present day popular bouzouki music, could be paralleled to the blues of America. This book, written by an ethno-musicologist who lived for several years in Greece, is an enthusiastic personal account of the genre and an introduction to its sociological and musical bases. It also includes a selection of song lyrics in Greek and English. Ilustrated.
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#: 4389
The seventeen poems in this monograph (written in English by the philosopher and literary critic Demetrios Capetanakis, who died in London of an incurable disease in 1944 at the age of 32) are described by John Lehmann as "one of the most astonishing literary achievements I have ever come across". Introduction by Edith Sitwell
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#: 4044
A stirring historical novel from Greece set in the time of the early martyrs (A.D. 303). A story of faith and heroism, the narrative traces the spiritual awakening of a young man and woman living amidst a society plagued by fear and confusion. Published for the first time in English.
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#: 4519
An anthology in Greek and English covering the full range of the poet's work. Yiannis Ritsos is considered one of Europe's most important poets of the twentieth century. His poems show hope amid terrible circumstances. They are personal, political and historical. "There are people who rivers flow through them, and others with a swamp in their hearts," The English translation is true to Ritsos own rythmn in the Greek.
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#: 5472
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#: 4391
Rembetika, Greece's urban folk music, which became the basis for its present day popular bouzouki music, could be paralleled to the blues of America. This book, written by an ethno-musicologist who lived for several years in Greece, is an enthusiastic personal account of the genre and an introduction to its sociological and musical bases. It also includes a selection of song lyrics in Greek and English. Ilustrated.
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#: 4386
This is the only selection available in English of the essays of one of Greece's major poets, the nobel prize winner George Seferis. The selection was made by Seferis himself, shortly before his death in 1971, and the subjects range from the poet Sikelianos, the painter Theophilos, 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.
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#: 4382
The years that Lear spent on Corfu coincide with the last years of the British Protectorate and the text of this book forms a unique commentary on the modes, manners and the mentality of a mid-19th century British colonial and garrison society. It also presents a moving account of an artist pursuing his vocation in a world with whose values he is so much at odds. Set over against this is the incredible natural beauty of Corfu itself to which Lear gives us unforgettable testimony not only in his writing but also in the many water-colours and sketches that accompany the text. Large format book
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#: 4379
Angelos Sikelianos (1884-1951) was one of the major Greek poets of the 20th century. There are two main aspects to his poetry: the lyrical affirmation of the natural world and the vision of the seer who knows that the natural world is doomed to tragic suffering. This bilingual edition includes poems from the poet' s varied forms.
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#: 4378
The author is generally acknowledged to be the most important living man of letters in Greece. An essayist, poet and thinker, he is perhaps the last of his generation with a vision that is both deeply religious and humane. This selection includes studies on the Greek writers Papadiamandis, Sikelianos and Capetanakis and on the architect Dimitris Pikionis, and concludes with a penetrating discussion of the American poet Ezra Pound. It is one of the few books of overtly Orthodox literary criticism available.
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#: 4377
Poems by C. P. Cavafy, Angelos Sikelianos, George Seferis, Odysseus Elytis and Nikos Gatsos This anthology brings together a selection from the work of five of the most well known Greek poets of the 20th century whose writing is remarkable for both its scope and vigour. The poems have been chosen as most representative of the poets' best work.
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#: 2801
Modern Greek poetry has behind it the awe-inspiring worlds of ancient Greece and Byzantium as well as the centuries old tradition of folk song and ballads. In this book Philip Sherrard examines the poetry of the most significant of these poets (Solomos, Palamas, Cavafy, Sikelianos and Seferis) and introduces the reader to their imaginative worlds and the experience of life to which the poetry bears witness.
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