Author:  PHILIP SHERRARD  

#:  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".  

Author:  NIKOLAI LESKOV  

#:  65  

Based on the true story of a Russian missionary bishop's trip to Eastern Siberia. A delightful tale of adventure.  

Author:  COSTA MOURSELAS  

#:  5472  

  

Author:  Demetrios Capetanakis  

#:  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  

Author:  JENKINS , ROMILLY  

#:  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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#:  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.  

Author:  Gail Holst  

#:  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.  

Author:  Gail Holst  

#:  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.  

Author:  Mary Jaqueline Tyrwhitt  

#:  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.