Introduction to Modern Greek Literature

Zusatztext A must for all Modern Greek collections of academic and general libraries. Klappentext This is a fully revised edition of Beaton's acclaimed 1994 introduction to the poetry and fiction published in Greece since national independence since 1821. It is the first full-length study to be devoted to the literature of this period seen as a whole and including developments up to the present day. No knowledge of Greek is assumed and all quotations are given both in Greek and in English. Zusammenfassung This is a fully revised edition of Roger Beaton's 1994 introduction to the poetry and fiction published in Greece since national independence in 1821. It is the first full-length study to be devoted to the literature of this period seen as a whole and including developments up to the present day. No knowledge of Greek is assumed and all quotations are given in both Greek and English. Inhaltsverzeichnis How to Use this Book Introduction 1: Literature for a New Nation: 1821-1881 2: National Expansion and its Limits: From `Great Idea' to Aftermath of Disaster: 1881-1928 3: In Search of a New National Identity: 1929-1949 4: The Aftermath of War and Civil War: 1949-1967 5: From Military Dictatorship towards International Integration: 1967-1992 6: Literature and Language: The `Language Question' Guide to Bibliography in English Guide to Translations References Index of Greek Titles General Index

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Roderick Beaton, Roderick (Koraes Professor of Modern Greek Beaton, Beaton Roderick
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 11.03.1999
• EAN: 9780198159742
• ISBN: 978-0-19-815974-2
• Seiten: 438
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; Europe, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Modern Greek, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000