Kazantzakis and linguistic revolution in greek literature
Auteur :
Bien, Peter
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691646664
Date de publication :
19 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
595 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Peter Bien focuses on Kazantzakis' obsession with the demotic, the language "on the lips of the people," showing how it governed his writing, his ambition, and his involvement in Greek politics and educational reform. Kazantzakis' obsession worked against him in his Odyssey and found its natural vehicle only in his translation of Homer's Iliad and