In awarding Odysseus Elytis the 1979 Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy praised him "for his poetry, which, against the background of Greek tradition, depicts with sensuous strength and intellectual clearsightedness modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness." Throughout his long[...]

A definitive overview of the work of the Greek Nobel Prize winner includes early work from his association with the Surrealists, to his entire long poem, The Little Mariner, to the poems written before his death in 1996. Original. IP.[...]

Kreetalaissyntyinen Odysseus Elytis (1911-1996) julkaisi ensimmäiset, Paul Eluardin ja surrealismin inspiroimat runonsa vuonna 1935 Ta neo grammata -lehdessä. Runot herättivät heti huomiota, ja muutamassa vuodessa hänestä tuli yksi Kreikan johtavia lyyrikoita.Toisessa maailmansodassa vastarint[...]