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Theatricality, didacticism, prosaic verse, use of persons as symbols, contemplative mood, flashbacks are some of Cavafy’s recurring ‘tropes’. Discuss.

Within the vast poetry collection of Constantine Cavafy, arguably, a pattern of recurring tropes emerges, offering the readers an in depth understanding of what defines his artistry. The poems that I have chosen for this essay being Young Men of Sidon, Alexandrian Kings and Kaisarion, from his book The Collected poems. One might say that they serve as an example of Cavafy’s gravitation towards an array of literary devices such as theatricality, didacticism, prosaic verse, use of persons as symbols, contemplative mood and flashbacks, one might say that they create a narrative that extends beyond the individual poems, inviting us to explore the timeless themes captured by Cavafy.

Theatricality, didacticism, prosaic verse, use of persons as symbols, contemplative mood, flashbacks are some of Cavafy’s recurring ‘tropes’. Discuss.

Discuss the portrayal and effects of loss in the poetry of Cavafy

My Mother's Sin and Other Stories A series of lectures on Modern Greek literature taught by Dr Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps This is a first class essay of one of my students, Jenny Wight, who took my course this year writing beautifully on the effects of loss in Cavafy's poetry.

Discuss the portrayal and effects of loss in the poetry of Cavafy

Poetics and Histories: To What Extent Did C. P. Cavafy Alter Historical Narratives, and for What Artistic Purposes?

stuident Name: Joseph Watson Module Lecturer: Dr Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps Date of Submission: 11/01/2016

Poetics and Histories: To What Extent Did C. P. Cavafy Alter Historical Narratives, and for What Artistic Purposes?

Hyperion or the hermit in Greece

Concept, dramaturgy and performance by Dimitra Kreps

Hyperion or the hermit in Greece

Discuss the portrayal and effects of loss in the poetry of Cavafy

My Mother's Sin and Other Stories A series of lectures on Modern Greek literature taught by Dr Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps This is a first class essay of one of my students, Jenny Wight, who took my course this year writing beautifully on the effects of loss in Cavafy's poetry.

Discuss the portrayal and effects of loss in the poetry of Cavafy

In Ritsos’ Moonlight Sonata what sentiments does the woman’s confession provoke/inspire to you and how these compare to the ones felt by the young man who remains silent throughout her long monologue.

Yannis Ritsos' "Moonlight Sonata" is a poignant and emotionally charged poem that presents a deeply intimate monologue of a woman speaking to a silent young man. The setting is night, with the moonlight casting a dreamlike atmosphere over the scene. The woman's confession, filled with personal revelations, memories, and emotions, evokes a variety of sentiments in the reader and provokes a complex response.

In Ritsos’ Moonlight Sonata what sentiments does the woman’s confession provoke/inspire to you and how these compare to the ones felt by the young man who remains silent throughout her long monologue.

«Examine how homoerotic love is expressed in Cavafy’s erotic poetry» By Yousuf Danawi, Reading University

This essay aims to examine the manner in which homoerotic love is expressed in Constantine Peter Cavafy’s erotic poetry.Initially, it will provide a brief introduction entailing contextual information. Subsequently, this essay will bestow an intricate analysis of his erotic poems, with a particular focus on elucidating recurrent themes pertaining tohomoerotic love. The analysis will explore both the formal and thematic constituents of Cavafy’s erotic poetry, accompanied by a pervading extraction of deeper meaning.This examination will be enhanced utilising relevant secondary literature. The primary source that consists of the poems to be discussed in this essay derives from a digital anthology that comprises Cavafy’s ‘Recognised’, ‘Denounced’, and ‘Hidden’ poems

 «Examine how homoerotic love is expressed in Cavafy’s erotic poetry» By Yousuf Danawi, Reading University

ἐξ ἐρίων δὴ καὶ κλωστήρων καὶ ἀτράκτων

This essay examines that metaphor in the context of the political and war situation at the time Lysistrata was first performed. It considers traditional gender roles in the fifth-century Greek polis and Lysistrata’s inversion of those roles in her weaving analogy. Aristophanes’ comedic purpose in the weaving speech, in Lysistrata as a whole, and more generally across his corpus is examined. In addition, some observations are made about the sound pattern of Lysistrata’s speech and, in a personal argument, a speculative suggestion is advanced that the audience might have associated her cadences with the familiar rhythms of a domestic weaving loom.

ἐξ ἐρίων δὴ καὶ κλωστήρων καὶ ἀτράκτων

The form of Dramatic Monologue as perfected by Ritsos’ poetry.

Yannis Ritsos is widely regarded as one of the most significant figures in contemporary Greek poetry. He managed to revolutionise the idea of a dramatic monologue and create not just beautiful poetry, but also a multifaceted art form that has depth on psychological, social, and philosophical levels throughout all of his publications. The dramatic monologue form was popularised by Victorian poets such as Robert Browning, but Ritsos revitalised it and many poets to this day still use his style as inspiration. His ability to construct identities and characters that the reader can genuinely sense and almost experience is skilful.

The form of Dramatic Monologue as perfected by Ritsos’ poetry.

How does Seferis’ mythical method interact with Greece’s lasting socio-political issues?

Seferis uses the mythical method in his poetry to allude to and comment upon social and political issues in Greece in his lifetime. Before discussing his poetry, it is important to define what is meant by Seferis’ mythical method. This method can be described as allusive, as although Seferis does make direct references to myth he does so in inventive ways, for example by using narrative space, symbols and characters to evoke Greek myths.

How does Seferis’ mythical method interact with Greece’s lasting socio-political issues?

Ιούνιος 2005

Φεύγω πεθαίνω λίγο: αποχαιρετώντας το Παλέρμο και τη Σικελία

sikeliotis writes, "Ως αποχαιρετισμό στα... όπλα και πριν καταθέσω τον υπηρεσιακό, διδακτικό και επιστημονικό μου απολογισμό των τριών αυτών χρόνων απόσπασής μου στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Παλέρμου, καταθέτω τη θλίψη μου για την οριστική αναχώρηση. Μια εξομολόγηση σε δικούς μου ανθρώπους που ανακουφίζει εν μέρει το βάρος αυτής της απώλειας, αυτού του μικρού θανάτου κατά τον Νικόλας Κάλα.

Τάσος Χατζηαναστασίου
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8 Ιουνίου 2005

Τα νέα ελληνικά στο Πανεπιστήμιο Γάνδης του Βελγίου

Ευανθία Κασκαντήρη,

evikas@scarlet.be

Οι επίσημες γλώσσες του Βελγίου είναι τρεις: Φλαμανδικά (Ολλανδικά), Γαλλικά, Γερμανικά.

Το Πανεπιστήμιο Γάνδης ιδρύθηκε το 1817 και εδρεύει στη Φλαμανδική περιοχή. Είναι το μόνο πανεπιστήμιο στη Φλάνδρα με οργανωμένο τομέα Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών.

8 Ιουνίου 2005

Νέα Ελληνικά στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Άμστερνταμ

Συναδέλφισσες και συνάδελφοι γεια χαρά,

Επιτέλους λίγα νέα από το Amsterdam. Στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Amsterdam κάνω μαθήματα στα τρία πρώτα έτη σπουδών.

Σόνια Σταμπουλίδου

16 Ιουνίου 2005

Η εκμάθηση της Νεοελληνικής Γλώσσας στο Άαχεν

chryssaalexopoulou writes, "Άαχεν 20-6-2005

Αγαπητοί Συνάδελφοι των Φρυκτωριών,

σας χαιρετώ και ειλικρινά λυπάμαι που το πρόγραμμα του Πανεπιστημίου δεν μου επιτρέπει να βρεθώ στο σεμινάριο και να μοιραστώ μαζί σας εμπειρίες, προβληματισμούς, μελλοντικά σχέδια, όπως επίσης και να ενημερωθώ από τους έγκριτους επιστήμονες-συνεργάτες του ΚΕΓ. Όμως επιθυμώ, έμμεσα έστω, να συμμετάσχω στέλνοντας μέσω των Φρυκτωριών ορισμένες πληροφορίες και σκέψεις.
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21 Ιουνίου 2005

Οι ελληνικές σπουδές στο Πανεπιστήμιο Reading

tzanidaki writes, "
Dr Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps
Centre for Hellenic Studies

Η διδασκαλία της Νέας Ελληνικής γλώσσας και του πολιτισμού εισήχθησαν για πρώτη φορά στο παν/μιο του Reading το 2002 με την απόσπαση της γράφουσας από το ΥΠΕΠΘ και κατόπιν σχετικού αιτήματος στη ΔΙΠΟΔΕ από τους συνδιευθυντές του νεοσύστατου τότε Κέντρου Ελληνικών Σπουδών, Dr Timothy Duff, τμήμα Κλασικών Σπουδών και της καθηγήτριας γλωσσολογίας Ειρήνης Φιλιππάκη-Warburton. "

23 Ιουνίου 2005

Διπλωματικές εργασίες με θέματα από τη νέα ελληνική λογοτεχνία και τον πολιτισμό

sikeliotis writes, "Το δεύτερο κείμενο που είχα στείλει στις Φρυκτωρίες αφορούσε τις διπλωματικές εργασίες που είχαν εκπονηθεί το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2001-2002. Σήμερα και λίγες μέρες πριν φύγω οριστικά από το Παλέρμο στέλνω ένα κείμενο που επιχειρεί μια συνολική αποτίμηση των διπλωματικών εργασιών που εκπονήθηκαν στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Παλέρμου και τα θέματά τους αφορούν τη νέα ελληνική λογοτεχνία και τον πολιτισμό."

26 Ιουνίου 2005

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