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Hyperion or the hermit in Greece

Concept, dramaturgy and performance by Dimitra Kreps

Hyperion or the hermit in Greece

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.

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.

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

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?

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

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?

«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

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

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.

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Χαρούλα Στογιαννίδου

Ελληνικά 204
Όνομα:


I. Answer the following questions in full sentences in Greek:

1. Έμαθες πού θα πάει διακοπές η Ελένη;
………………………………………………

2. Μπορείς να μου αγοράσεις ένα αυτοκίνητο;
…………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Τι έκανες πριν έρθεις σήμερα στο μάθημα;

………………………………………………………………………………………………

II. Translate the following words into English:

1. το νερό
6. χρωστάω

2. το φόρεμα
7. ζει ακόμα

1. τα λαχανικά
8. θα επιστρέψω

2. ο πόλεμος
9. βαριέμαι

3. δεν μου άρεσε καθόλου
10. πλένομαι

III. Rewrite combining the sentences and using the relative pronoun «που»:

1. Η Μαρία έχει ένα σκύλο. Τον λένε Αλέξανδρο.

…………………………………………………………….

2. Το βιβλίο είναι πολύ καλό. Το αγόρασα χθες.

…………………………………………………………….

3. Τα παπούτσια είναι ακριβά. Θέλω αυτά τα παπούτσια.

………………………………………………………………….

4. Διάβασε την εφημερίδα. Την αγόρασα το πρωί.

……………………………………………………………………

5. Περιμένω τη φίλη μου. Η φίλη μου είναι δασκάλα.

……………………………………………………………………

IV. Translate the sentences in part III into English:

1. ………………………………………………………………….

2. …………………………………………………………………..

3. ……………………………………………………………………

4. ……………………………………………………………………

5. ………………………………………………………………………

V. Write sentences using the following words or expressions (one sentence per word/expression): πολύ σημαντικό, βιάζομαι, πάω βόλτα, μια άλλη φορά

1. ……………………………………………………………………………..

2. ……………………………………………………………………………….

3. ……………………………………………………………………

4. ……………………………………………………………………

VI. Rewrite the following sentences using the direct or indirect object pronoun:

1. Βάλε τα πιάτα στο τραπέζι, σε παρακαλώ.
……………………………………………………………………..

2. Άφησε τις εφημερίδες στο γραφείο.

………………………………………………………………………….

3. Άνοιξε τα παράθυρα το βράδυ.

…………………………………………………………………………

4. Γράψε το γράμμα στον αδελφό σου.

……………………………………………………………………………

VII. Complete the following sentences forming “Real Conditions”:

1. Θα πάμε στο θέατρο απόψε αν ………………………………………..

2. Θα αγοράσει αυτοκίνητο αν ……………………………………………

3. Θα περάσουμε πολύ ωραία αν ………………………………………….

4. Αν φύγεις στις οκτώ το πρωί, θα ……………………………………….

5. Θα φάμε καλό φαγητό αν ………………………………………………

6. Αν πάει στην Ελλάδα θα ………………………………………………..

VIII. Ask permission to do the following:

1. Να σου δώσει την εφημερίδα.

2. Να φύγετε πιο νωρίς σήμερα.

3. Να κλείσεις την πόρτα.

4. Να πάρετε το ίδιο ταξί.

ΙΧ. Ask someone NOT to do something:

1. Don’t talk when you are reading.

2. Don’t smoke in the house.

3. Don’t write in my book.

4. Don’t run in the streets.

X. Put the nouns and the adjectives into the genitive:

1. Το σπίτι είναι ………………………………………………… (ξανθός κύριος)

2. Αυτός είναι ο αριθμός …………………………………………(νέο τηλέφωνο)

3. Αυτή είναι η διευθύντρια ………………………………………(το άλλο κατάστημα).

XI. Write a paragraph describing your summer plans:

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