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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

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?

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.

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.

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.

«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

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

Τα νέα ελληνικά στο Μπλαγκόεβγκραντ (Βουλγαρία)

Το Τμήμα Ελληνικών Σπουδών στο Νοτιοδυτικό Πανεπιστήμιο στο Μπλαγκόεβγκραντ ανήκει στην έδρα Ξένων Γλωσσών της Φιλολογικής Σχολής.

Ναταλία Σοτίροβα

12 Δεκεμβρίου 2006

Η εκμάθηση της ελληνικής γλώσσας στο Νοτιοδυτικό Πανεπιστήμιο «Νεόφυτ Ρίλσκι» ξεκίνησε το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 1994/1995 στα πλαίσια της ειδικότητας 'Βαλκανική Γλωσσολογία'. Στη συνέχεια επεκτάθηκε στην ειδικότητα 'Εφαρμοσμένη Γλωσσολογία – βουλγαρικά και νέα ελληνικά'. Από το 1997/1998 η διδασκαλία της ελληνικής πραγματοποιείται στα πλαίσια της ειδικότητας 'Εφαρμοσμένη Γλωσσολογία' με πρώτη γλώσσα τη ρωσική και δεύτερη – τη νεοελληνική. Από το 2004/2005 πρώτη γλώσσα καθιερώθηκε η αγγλική. Προς το παρόν στην ειδικότητα 'Εφαρμοσμένη Γλωσσολογία' με δεύτερη γλώσσα την ελληνική φοιτούν περίπου 40 σπουδαστές, αριθμός ο οποίος ελπίζουμε πως θα αυξηθεί σημαντικά στο προσεχές μέλλον. Η εκμάθηση των νέων ελληνικών συμπεριλαμβάνεται και στα προγράμματα δύο ειδικοτήτων που πρόκειται σύντομα να δημιουργηθούν – 'Εθνολογία και Βαλκανικές Σπουδές'.

Η εισαγωγή στην ειδικότητα αυτή γίνεται με γενική εξέταση στα αγγλικά και η εκμάθηση των νέων ελληνικών ξεκινά από το μηδέν.

Εκτός των γνωστικών αντικειμένων που έχουν σχέση με τις βαλκανικές σπουδές, το πρόγραμμα σπουδών περιλαμβάνει τη διδασκαλία:

•Νεοελληνικής γλώσσας – 8 εξάμηνα

•Θεωρητικής γραμματικής της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (διαλέξεις και εργαστήρια μορφολογίας και σύνταξης)

•Νεοελληνικής λογοτεχνίας

•Ελληνικού πολιτισμού

•Μετάφρασης

Ιδιαίτερη έμφαση δίνεται στις δυσκολίες στη μετάφραση ελληνικής-βουλγαρικής ΚΑΙ βουλγαρικής-ελληνικής γλώσσας.



Στις 27/10/2005 το Υπουργείο Εθνικής Παιδείας και Θρησκευμάτων της Ελλάδας χρηματοδότησε το Νοτιοδυτικό Πανεπιστήμιο «Νεόφυτ Ρίλσκι»- Τμήμα Ελληνικών Σπουδών για την αγορά υλικοτεχνικού εξοπλισμού, εγκατάσταση γλωσσικών εργαστηρίων, on-line σύνδεση με ελληνικά Πανεπιστήμια και άνοιγμα ιστοσελίδας στο διαδίκτυο. Το πολύμεσο κέντρο εκμάθησης ελληνικής γλώσσας εγκαινιαστηκε στις 30 Νοεμβρίου, παρουσία εκπροσώπων του Διπλωματικού Σώματος της Ελλάδας στη Βουλγαρία, των διοικητικών αρχών του Πανεπιστημίου, καθηγητών και φοιτητών της Φιλολογικής Σχολής.

Η αίθουσα περιλαμβάνει 15 εργαστηριακές θέσεις με ηλεκτρονικούς υπολογιστές και συσκευές με δυνατότητες για πρόσβαση στο Διαδίκτυο. Για τους σκοπούς της διδασκαλίας της Νεοελληνικής αγοράστηκαν διάφορα εκπαιδευτικά προϊόντα (CD, βίντεο κασέτες και βιβλία για την εκμάθηση της ελληνικής γλώσσας, ιστορίας, γεωγραφίας και πολιτισμού).


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