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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.

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.

«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

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

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?

Hyperion or the hermit in Greece

Concept, dramaturgy and performance by Dimitra Kreps

Hyperion or the hermit in Greece

Παιχνίδι με ένα τραγούδι του Πορτοκάλογλου - Αρετή Πότσιου

Αρετή Πότσιου

1. Ακούμε το τραγούδι μία ή δύο φορές (ανάλογα με τις ανάγκες της τάξης), χωρίς όμως να έχουμε δώσει ακόμη στα παιδιά τις φωτοτυπίες και με την επισήμανση να δοθεί κάποια προσοχή στους χρόνους των ρημάτων. Αυτή η πρώτη φάση μπορεί και να παραληφθεί.

2. Δίνουμε στα παιδιά φωτοτυπία με το τραγούδι, με κενά στη θέση των ρημάτων. Τα κενά πρέπει να συμπληρωθούν με τα ρήματα που δίνονται παρακάτω, στον κατάλληλο τύπο και με τρόπο,

ώστε οι στίχοι να έχουν νόημα, υπηρετώντας και την αίσθηση του μέτρου, ει δυνατόν. Η επιλογή της κατάλληλης λέξης γίνεται χωρίς να ακούμε το τραγούδι. Με αυτόν τον τρόπο δυσκολεύουμε λίγο την άσκηση

3. Ακούμε το τραγούδι για τελευταία φορά και διορθώνουμε, διασκεδάζοντας με τα αλλόκοτα αποτελέσματα της κάλυψης των κενών που είχε προηγηθεί.

4. Δίνουμε ηλεκτρονικές σελίδες, όπου μπορούν να βρουν αυτό και άλλα τραγούδια του Ν.Π, π.χ. τη θάλασσά του τη σκοτεινή, που έχει μεγάλο σουξέ στους φοιτητές μας συνήθως, αλλά που θα την απολαύσουμε εν ευθέτω χρόνω, κατά την προβολή της ταινίας Μπραζιλέρο.

ΤΡΕΧΩ, ΤΡΕΧΩ, ΤΡΕΧΩ

Ποιος να είναι αυτός που ______________ ,

αυτός που _________ στην αυλή σου και __________

αυτός που μπαίνει και ____________

και σου _________ όλα τα χρέη τα παλιά…

Ποιος να είναι και ποιος τον ___________

ό,τι έχτισες στην άμμο να γκρεμίσει;

Δεν τον __________ , δεν τον _____________ , (β΄ ενικό)

μα _________ πάντα μ’ ένα φόβο στην καρδιά … (β΄ ενικό)

Κι όλο __________ , __________ , __________ ,

κι όλο __________ να ________ ,

με ____________ κι όλο τρέχω (γ΄ πληθυντ)

κι εγώ τους άλλους ____________ .

Ποιος να είναι αυτός που ___________,

αυτός ο άγνωστος που __________ εδώ κοντά σου;

Τι σου ζητούσε, τι ____________ ,

τι ________________ τόσα χρόνια να σου _____ ; (γ΄ ενικό)

Ποιος να είναι αυτός που ___________ ,

και τώρα ___________ ποιος είσαι, πού ______________ . (β΄ ενικό)

Ναι, πού πηγαίνεις κι από πού ____________ (β΄ ενικό)

και τι ’ναι αυτό που ______________ μια ζωή… (β΄ ενικό)

Συμπληρώστε τα ρήματα:

γκρεμίζω

γνωρίζω

έρχομαι (2 φορές)

ζητάω (2)

ζω (2)

κοιτάω

κυνηγώ (3)

λέω (πω)

μπαίνω (2)

ξεχνάω (ξέχασα)

πηγαίνω (2)

προσπαθώ (προσπαθούσα)

περιμένω (2)

στέλνω (έστειλα)

σώζομαι (σωθώ)

τρέχω (5)

φεύγω

χαιρετάω

χάνω

χτίζω

Δείτε εδώ αρκετά τραγούδια του, μερικά με μεταφράσεις

ΤΡΕΧΩ, ΤΡΕΧΩ, ΤΡΕΧΩ

Ποιος να είναι αυτός που έρχεται

αυτός που μπαίνει στην αυλή σου και κοιτάει.

Αυτός που μπαίνει και χαιρετάει

Και σου ζητάει όλα τα χρέη τα παλιά…

Ποιος να είναι και ποιος τον έστειλε

ό,τι έχτισες στην άμμο να γκρεμίσει.

Δεν τον γνωρίζεις, δεν τον περίμενες

Μα ζούσες πάντα μ’ ένα φόβο στην καρδιά…

Κι όλο τρέχω, τρέχω, τρέχω

Κι όλο τρέχω να σωθώ.

Με κυνηγάνε κι όλο τρέχω

Κι εγώ τους άλλους κυνηγώ.

Ποιος να είναι αυτός που έφυγε.

Αυτός ο άγνωστος που ζούσε εδώ κοντά σου.

Τι σου ζητούσε, τι περίμενε,

τι προσπαθούσε τόσα χρόνια να σου πει.

Ποιος να είναι αυτός που έχασες

και τώρα ξέχασες ποιος είσαι, πού πηγαίνεις.

Ναι, πού πηγαίνεις κι από πού έρχεσαι

και τι ’ναι αυτό που κυνηγούσες μια ζωή…

(Νίκος Πορτοκάλογλου, από την ταινία του Σωτ. Γκορίτσα Μπραζιλέρο)

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