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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?

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.

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

Hyperion or the hermit in Greece

Concept, dramaturgy and performance by Dimitra Kreps

Hyperion or the hermit in Greece

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?

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.

«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

Παν/μιο του Reading, εξετάσεις για τη γλώσσα: Β έτος - μέσο επίπεδο (Δήμητρα Τζανιδάκη-Kreps)

THE UNIVERSITY OF READING

Institution-Wide Language Programme

MODERN GREEK LANGUAGE: Level 2

(LA1PK2)

Two hours

Answer ALL questions.

Answers should be written on the question

paper.



1. Fill in the gaps in the following

passageby putting the words given in brackets in the

correct

form:

(24%)

Example: Αύριο το πρωί

θα γράψω την εργασία μου.

(Γράφω)

Χθες το απόγευμα,

την ώρα που...............................

(είμαι) έξω από το ξενοδοχείο

μου, ..................................(βλέπω) το

Μίμη τον Κοροβέση.

......................................(περπατώ)

στο απέναντι πεζοδρόμιο. Του

...........................(φωνάζω) να έρθει

στο τραπέζι μου και του

........................(προσφέρω) μια

μπίρα.

Όταν.............................(κάθομαι)

δίπλα μου,

..........................(προσέχω) πόσο

.............................(αλλάζω).

.......................................(φαίνομαι)

πολύ πιο μεγάλος από την ηλικία

του. ......................................(μιλώ)

αρκετή ώρα. Πάντα

μου........................ (αρέσω) ο Μίμης,

ακόμη και τότε που ήταν

..............................(μπλέκομαι) με

εκείνη την κακή παρέα. Γι’αυτό,

....................................... (χαίρομαι)

όταν ...................(ακούω) πως τώρα

τα ................................(καταφέρνω)

μια χαρά με τη ζωή του. Θαήθελα

πολύ ..........

τον ..............(ξαναβλέπω).


2. Rewrite the sentences below replacing the

underlined words with weak personal pronouns, as in the

example below:

(6%)

Είδα τoν Κώστα.

Τον είδα.

a) Σήμερα το πρωί

πλήρωσα το ενοίκιο στην κυρία

Ελένη.


b) Ποιος θα

ταχυδρομήσει τις κάρτες στα

παιδιά;


c) Δώσε τα λεφτά στο

Χρήστο, σε παρακαλώ.



3. Readthefollowingtext and answer ALL

questions IN GREEK. Where applicable you need to supply the

line number where you found your answer to be awarded full

marks.

(25%)

ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΕΣ ΓΙΑ ΜΙΑ ΣΥΝΕΝΤΕΥΞΗ


Προσέχετε πολύ αυτά που λέτε,

γιατί έχουν μεγάλη σημασία.

Μην απαντάτε ποτέ με ένα ΝΑΙ ή ένα

ΟΧΙ. Δώστε παραδείγματα. Μην

κάνετε ερωτήσεις για το μισθό,

το ωράριο ή τις διακοπές. Αυτό

κάνει κακή εντύπωση. Τέτοια

θέματα συζητούνται σε επόμενες

ευκαιρίες. Πρέπει να λέτε την

αλήθεια. Τα ψέματα γίνονται

πάντα αντιληπτά. Μη λέτε πολλά.

Λέτε μόνο αυτό που πρέπει,

μένοντας στο θέμα, χωρίς

φλυαρίες. Μην καπνίζετε και

ακόμη και εάν σας προσφέρουν

τσιγάρο, μην το δεχτείτε. Εάν

νομίζετε ότι η συνέντευξη δεν

πάει καλά, μην το δείξετε! Θα

κάνετε άσχημη εντύπωση. Ακόμη

και αν κατά τη διάρκεια της

συνέντευξης αποφασίσετε ότι δε

σας ενδιαφέρει η θέση αυτή,

μην τα παρατάτε. Κάθε συνέντευξη

είναι μια εμπειρία.

Επίσης να είστε

καλοντυμένοι, προσεγμένοι στην

εμφάνισή σας, ευγενικοί και

χαμογελαστοί. Χαιρετίστε με

χειραψία το συνομιλητή σας και

δείξτε ενδιαφέρον γι’

αυτά που σας λέει. Μην κάθεστε

προτού σας το προτείνουν.

Να κοιτάζετε τους άλλους στα

μάτια και να προσέχετε αυτά που

σας ρωτούν. Αν δεν καταλάβετε

μια ερώτηση, ζητήστε ευγενικά να

την επαναλάβουν. Να τονίζετε τις

γνώσεις σας, τις επιτυχίες σας

και τα προσόντα σας χωρίς να

ακούγεστε αλαζονικοί. Να είστε

σοβαροί και να μη γελάτε χωρίς

λόγο. Να κάνετε και εσείς

ερωτήσεις χωρίς να φοβάστε. Έτσι

δείχνετε ότι ενδιαφέρεστε

σοβαρά για τη

δουλειά.


a) Γιατί πρέπει να προσέχετε τα

λόγια σας σε μια συνέντευξη;


b) Πώς πρέπει να απαντάτε;



c) Πότε πρέπει να συζητάτε για

το μισθό και τις διακοπές;


d) Πρέπει να καπνίσετε αν σας

προσφέρουν τσιγάρο;


e) Τι πρέπει να κάνετε εάν δε

σας ενδιαφέρει η θέση;


f) Πώς πρέπει να είναι η

εξωτερική σας εμφάνιση;


g) Τι πρέπει να κάνετε εάν δεν

καταλαβαίνετε μια ερώτηση;


h) Πώς πρέπει να μιλάτε για τις

επιτυχίες σας;


i) Η σοβαρότητα είναι

σημαντική;


j) Γιατί πρέπει να κάνετε

ερωτήσεις και εσείς;


4. Write about 150 words on ONE

of the following topics IN GREEK.

(45%)

· EITHER

(a)

A colleague of yours has his/her birthday. Your

mutual friend Maria, who lives in another city, wants

to send him/her a gift and has written to ask your

opinion. Write back to her suggesting three possible

gifts: a book (write what books your colleague

likes), a CD (write what music your colleague

prefers) or something really expensive e.g. a trip

(write places your colleague likes to visit). Your

letter should start as follows:

..….Ιουνίου…………

Αγαπητή

Μαρία,

Πήρα το γράμμα σου

.......................................................................

· OR

(b)

Give an account of the educational system in your

country. Include information regarding levels and

length of study, obligatory and optional subjects,

exams and access to further education.


















































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