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Kazantzakis and Linguistic Revolution in Greek Literature
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Kazantzakis and Linguistic Revolution in Greek Literature
Contributors:
By (Author) Peter Bien
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
889.334
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
304
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
425g
Description
Peter Bien focuses on Kazantzakis' obsession with the demotic, the language "on the lips of the people," showing how it governed his writing, his ambition, and his involvement in Greek politics and educational reform. Kazantzakis' obsession worked against him in his Odyssey and found its natural vehicle only in his translation of Homer's Iliad and
