This is a fully revised edition of Beaton's acclaimed 1994 introduction to the poetry and fiction published in Greece since national independence since 1821. It is the first full-length study to be devoted to the literature of this period seen as a whole and including developments up to the present day. No knowledge of Greek is assumed and all quotations are given both in Greek and in English.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- How to Use this Book
- Introduction
- 1: Literature for a New Nation: 1821-1881
- 2: National Expansion and its Limits: From `Great Idea' to Aftermath of Disaster: 1881-1928
- 3: In Search of a New National Identity: 1929-1949
- 4: The Aftermath of War and Civil War: 1949-1967
- 5: From Military Dictatorship towards International Integration: 1967-1992
- 6: Literature and Language: The `Language Question'
- Guide to Bibliography in English
- Guide to Translations
- References
- Index of Greek Titles
- General Index