ECTS:
2
Syllabus
THE BUILDING OF A NATION (1821-1880)
Week 1: The Romantic Era (D.Solomos, A.Kalvos, I.Polilas, G.Tertsetis) + texts.
Week 2: The Greek Folklore: The Greek Folk Songs (Τα Δημοτικά Τραγούδια) + texts.
THE EUROPEAN INFLUENCE (1880-1930)
The European Literary currents: General Features
Week 3: The Greek poetry: currents (Parnassism, New Classicism, Symbolism), poets
K.Palamas, G.Drosinis, A.Orfanidis, A.Paraschos) and texts.
Week 4: The Greek prose: currents (Symbolism, Moralism / A.Papadiamantis, A.Eftaliotis),
authors (G.Vizyinos, E. Roidis, G.Xenopoulos) and texts.
A TURNING POINT: THE THIRTIES (1930-1960)
Week 5: The Greek poetry: poetical currents (Surrealism, Avant-Garde), poets (A. Sikelianos,
K.Kavafy, K. Varnalis, O. Elitis, G. Seferis, N.Kavvadias, A. Embirikos, G.Ritsos) and texts.
The Greek prose: literary currents (Urban realism, History as a testimony, Socialism), authors (N.
Kazantzakis, K.Politis, I.Venezis, S.Mirivilis, F.Kontoglou, G.Theotokas) and texts.
Module aim
The course aims to familiarize students with the most important events, trends and directions in
the development of Modern Greek Literature since the 11th to 20th century. During the classes
the students would have the opportunity to meet with the most important / representatives
writers and texts of the Modern Greek Literature of each period, trace its development in each
historical context, aesthetic and social aspects. This class disposes the theoretical basis as also
the methodological knowledge in the fi eld of literary studies and would give the opportunity to
the students to be initiated to the basic research methods and interpretations applicable to
literary texts. It also has an elementary knowledge of philological sciences in relation with other
humanities.
Information
Year: 2020/2021
Semester: Summer
Hours: 10
Language: Modern Greek
Building:
Room:
Tips:
Topic: MODERN GREEK LITERATURE
Module: 09-HLG-FNG-44
Prerequisites
Module title: MODERN GREEK LITERATURE: From Romanticism to a turning point
(1821-1930)
Duration: 5 weeks (02/03/21-30/03/21)
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant):
a) Knowledge of English Language (required level B2)
b) Knowledge of Modern Greek Language (required level B2-C2)
c) General Knowledge of European Literature and terminology
d) General Knowledge of European History and terminology
Lecturer
dr Kyriakos Papoulidis
Academic title: PhD
Email: kpap@amu.edu.pl
Reading list
1) R. BEATON, An Introduction to Modern Greek Literature, Clarendon Press, 1995.
2) R. CLOGG, A Concise History of Greece, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1992.
3) K. ΔΗΜΑΡΑΣ, Ιστορία της νεοελληνικής λογοτεχνίας. Από τις πρώτες ρίζες ως την εποχή
μας, εκδ. Γνώση, Aθήνα, 2000.
4). V.HADJIVASSILIOU - S.KAKLAMANIS – E.KOTZIA – S.PETSOPOULOS – E.TSIRIMOKOU –
Y.YATROMANOLAKIS, Greece: Books and Writers, Ministry of Culture – National Book Centre of
Greece, Athens, 2001.
5) Β.ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ, Ιστορία του Νέου Ελληνισμού (1770-2000), (τμ. 1-10), εκδ. Ελληνικά
Γράμματα, Αθήνα, 2003-2004.
6) Λ.ΠΟΛΙΤΗ, Ποιητική ανθολογία, (τμ. I-VII), εκδ. Δωδώνη, Αθήνα, 1989.
7) Λ.ΠΟΛΙΤΗ, Ιστορία της νεοελληνικής λογοτεχνίας, εκδ. Μ. Ι. Ε. Τ., Aθήνα, 1997. 8) M. VΙΤΤΙ,
Ιστορία της νεοελληνικής λογοτεχνίας, εκδ. Οδυσσέας, Athens 2003.
