It is a poetic composition which is complex in its meanings and develops into a love tragedy. The monogram was written between 1969 and 1971 in paris by the selfexiled poet odysseas elytis. Jan 03, 2019 apostolos garoufos, a postgraduate student in ict and special education and psychopedagogy of integration at democritus university of thrace has just translated odysseas elytis iconic love poem. Apostolos garoufos, a postgraduate student in ict and special education and psychopedagogy of integration at democritus university of thrace has just translated odysseas elytis iconic love poem. Odysseas elytis, o monograma by enfermaria 6 issuu. The monogram of odysseas elytis presented in twelve languages at hellenic american union theater. In 1979 the nobel prize in literature was bestowed on him. Odysseus elytis or odysseas elytis is one of the greatest poets of the second half of the twentieth century in any language, let alone his native greek. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. The monogram iii this is how i speak of you and of me because i love you and i know how to enter love like a full moon, from all sides, because of your small foot in the endless sheets because i know how to pluck daisiesand have the strength to blow my breath on you and lead you half asleep through moonlit passages and hidden sea grottoes through hypnotized trees with silvercolored spiders. Created in a limited edition of only 50 fine art prints. Doc the monogram, love poem by odysseas elytis in english. He was born in 1911 in heraklion, crete and by the age of three he and his family came to athens. The monogram 1972 odysseas elytis poem limited edition.
To avoid any association with his wealthy family of soap manufacturers, he later changed his surname to reflect those things he most treasured. Descendant of the alepoudellis, an old industrial family from lesbos, elytis was born in heraklion on the island of crete, on november 2, 1911. Like a keymaster, fate will twist the wrinkles in the palm time will concede for a moment how else, if people love each other will the heavens present our guts and will innocence strike the world. Here, the poet mourns for his lost love, a young greek girl with whom he fell in love during the summer. The family of elytis alepoudelis, 1917descendant of the alepou. The event is organised in cooperation with the association hellenic. You can find a translation if you follow this link. The monogram of odysseas elytis presented in twelve.
Odysseus elytis biographical d escendant of an old family of lesbos, he was born in heraclion candia on the island of crete, november 2, 1911. Some time later his family settled permanently in athens where the poet finished his secondary school studies and later visited the law school of the athens university. Descendant of the alepoudelis, an old industrial family from lesbos, elytis was born in heraklion on the island of crete, on 2 november 1911. The translations by jeffrey carson and nikos sarris do justice to the original poems, providing the reader with the same captivating lyricism and surreal imagery used by elytis to give voice. Ive pondered over the poems title and i came up with two options. The event will close with a recorded version of the poem monogram in which ioulita iliopoulou and mikis theodorakis participate. Born the scion of a prosperous family from lesbos, he abandoned the family name as a young man in order to dissociate his writing from the family soap business. Prial of the new york times explained that the poets pseudonymous name was.
This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Odysseus elytiss most popular book is le monogramme. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the odysseas elytis article. Poeta, ensayista y traductor griego nacido en creta en 1911. Odysseus elytis, also spelled odysseas elytes, original surname alepoudhelis, born nov. The punctuation of the greek text is completely wrong so i didnt follow it and tried to establish a more comprehensible one. This volume contains many of his later poems, as well as a number of extracts of his prose contained in open papers as well as a pen portrait by the translator of the poet in his last years.
Mar 14, 2020 odysseus elytis, greek poet and winner of the 1979 nobel prize for literature. The family, which originally came from lesbos, moved in 1914 to athens, where elytis, after leaving school, began to read law. Mar 14, 2016 poem hunter all poems of by odysseas elytis poems. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect. At this time he also began publishing poems in various greek periodicals under the name odysseus elytis, elytis is a combination of the greek words for.
Mar 07, 2012 the extract will be read first in the greek language and then in english, arabian, bulgarian, french, german, japanese, spanish, italian, romanian,russian and swedish. The monogram, love poem by odysseas elytis in english translation along with the greek original painting by nikolaos gyzis. The poem reflects the agony of the creator before the powerful and invincible element of time and his efforts to create a harmonic order through the eternal beauty. His first book was published at the outset of world war ii, followed by publications spanning more than half a century. The monogram odysseas elytis i will always mournhear me. Student transcribes elytis monogram in braille code.
In 1979 he was awarded the nobel prize in literature. He came in touch with significant greek painters, poets and authors who influenced his artistic expression. Usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. Media in category odysseas elytis the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.
Either monogram which is a greek composite word, with pretty much the same meaning as in english, is interpreted literally as a study or letter on loneliness. Greekpaideia in an effort to reform greek language and heritage programs, the greek community of toronto leads the way by collaborating with the university of western macedonia, in order to develop a modern greek language curriculum that is tailored to meet the needs and interests of students who. His family later moved to athens, where the poet graduated from high school and later attended courses as an auditor at the law school at university of athens. The extract will be read first in the greek language and then in english, arabian, bulgarian, french, german, japanese, spanish, italian, romanian,russian and swedish. Mar 07, 2012 the monogram of odysseas elytis presented in twelve languages at hellenic american union theater.
Mar 31, 2017 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Odysseas elytis was one of the greatest poets of modern greece. He broke off his studies, however, and devoted himself entirely to his literary and artistic interests. Nobel prizewinning poet odysseus elytis was born odysseus alepoudelis, in the city of heraklion, on the island of crete, on november 2, 1911. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Descendant of the alepoudelis, an old olive oil industrial family from lesbos, elytis was born in heraklion on the island of crete, on 2 november 1911. The monogram iii this is how i speak of you and of me because i love you and i know how to enter love like a full moon, from all sides, because of your small foot in the endless sheets because i know how to pluck daisiesand have the strength to blow my breath on you and lead you half asleep through moonlit. Odysseus elytis penname for odysseus alepoudhelis, nobel prize in literature 1979, was born in 1911 at herakleion in crete. Odysseas elytis had been completing plans to travel overseas when he died in athens on 18 march 1996, at the age of 84. Odysseus elytis has 56 books on goodreads with 8387 ratings.
The event closed with a recorded version of the poem monogram, in. The monogram was written during elytis stay in paris from 1969 until 1971 and was published in greece in 1972. I dont have the time to check the quality of the translation right now, but at least it will give you a clue. Odysseas elytis november 2, 1911 march 18, 1996 was regarded as a major exponent of romantic modernism in greece and the world. The collected poems of odysseus elytis published in 1997 is the first collection of the entire body of poetry of elytis in any language, including greek. Student transcribes elytis monogram in braille code neos. One hundred years after the birth of odysseas elytis, the regional authority of crete, the municipality of heraklion and the society of cretan historical studies present an original, composite tribute to the poet in heraklion, the town of his birth. He was survived by his niece myrsene and his older brother evangelos, who received a writ of condolence from the mayor of athens on behalf of the nation at the funeral at the first national cemetery. His family later moved to athens, where the poet graduated from high school and later attended courses as an auditor at the law school at university of athens in 1935 elytis published his first poem in the journal new letters. However, as helena cuss explains, two twentieth century writers, giorgios seferis and odysseas elytis, managed to bring new life to greek poetry, for which they were both awarded the nobel prize. The monogram 1972 odysseas elytis poem limited edition version 2. Odysseas elytis poems poems of odysseas elytis poem hunter. Modern greek literature is constrained by the greatness of its forebears, as the classical works of antiquity constitute the pinnacle of canonical greatness.