Odysseas Elytis

Odysseas Elytis (Greek: Οδυσσέας Ελύτης [oðiˈseas eˈlitis], pen name of Odysseas Alepoudellis, Greek: Οδυσσέας Αλεπουδέλλης; 2 November 1911 – 18 March 1996) was a Greek poet, essayist and translator, regarded as a major exponent of romantic modernism in Greece and the world. He is one of the most praised poets of the second half of the twentieth century, with his Axion Esti "regarded as a monument of contemporary poetry". In 1979, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. source

Greek poet and art critic (1911–1996)

Born	2 November 1911
Died	18 March 1996

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Carte Blanche

by Odysseas Elytis and David Connolly First published in 2023 — 4 editions

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Oxopetra Elegies

by Odysseas Elytis and David Connolly First published in 2021 — 4 editions

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Axion Esti

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1974 — 4 editions
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Axion esti poème

by Odysseas Elytis, Xavier Bordes, and Robert Longueville First published in 1987 — 3 editions

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The Oxopetra Elegies

by Odysseas Elytis and David Connelly First published in 1996 — 3 editions

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Odysseus Elytis: selected poems

by Odysseas Elytis, Edmund Keeley, and Philip Sherrard First published in 1981 — 3 editions

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Prosanatolismoi

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1961 — 3 editions

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To axion esti =: The axion esti /[by] Odysseus Elytis; translated and annotated by Edmund Keeley and George Savidis.. --

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1961 — 3 editions

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Sovereign Sun: Selected Poems

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1979 — 2 editions

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Ho zōgraphos Theophilos

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1973 — 2 editions

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Odysseas Elytēs: eklogē, 1935-1977.

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1979 — 2 editions

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Ta rō tou erōta.

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1972 — 2 editions

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The collected poems of Odysseus Elytis

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1997 — 2 editions
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Prosanatolismoi

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1961 — 2 editions

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Hexē kai mia typseis gia ton ourano

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1968 — 2 editions

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Asma hērōïko kai penthimo gia ton chameno anthypolochago tēs Alvanias

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1967 — 2 editions

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Elios o protos

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1979 — 1 edition

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Maria Nefeli

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1984 — 1 edition

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Odysseus Elytis

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 1981 — 1 edition

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Selected Poems Of Odysseus Elytis

by Odysseas Elytis First published in 2007 — 1 edition

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Greek poet and art critic (1911–1996)

Born	2 November 1911
Died	18 March 1996

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OLID: OL3317829A
ISNI: 0000000121244088
IMDb: nm2937765
Library of Congress Names: n50011817
MusicBrainz: d56d76ee-f179-4496-ae8b-c22b7c326687
VIAF: 24601064
Wikidata: Q160478
Inventaire.io: wd:Q160478

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Odysseas Elytēs
Odysseus Elytis
Odysseas Elytēs
Odysseus ELYTIS
Odysseas Elyt-Es
O. Elytis
Oddyseos ELYTIS
Odysseas Elytes
Odyssea Elytis
Odysseas ElytÕes
elytis odysseas 1911-1996 / ελύτης οδυσσέας 1911-1996
ODYSSEUS ELYTIS
Odysseas Elitis

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