Artemis Leontis (107 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Gathers stories from modern Greek writers such as Eva Vlami, George Seferis, and Odysseus Elytis. Discover Greece -- a country that has inspired centuries of travel -- through its best modern writers. Against a superb landscape of mountains, beaches, villages, cities, and ruins, all bathed in the rich light of the Mediterranean, these twenty-four stories draw from the long oral and written evolution of the Greek literary tradition. Incorporating myths, the meditative tranquillity of the region, and a past full of struggle and civil war, these stories are arranged by geographical region for the traveller and provide an enriching odyssey through the Greek landscape and mind.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Gathers stories from modern Greek writers such as Eva Vlami, George Seferis, and Odysseus Elytis. Discover Greece -- a country that has inspired centuries of travel -- through its best modern writers. Against a superb landscape of mountains, beaches, villages, cities, and ruins, all bathed in the rich light of the Mediterranean, these twenty-four stories draw from the long oral and written evolution of the Greek literary tradition. Incorporating myths, the meditative tranquillity of the region, and a past full of struggle and civil war, these stories are arranged by geographical region for the traveller and provide an enriching odyssey through the Greek landscape and mind.…

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

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Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Greece: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Traveler's Literary Companions) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. The first biography of a visionary twentieth-century American performer who devoted her life to the revival of ancient Greek cultureThis book tells the fascinating story of Eva Palmer Sikelianos (1874-1952), an American actor, director, composer, and weaver best known for reviving the Delphic Festivals. Yet, as Artemis Leontis reveals, Palmer's.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The first biography of a visionary twentieth-century American performer who devoted her life to the revival of ancient Greek cultureThis book tells the fascinating story of Eva Palmer Sikelianos (1874-1952), an American actor, director, composer, and weaver best known for reviving the Delphic Festivals. Yet, as Artemis Leontis reveals, Palmer's.…

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Softcover. Condition: VERY GOOD. 1997. Whereabouts Press, Berkeley: CA. Very Good. Paperback. Light shelf wear to covers. No rips, tears or stains. Binding solid & square. Interior clean with no markings. Anthology of 24 modern Greek short stories arranged by geographic region, featuring Nobel laureates Seferis and Elytis, Kazantzakis, and other contemporary Greek writers exploring Greek landscape and culture. Ships from the USA, quickly & with care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Greece: A Traveler's Literary Companion edited by Artemis Leontis Published in 1997, this literary anthology consists of approximately 288 pages. It belongs to a series of traveler's companions designed to illuminate the culture and history of a country through its modern fiction. The volume collects twenty-four short stories, essays, and novel excerpts by prominent 20th-century Greek writers, with many appearing in English translation for the first time. The anthology is structured geographically, dividing Greece into regional sections such as Athens, the Peloponnese, Central Greece, Epirus, and the Aegean Islands. The selected texts move past classical tourist stereotypes to depict the gritty realities of modern Greek history, including the aftermath of the Greek Civil War, the military junta, and regional migration. Contributors include Nobel laureates George Seferis and Odysseas Elytis, alongside writers like Alexandros Papadiamantis and Stratis Myrivilis.…

Hardcover. Condition: Excellent. Dust Jacket Condition: Excellent. 8vo, xiv + 258pp. Hardcover with dustjacket, in excellent condition. Firm binding and crisp, clean, interior. No markings or signs of prior ownership. The d/j is now protected in a new clear Mylar wrapper. A lovely copy with very little wear. Almost like new.…

Condition: good. Book may have little to no writing and or underlining inside, and is in overall good condition. Cover may have some cosmetic wear.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First edition. Fine, fresh, unread copy in equally fine dust jacket. First printing. hardcover. 339 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrations. the first biography to tell the fascinating storyu of Eva Palmer Sikelianos (1874-1952), the American actor, director, composer and weaver best known for reviving the Delphic Festivals. Yet, as her biographer here reveals, Palmer's most spectacular perfromance was her daily revival of ancient Greek life. For almost a half century, dressed in sandals and handmade Greek tunics, she sought to make modern life freer and more beautiful throuhgh a creative engagement with the ancients.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. The first biography of a visionary twentieth-century American performer who devoted her life to the revival of ancient Greek cultureThis book tells the fascinating story of Eva Palmer Sikelianos (1874-1952), an American actor, director, composer, and weaver best known for reviving the Delphic Festivals. Yet, as Artemis Leontis reveals, Palmer's most spectacular performance was her daily revival of ancient Greek life. For almost half a century, dressed in handmade Greek tunics and sandals, she sought to make modern life freer and more beautiful through a creative engagement with the ancients. A brilliant and gorgeous New York debutante who studied Greek at Bryn Mawr College, Palmer rejected conventional society to live a lesbian life in Paris before moving to Greece, where she married the poet Angelos Sikelianos and began recreating ancient art forms. Drawing on newly discovered letters and featuring previously unpublished photographs, this is a vivid biography of a remarkable nonconformist whom one contemporary described as "the only ancient Greek I ever knew.".…

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