literature
Ancient Greece
UK Universities Place “Trigger Warnings” on Greek Tragedies and Literature
Universities in the United Kingdom have reportedly placed "trigger warnings" on ancient Greek tragedies, as well as Shakespeare, Beowulf, and others.
British university staff has attached trigger warnings to warn students about upsetting materials which may appear in classical works...
Culture
The Story Behind Maya Angelou’s Greek Last Name
Famous African American poet and author Maya Angelou, who recently became the first black woman to appear on a US coin, has a distinctly Greek last name.
A US quarter featuring an image of Angelou went into circulation this week...
Culture
Greek Poet Odysseas Elytis Depicts Struggle for Freedom
Nobel Prize-winning poet Odysseas Elytis is regarded as one of Greece’s major poets and a major exponent of romantic modernism in Greece and worldwide.
In 1979, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, and most of his works have been translated...
Art
Dinos Christianopoulos, ‘The Poet of Thessaloniki’ Was Rebetiko Scholar
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The poet of Thessaloniki and rebetiko scholar Dinos Christianopoulos died in August of 2020, but he left behind him a rich and diverse poetic legacy that will never be forgotten in Greece.
He was born in Thessaloniki in 1931—the beautiful...
Ancient Greece
Aesop’s Fables: Ancient Greek Stories with Important Lessons for Children
Aesop's Fables are some of the most famous stories with moral lessons in history, and many of the tales are used to guide children in regard to moral themes and life lessons.
Teaching children moral lessons from a young age...
Culture
Alki Zei: The Greek Author Who Helped Kids Understand Difficult Issues
Greek author Alki Zei has helped countless generations of Greek children understand some aspects of life that are difficult to comprehend—neglect, drug addiction, war, poverty, fascism, and racism—preparing them for the realities of the world with tenderness and great...
Culture
Lafcadio Hearn: The Greek National Poet of Japan
Lafcadio Hearn, a unique figure in international literature, began his life in Greece and spent the rest of his career in Japan.
Culture
The Turbulent Life of Byzantine Empress Theodora
In Constantinople, circa 500 AD, a girl was born to a poor circus worker and his wife. That child, Theodora, would become an actress, a prostitute, a mistress, a feminist, an empress of the civilized world, and eventually, a...
Ancient Greece
Odyssey: Homer’s Epic Poem Is the World’s Most Influential Story
Homer's Odyssey, ancient Greece's most well-known epic poem, is officially the most influential story to have shaped the entire world.
Diaspora
Greek Author Christos Ikonomou Wins US’ Chowdhury Prize in Literature
Greek author Christos Ikonomou won the inaugural Chowdhury Prize in Literature, an international prize for writers — and the first literary award of its kind on the US West Coast — on Tuesday.
Born in Athens in 1970, Ikonomou has...