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name
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gre.scr.mono: Kωστής Παλαμάς.
gre.scr.poly: Kωστῆς Παλαμᾶς.
translit: Costis, Kostis. Palamas.
Given name: Costis is short for Constantine.
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name pronunc.
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gre: [koˈsits palaˈmas]
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occupation
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poet
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language
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GREEK, demotic.
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nationality
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greek GREECE
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dates‑places
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- (1859‑1943) 84 annos vixit
- birth: 1859, Messolongi, central Greece.
- death: 1943, Athens, Greece. During Nazi occupation.
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selected works
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ergography
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- (complete works)
- Παλαμάς, Κωστής. Άπαντα. Αθήνα: Γκοβόστης, n.d. lang:gre. script:polytonic. Sixteen (16) volumes.
- gre.pronunc: [palaˈmas koˈstis] [ˈapanda] [aθˈina] [goˈvostis]
- eng: Palamas, Kostis. Complete Works. Athens: Govostis, n.d.
- Poems and texts in 16 volumes. The edition is in the multiaccented stress system, as all greek was written until 1982. This publication was edited and authorized by the 'Palamas Institute'. The seal on my own copy is marked: 1960 and bears the autograph signature of Yiorgos K. Katsimbalis (1899‑1978) who was responsible for this project.
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available poems
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- Olympic Hymn gre. original, i.p.a. pronunciation, translation in english.
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in two words
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Costis Palamas. Greek poet. Prolific. His poems and his literary criticism were written in standard modern greek. At the time, this was crucial for the consolidation of modern greek against the official 'purist', archaic katharevoussa language of the conservatives. His funeral during the german occupation became a huge protest against the Nazis. Known for his poerm Olympic Hymn.
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concise info
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bio@wikipedia and more at @greekWikipedia
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Kostis Palamas
The poet Kostis Palamas