identity
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pen name
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gre.scr.mono: Γιώργoς Σεφέρης.
gre.scr.poly: Γιῶργoς Σεφέρης.
translit: Yiorgos, Giorgos. Seferis, Sepheris.
Given name: Yiorgos is short for Yeorghios = George.
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real surname
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gre: Σεφεριάδης.
translit: Seferiades, Seferiadis.
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name pronunc.
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gre: [ˈjiorɣos seˈferis] [seferiˈaðis]
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occupation
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poet
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language
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GREEK
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nationality
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greek GREECE
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dates‑places
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- (1900‑1971) 71 annos vixit
- birth: 1900, Smyrni, Asia Minor, then Otoman empire, later Izmir, Turkey.
- death: 1971, Athens, Greece. During dictatorship.
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distinctions
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NOBEL 1963
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works
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ergography
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- printed in greek:
- Σεφέρης, Γιώργος. ΠOIHMATA. Αθήνα: IKAPOΣ, 1964.
eng: Seferis, Yiorgos. Poems. Athens: Ikaros, 1964.
- eng.translations
- Seferis, George. Complete Poems. eng.trans. from gre: Edmund Keeley and Phillip Sherrard. London: Anvil Press, 1995.
- Seferis, George. Collected Poems.
Translated, edited, and introduced by Edmund Keeley & Philip Sherrard. Revised edition. Princeton University Press.
lang:eng. Presentation online @press.princeton.edu retr:2007.10.
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available poems
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- Arnisi (Denial) gre. original, i.p.a. pronunciation, translation in english and other languages.
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recitations
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- The poet reciting or reading at http://www.snhell.gr/ (greek navigation only)
- BBC World Service Tribute to Seferis In greek. 5 items from BBC sound archive. The 1969 speech against the dictatorship included.
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melopeoia
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- The composer Mikis THEODORAKIS has set to music many of his poems. They are very popular in Greece, sung by everyone.
- To listen to two song-samples, visit the student site: by Efi Sarla and Akrivi Papa at Peristeri School.
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documentaries
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- Hμερoλόγια Kαταστρώματoς - LogBooks, 2001 director: Stelios Haralambopoulos
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in two words
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Yiorgos Seferis. Greek poet. Nobel 1963. From wealthy family background, born in Izmir, he became a diplomat and travelled a lot. His poems are brought to the lips of every greek through the popular songs using his verses as lyrics.
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concise info
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- poem: Arnisi (Denial) gre. original, i.p.a. pronunciation, translation in english and other languages.
- ERGOGRAPHY
- LINKS
in english - in greek - other languages
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Yiorgos Seferis