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Dionysius Solomós

Romilly Jenkins author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:22nd May '14

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Originally published in 1940, this book contains the first English biography of the Greek poet Dionysius Solomós.

Originally published in 1940, this book contains the first English biography of the Greek poet Dionysius Solomós, a contemporary of Byron and author of the poem Hymn to Liberty, which formed the basis for the Greek and Cypriot national anthems. Jenkins quotes at length from Solomós' poems and provides the original Greek text at the end of the book.Originally published in 1940, this book contains the first English biography of the Greek poet Dionysius Solomós, a contemporary of Byron and author of the poem Hymn to Liberty, which formed the basis for the Greek and Cypriot national anthems. Jenkins quotes at length from Solomós' poems and provides the original Greek text at the end of the book. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in nineteenth-century poets or the role played by poetry in the Greek revolution.

ISBN: 9781107644274

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 13mm

Weight: 250g

236 pages