Yannis Ritsos

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A Broken Man in Flower: Versions of Yannis RitsosPaperback, 6 June 2023

A Broken Man in Flower: Versions of Yannis Ritsos
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Print Length
192 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books
Date Published
6 Jun 2023
ISBN-10
1780376499
ISBN-13
9781780376493

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A Broken Man in Flower presents new versions of work by one of the most significant Greek poets of the last century, translated by one of the UK's most renowned contemporary poets.

The life of Yannis Ritsos was, to say the least, troubled. From an early age, he was dogged by the tuberculosis that killed his mother and brother. His father and sister suffered breakdowns and spent time in institutions. His poem Epitaphios (1936), a lament for a young man shot dead by the police during a tobacco workers' strike, was publicly burned by the Metaxas regime and his books banned. Throughout his life he wa repeatedly persecuted, arrested and placed under house arrest by the oppressive Greek authorities.

The violence and tyranny of dictatorship is often fractured by the surreal. In the poems collected here, written by Ritsos while in prison and under house arrest, that fracture in perception is a wound. A Broken Man in Flower has an introduction by John Kittmer and includes the text of an illuminating and vivid letter sent by Ritsos to his publisher in 1969 while under house arrest on Samos describing his life - and the lives of Greeks - under the repressive rule of the Colonels.

Harsent's versions of Ritsos' poems express the revolutionary and experimental nature of his work while also remaining accurate translations from the Greek.

Product Details

Author:
Yannis Ritsos
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
6 June 2023
Dimensions:
23.11 x 15.75 x 2.03 cm
ISBN-10:
1780376499
ISBN-13:
9781780376493
Language:
English
Pages:
192
Publisher:
Weight:
385.55 gm

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