Discover Foloi | The forest of the mythical Centaurs
On the western edge of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the region of Elis, on the southern foothills...
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The Ancient Theater of Cassope opens to the public after 21 centuries
The people of Cassope founded their capital in the 4th century B.C. at an altitude of about...
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Aegina invites you on a weekend escape
Beyond its busy port, Aegina has the seductive, casual character of a typical Greek island, but...
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“Hermoupolis Heritage | An organization that protects and promotes the cultural heritage of Syros
Hermoupolis Heritage is a non-profit organization based on the island of Syros, which aims to...
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Discover Kavala, the “Blue City”
Kavala, Northern Greece’s “Blue City”, is a charming destination that has...
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Metsovo | The compelling charm of a traditional Epirus town
Perched at an altitude of 3,280 feet (1,160 metres) above sea level, on the slopes of the Pindus...
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Nymfaio | The Northern Greek village straight out of a fairytale
Thanks to its traditional architecture, with stone houses and charming cobbled streets, and its unique natural environment, thetraditional village of Nymfaio is one of the best vacation destinations in Greece, not only in winter but all year round.
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Wine routes of Crete
In modern times, Cretan wine has won the attention and preference of the broader consumer public. Cretan wines are a precious legacy of traditional varieties, perfectly adapted to the island’s climate conditions. Cretan vineyards cover 12.8% of Greece’s wine regions and rank 3rd among the country’s 9 wine-growing areas.
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SIG Masters | MSc in Mobile and Web Computing: Internet of Things Applications
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📚📚Οne of the most distinguished translators of modern Greek literature, David Connolly, spoke to Reading Greece about his love for Greek language and culture, the major challenges when translating Greek literature in English, and the role of #translators as cultural ambassadors fostering understanding between peoples and cultures. ![]()
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"Apart from its importance for the transmission of literary works, translation has always been instrumental in the dissemination of knowledge, religion and culture in general. Languages and cultures are promoted by the process of interaction and osmosis and one of the most effective means in this process is translation. Translators are, by definition, linguistic and cultural ambassadors and should be recognised as such".
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David Connolly was born in Sheffield, England, and is of Irish descent. He studied Ancient Greek at the University of Lancaster, Medieval and Modern Greek Literature at Trinity College, Oxford...
C. P. Cavafy (1863–1933) has been recognized as a central figure in European modernism and world literature. His poetry explored the conditions for animating the past and making lost worlds or people haunt the present. Yet he also described himself as “a poet of the future generations.” Indeed, his writings address concerns and desires that permeate the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.![]()
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"Specters of Cavafy" (University of Michigan Press, 2024) by Maria Boletsi, Endowed Professor of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Amsterdam (Marilena Laskaridis Chair), and Associate Professor in Comparative Literature at Leiden University, in the Netherlands, broaches these questions by proposing spectral poetics as a novel approach to Cavafy’s work. ![]()
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Drawing from theorizations of specters and haunting, it develops spectrality as a lens for revisiting Cavafy’s poetry and prose, fiction and nonfiction, as well as his poetry’s bearing on our present.
BOOK OF THE MONTH: “Specters of Cavafy” by Maria Boletsi
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The Greek Alexandrian poet C. P. Cavafy (1863–1933) has been recognized as a central figure in European modernism and world literature. His poetry explored the conditions for animating the past and ...