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Kostis Palamas ( el, Κωστής Παλαμάς; – 27 February 1943) was a
at E.KE.BI / Biblionet In the 1880s, he worked as a journalist. He published his first collection of verses, ''Songs of My Fatherland'', in 1886. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature on 14 occasions, but never received it. He held an administrative post at the
Palamas has been informally called the "national" poet of Greece. He was an influential voice in Greek literature for more than 30 years, and greatly influenced the entire political-intellectual climate of his time.
Greek
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poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn
The Olympic Hymn ( el, Ολυμπιακός Ύμνος, ), also known as the Olympic Anthem, is a choral cantata by opera composer Spyridon Samaras (1861–1917), with lyrics by Greek poet Kostis Palamas. Both poet and composer were the choice of ...
. He was a central figure of the Greek literary generation of the 1880s and one of the cofounders of the so-called New Athenian School
The term New Athenian School ( el, Νέα Αθηναϊκή Σχολή), also known as the 1880s Generation (Γενιά του 1880) or the Palamian School (Παλαμική Σχολή) after its leading member Kostis Palamas, denotes the litera ...
(or Palamian School, or Second Athenian School) along with Georgios Drosinis
Georgios Drosinis ( el, Γεώργιος Δροσίνης; 9 December 1859 – 3 January 1951) was a Greek author and poet of the New Athenian School ( Greek literary Generation of the 1880s), a scholar and an editor.
Biography
Georgios Drossin ...
and Ioannis Polemis
Ioannis Polemis ( el, Ιωάννης Πολέμης; 1862 – 28 May 1924''Skrip'' newspaper. 29-5-1924, p. 4) was a Greek poet.
Life and career
Born in Athens, Polemis came from a historical Byzantine family. When he was in his twenties, some w ...
.
Biography
Born inPatras
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, in the same house as born the Italian novelist Matilde Serao
200px, Matilde Serao, by "Rossi"
Matilde Serao (; gr, Ματθίλδη Σεράο; 7 March 1856 – 25 July 1927) was an Italian journalist and novelist. She was the first woman called to edit an Italian newspaper, Il ''Corriere di Roma'' an ...
, he received his primary and secondary education in Mesolonghi
Missolonghi or Messolonghi ( el, Μεσολόγγι, ) is a municipality of 34,416 people (according to the 2011 census) in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Polis ...
. In 1877 he enrolled at the School of Law, Economics and Political Sciences of the University of Athens
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...
, but he soon abandoned his studies."Palamas, Kostis, 1859-1943"at E.KE.BI / Biblionet In the 1880s, he worked as a journalist. He published his first collection of verses, ''Songs of My Fatherland'', in 1886. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature on 14 occasions, but never received it. He held an administrative post at the
University of Athens
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...
between 1897 and 1926, and died during the German occupation of Greece in World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
. His funeral was a major event of the Greek resistance: the funerary poem composed and recited by fellow poet Angelos Sikelianos
Angelos Sikelianos ( el, Άγγελος Σικελιανός; 28 March 1884 – 19 June 1951) was a Greek lyric poet and playwright. His themes include Greek history, religious symbolism as well as universal harmony in poems such as ''The Moonstru ...
roused the mourners and culminated in a demonstration of 100,000 people against Nazi
Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in ...
occupation.
Work
Palamas wrote the lyrics to theOlympic Hymn
The Olympic Hymn ( el, Ολυμπιακός Ύμνος, ), also known as the Olympic Anthem, is a choral cantata by opera composer Spyridon Samaras (1861–1917), with lyrics by Greek poet Kostis Palamas. Both poet and composer were the choice of ...
, composed by Spyridon Samaras. It was first performed at the 1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 1is Ol ...
, the first modern Olympic Games. The Hymn was then shelved as each host city from then until the 1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ...
commissioned an original piece for its celebration of the Games, but the version by Samaras and Palamas was declared the official Olympic Anthem in 1958 and has been performed at each celebration of the Games since the 1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ...
.
Honors
The old administration building of the University of Athens, in central Athens, where his office was located, is now dedicated to him as the "Kostis Palamas Building" and houses the "Greek Theater Museum", as well as many temporary exhibitions.
Palamas has been informally called the "national" poet of Greece. He was an influential voice in Greek literature for more than 30 years, and greatly influenced the entire political-intellectual climate of his time. Romain Rolland
Romain Rolland (; 29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915 "as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary production a ...
considered him the greatest poet in Europe.
Works
Collections of poems
* ''Songs of my Fatherland'' (1886) * ''Hymn toAthena
Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of v ...
'' (1889)
* ''Eyes of my Soul'' (1892)
* '' Iambs and Anapaest
An anapaest (; also spelled anapæst or anapest, also called antidactylus) is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. In classical quantitative meters it consists of two short syllables followed by a long one; in accentual stress meters it consist ...
s'' (1897)
* ''The Grave'' (1898)
* ''The Greetings of the Sun-born'' (1900)
* ''Ή Ασάλευτη Ζωή'' (''The Motionless Life'')(1904)
* ''Twelve Lays of the Gypsy'' (1907)
* ''The King's flute'' (1910)
* ''Yearnings of the Lagoon'' (1912)
* ''Satirical Exercises'' (1912)
* ''The State and Solitude'' (1912)
* ''Altars'' (1915)
* ''Extempora'' (1919)
* ''The 14 verses'' (1919)
* ''The 5 verses - The passionate secret whispers - The Wolves - Two flowers from afar'' (1925)
* ''Cowardly and Harsh verses'' (1928)
* ''The 3 Verse Cycle'' (1929)
* ''Passages and Greetings'' (1931)
* ''The Nights of Phemius'' (1935)
* ''Evening Fire'' (1944, posthumous edition by his son, Leander Palamas)
Prose
* ''Death of a Youth'' (novel, 1901) * ''Novels'' (1920)Theater
* ''The Thrice-noble'' (drama, 1903)Criticism
Palamas was one of the most respected literary critics of his day, and instrumental in the reappraisal of the works ofAndreas Kalvos
Andreas Kalvos ( el, Ἀνδρέας Κάλβος, also spelled Andreas Calvos; commonly in Italian: Andrea Calbo; 1 April 1792 – 3 November 1869) was a Greek poet of the Romantic school. He published five volumes of poetry and drama - ''Canzone. ...
, Dionysios Solomos
Dionysios Solomos (; el, Διονύσιος Σολωμός ; 8 April 1798 – 9 February 1857) was a Greek poet from Zakynthos, who is considered to be Greece's national poet. He is best known for writing the ''Hymn to Liberty'' ( el, Ὕμ� ...
and the "Ionian School" of poetry, Kostas Krystallis
Kostas Krystallis ( el, Κώστας Κρυστάλλης; 1868–1894) was a Greek author and poet, representative of 19th century Greek pastoral literature. He was born an Ottoman subject in Epirus, but escaped to Greece after being denounced t ...
et al.
Translations
* ''The King's Flute'', tr. T. P. Stephanides, G. C. Katsimbalis (1982) reek and English texts* ''The King's Flute'', tr. F. Will (1967) * ''The Twelve Lays of the Gypsy'', tr. G. Thomson (1969) * ''The Twelve Words of the Gypsy'', tr. T. P. Stephanides, G. C. Katsimbalis (1974; repr. 1975) * ''A Hundred Voices'', tr. T. P. Stephanides, G. C. Katsimbalis (1976) * ''Ruins'', ''Grief'', ''On The Trip You Are Taken'', ''Rose Fragrance'', tr. A. MoskiosReferences
External links
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