Chrysanthos Mentis Bostantzoglou (,

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1918 – 13 December 1995) and better known under the

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of Bost (Μποστ), was a prolific

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and

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. His satirical cartoons and caricatures appeared in many papers such as ''

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'', '' Tachydromos'' and ''

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''. Their radical political character (he stood unsuccessfully for election for left-wing parties on several occasions) led to a number of lawsuits.

Works

1944: "St Fanourios. Help through an understanding of the Chinese classics Gah-Chu and Wu-Svou-Ni" 1953: "Constantine Paleologos" 1959: "Sketches by Bost" (also published by Kastaniotis 1996 ) 1960: "My album" 1961: "Sketches and writings (First selection)" 1961: "The profession of my mother" 1963: "Don Quixote" (play) 1963: "Beautiful city" (play) 1964: "Fausta" (play) 1993: "Medea" (play)Kaggelaris, N. (2016), "Sophocles' Oedipus in Mentis Bostantzoglou's ''Medea''"

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in Mastrapas, A. N. - Stergioulis, M. M. (eds.) '' Seminar 42: Sophocles the great classic of tragedy '', Athens: Koralli, pp. 74- 8

Kaggelaris, N. (2017), "Euripides in Mentis Bostantzoglou's Medea",

''Carpe Diem'' 2: 379-41

1995: "Romeo and Juliet" (play) 1972: "Sketches and writings (Second selection)" (also published by Kastaniotis 1996 ) 1982: "Maria Pentagiotissa" (play) 1987: "40 years of Bost" (play) 1996: "Sketches 1973-4", publisher Kastaniotis 1996 1996: "Alilografeia me ton Kosta", publisher Nefeli 1998: "Short stories 1960-1965", publisher Hermes

References

Bibliography

* "Bost", by Lalas, Thanasis, publisher Kastaniotis 1996 * Kaggelaris, N. (2016), "Sophocles' Oedipus in Mentis Bostantzoglou's ''Medea''"

in Mastrapas, A. N. - Stergioulis, M. M. (eds.) '' Seminar 42: Sophocles the great classic of tragedy '', Athens: Koralli, pp. 74– 8

*Kaggelaris, N. (2017), "Euripides in Mentis Bostantzoglou's ''Medea''",

''Carpe Diem'' 2: 379-41

External links

Paintings by Bost
* :el:Μποστ, Biography (Greek)
Writings of Bost at the Centre for Neohellenic Studies (Greek)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bostantzoglou, Chrysanthos Mentis 1918 births 1995 deaths Artists from Istanbul Turkish people of Greek descent Greek painters 20th-century Greek dramatists and playwrights Constantinopolitan Greeks Turkish emigrants to Greece Artists from Athens Musicians from Istanbul Writers from Istanbul