The Shade of Homer
Subtitle: A Study in Modern Greek Poetry
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 5, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780521604536
Subjects: Poetry & poets; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Modern Greek; Literary Criticism; European - General; Regional, Ethnic, Genre, Specific Subject; Greek poetry, Modern--19th century--History a; Greek poetry, Modern--19th century--History and criticism; Literary Criticism & Collections / European; Literary Criticism & Collections / History & Criticism; Literary Criticism-European - General; General
First sentence: If modern Greece has an intellectual Founding Father it is without doubt Adamandios Korais (Coray) (1748-1833), a textual scholar of international renown and a liberal ideologue with a deep influence on the attitudes of independent Greece.