Kazantzakis and Linguistic Revolution in Greek Literature / / Peter Bien.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Bien, Peter,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1972
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Essays in Literature ; 1431
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)

Peter Bien focuses on Kazantzakis' obsession with the demotic, the language "on the lips of the people," showing how it governed his writing, his ambition, and his involvement in Greek politics and educational reform. Kazantzakis' obsession worked against him in his Odyssey and found its natural vehicle only in his translation of Homer's Iliad and his novels, Zorba the Greek, The Last Temptation of Christ, and The Greek Passion.Originally published in 1972.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Prefatory Note -- Contents -- Prologue -- PART ONE. The Historical Background -- 1. The Language Question -- 2. Korais -- 3. The Atticizers and Psiharis -- 4. The Response -- 5. Later Developments -- PART TWO. The Demoticism of Kazantzakis -- 6. Initial Development and Activism -- 7. The Odyssey, Iliad, and Other Writings -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index