The CHARIOTEER AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF MODERN GREEK CULTURE NUMBERS 39/40 2000-2002 SPECIAL DOUBLE ISSUE A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER MYSTIKO PERASMA BY MARIA lAMPADARIDOU-POTHOU J.o<7r -r·n:;c,.,"'' , ,... ...,,..,, ... , BY APOSTOLOS ATHANASSAKIS ..RBMANTIC POETRY IN GREECE _, } BY SONIA ILINSKAYA SELEcrzoNS FROM "THE POETRY OF GREECE" . ) BY DISKIN CLAY PHILANDERING ODYSSEUS? BY PHANIS]. KAKRIDIS A POETIC DIALOGUE BETWEEN TRADITIONS: FOLK ART AND CHRISTIANITY BY YIANNIS MOTSIOS MOIROLOGIA COLLECTED BY YIANNIS MOTSIOS KEROWOS BY P.A. SINOPOULOS PROLOGUEBYjOHNCHADvnCK $15.00 The CHARIOTEER AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF MODERN GREEK CULTURE Formerly published by PARNASSOS Greek Cultural Society of New York NUMBERS 39/40 2000-2002 Publisher: LEANDROS PAPATHANASIOU Editor: APOSTOLOS N. ATHANASSAKIS Associate Editor: THEONY CONDOS Managing Editor: SUSAN ANASTASAKOS The CHARIOTEER is published by PELLA PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. 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ISSN 0577-5574 TABLE OF CONTENTS A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 MARIA LAMPADARIDOU-POTHOU, Mystiko Perasma 11 Introduction by APOSTOLOS ATHANASSAKIS, Translated by THEONY CoNDos SONIA ILINSKAYA, "Romantic Poetry in Greece" 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 DISKIN CLAY, Selections from "The Poetry of Greece" 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 PHANISJ. KAKRIDIS, "Philandering Odysseus?" 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 YIANNIS MOTSIOS, "A Poetic Dialogue between Traditions: Folk Art and Christianity" 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 0 0 Moirologia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 Collected by YIANNIS MoTSios, Translated by THEONY CoNDOS P.Ao SINOPOULOS, Kerowos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 197 Prologue by jOHN CHADWICK, Translated by THEONY CoNDOS ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 o o o 0 oo 0 215 3 A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER The Charioteer began as a journal dedicated to the diffusion of Modem Greek literature and culture in the English speaking world. During its first forty years, the journal focused on bringing numerous Greek authors, poets and artists to a wide audience by publishing selections from their writings in English translation along with scholarly articles on Modem Greek literature and culture. Founded by Pamasos Greek Cultural Society of New York in 1959, The Charioteer quickly estab­ lished itself as an important contributor to the study of Modem Greek culture in the Western hemisphere. During these years some issues were devoted exclusively to one literary figure, others contained translations and critical articles on the works of several authors and artists. The first three issues were edited by Kimon Friar and presented a variety of Greek authors from Homer and Aeschylus to modem poetry and prose. Issue 1 included excerpts from The Saviors of God: Spiritual Exercises by Nikos Kazantzakis, excerpts from Nikos Kazantzakis and His Odyssey by Pantelis Prevelakis, small anthologies of Angelos Sikelianos, Yannis Moralis, Stratis Myrivilis; also essays and poetry by Aeschylus, Nikiphoros Vrettakos, Alexis Minotis and others. Issue 2 included seven poems on Greek themes by Salvatore Quasi­ modo, The Exiles by Kay Cicellis, To Argos by Lawrence Durrell, small anthologies of Elias Venezis, Odysseus Elytis and the works of Ghika. Also essays and art by Edward Roditi, Apostolos Sahinis, Petros Markakis and others. Issue 3 included a preface to Pope joan by Lawrence Durrell, excerpts from Pope joan by Emmanuel Royidis, small anthologies of Michael Tombros, l.M. Panayotopoulos, Takis Papatzonis, excerpts from the Oedipus plays by Sophocles, fiction and essays by Minas Dimakis, K. Ghikas, Zaharias Papantoniou, Evangelos Papanoutsos and others, Also satire by Minos Argytakis. After the third issue Kimon Friar moved to Greece but he continued to contribute essays and translations to The Charioteer. Starting with Issue 4, Andonis Decavalles and Despoina Spanos became executive editors of The Charioteer and continued for twenty-one years-1962- 5 6 THE CHARIOTEER 1983, issues 4 to 25-to present a great number of Greek writers, poets and artists along with critical essays. Issue 4 included excerpts from two novels and a play by Angelos Terzakis, seven short stories by six pioneers: Kondylakis, Karkavitsas, Psycharis, Papadiamantis, Vikelas and Mora_tidis; and an essay, "Mod­ ern Greek Prose," by Andonis Decavalles; also paintings by Spyros Vassiliou. Issue 5 included excerpts from two novels, Argo and Leonis, and a play, Alciviades, by G. Theotokas, essays and art by Photis Kontoglou and Greek Demotic Love Songs. Issue 6 included three poems by Nobel Prize winner George Seferis, excerpts from three novels by Thanasis Petsalis, Philoctetes-A Modem Version by David Posner and paintings by Gounaropoulos. The double issue 7/8 was dedicated to Cyprus, its poetry, prose and art from ancient times to the present. Issue 9 included poems by George Seferis, introduced by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard, excerpts from Smugglers of the Aegean by Y. Manglis, short stories by Alciviades Yiannopoulos and Galatea Saranti and the sculpture of Christos Capralos. Issue 10 included thirteen Poets of Salonica, the art of Yannis Spy­ ropoulos and "Cavafy's Ars Poetica." The double issue 1I/l2 included an anthology of Cosmas Politis, selections from Eroica, At Hadzifrangos and short stories; also the sculp­ ture of Ikaris and critical essays. Issue l3 was dedicated to Antonis Samarakis. It included selections from the novel Danger Signal and seven short stories along with critical commentaries. Issue 14 included a nouvelle by Ange Vlachos, Hours of Life, a short story by Andreas Karkavitsas and selections from nine poets; also wood­ cuts by Achilles Droungas. Issue IS was dedicated to Kimon Friar and included his translations of eighteen poets of two decades (40s and 50s), an essay by Andonis Decavalles "Kimon Friar as Translator," a short story by Triandafillos Pittas and "The Sculpture of Natalia Melas" by Kimon Friar. The double issue 16/17 was dedicated to Pandelis Prevelakis, three poems, a nouvelle: The Angel in the Well, and a play The Hand of the Slain; also the art of Yannis Kefallinos. A Note from the Publisher 7 Issue 18 included a poem "Ursa Minor" by Takis Papatsonis, a short story "The Last Visit" by Spiros Plaskovitis and the sculpture of Michael Lekakis along with an essay on his work by Despoina Spanos. Issue 19 included an essay by Morton P. Levitt "Odysseus Elytis and Modem Greek Poetry;" two poems of Odysseus Elytis, a Greek Shadow Puppet Play: The Seven Beasts and Karangiozis, an essay by Georgios­ Alexandros Mangakis, short stories by George Ioannou and George Theotokas; also the art of George Constant. Issue 20 was an anthology of new poets. It also included an essay by Andonis Decavalles, "Modernity: The Third Stage, The New Poets." Issue 21 included a selection of poems by Yannis Ritsos introduced by Edmund Keeley; a novel, Shaved Heads by Nikos Kasdaglis and an essay "Nikos Kasdaglis and the Regimented State" by Thomas Doulis; also sculpture by Klearchos Loukopoulos. The double issue 22/23 was dedicated to Nikos Kazantzakis. It included a lecture, "Kazantzakis: Life and Works by Pantelis Preve­ lakis"; excerpts from The Saviors of Gods: Spiritual Exercises; also two essays by George Manousakis and Kostas Michailidhis. The double issue 24/25 was dedicated to Odysseus Elytis. It included excerpts from the poem Maria Nefeli and essays by Andonis Decavalles, Edmund Keeley and Odysseus Elytis; an interview with Yiannis Tsarouhis; also Dionysios Solomos' "The Woman of Zakynthos." After issue 25, the publishing of The Charioteer was transferred from Pamassos Greek Cultural Society of New York to Pella Publishing Com­ pany under Leandros Papathanasiou. Special issue 26 was guest edited by George Valamvanos and pre­ sented an anthology of Modem Greek one-act plays. It included two plays He and His Pants and The Woman and the Wrong Man by Iakovos Kambanellis, The City, a trilogy of one-act plays by Loula Anagnostakis, Backgammon by Dimitris Kehaides, and a play The Match and Three Dramatic Monologues by George Maniotis. Starting with issue 27, C. Capri-Karka became the editor of The Charioteer and continued for fourteen years--1985-1999, issues 27 to 38-to present Greek writers, poets and artists. All these issues included editorials by C. Capri-Karka that were in essence introduc­ tions and commentaries on the writers presented. Issue 27 was a double issue dedicated to the poet George Seferis. It 8 THE CHARIOTEER included two poems "Argo" and "The Last Chorus," the essay "All Things Are Full of Gods," his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, excerpts from the novel Six Nights on the Acropolis and from the poet's journal Days "B" and critical commentaries by Alexandros Argyriou, Costas G.