Elytis’s To axion esti (, translated as Worthy It Is, ), came after a period of more than 10 years of silence. Widely held to be his chef d’oeuvre, it is a poetic cycle of alternating prose and verse patterned after the ancient Byzantine liturgy. As in his other writings, Elytis depicted the Greek reality through an intensely personal tone. Odysseas Elytis. ratings49 reviews. The Axion Esti [is] the work on which Elytis's reputation rests, and which almost certainly won him the Nobel Prize." New York Review of Books. Poetry Nobel Prize Greece Classics. pages, Paperback. First published January 1, More Details/5. · This surrealist poem mixes sounds and smells from the Greek reality. It focuses on the themes of absolute Love, woman, nature, death. It is a great sample of the incomparable talent of Odysseas Elytis, who mixes unmixable ingredients and creates deeply human pictures and emotions. from “Beautiful and Strange Homeland”.Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.
The Axion Esti), a long poem in which the speaker explores the essence of his being as well as the identity of his country and people. This poem, set to music by Mikis Theodorakis, became immensely popular and helped Elytis earn the Nobel Prize. Elytis lived in Paris for a short time after the Greek military coup of The Axion Esti (Paperback) Published November 11th by University of Pittsburgh Press. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Odysseus Elytis. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. Other articles where The Axion Esti is discussed: Odysseus Elytis: The Axion Esti), a long poem in which the speaker explores the essence of his being as well as the identity of his country and people. This poem, set to music by Mikis Theodorakis, became immensely popular and helped Elytis earn the Nobel Prize.
The Axion Esti is probably the most widely read volume of verse to have appeared in Greece since World War II and remains a classic today. Those who follow the music of Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis have been especially drawn to Odysseus Elytis's work, his prose is widely considered a mirror to the revolutionary music of Theodorakis. The Axion Esti, by Odysseus Elytis. The modern Greek language has provided a home and inspiration for at least three great poets: Odysseus Elytis (), Yiannis Ritsos () and C.P. Cavafy (Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis - ). Kostas Kariotakis and Giorgos Seferis are generally added to the list, but the little I know of their work does not have a comparable appeal to me. He is generally credited, along with other poets of the s generation, with redefining modern Greek identity in his poetry. His collection To Axion Esti (Worthy It Is; translated as The Axion Esti, ) exemplifies this redefinition of "Greekness." In his early career, Elytis was a fervent supporter of Surrealism and Freudian theory.
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