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Putting Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis's vast output into the context of his lifelong spiritual quest and the turbulent politics of twentieth-century Greece, Peter Bien argues that Kazantzakis was a deeply flawed genius--not always artistical...

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"No author who lives in Greece," writes Peter Bien, "can avoid politics." This first volume of his major intellectual biography of Nikos Kazantzakis approaches the distinguished--and controversial--writer by describing his stru...

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The literary renaissance of Modern Greece is the subject of essays by ten critics and scholars on the theme, "Modern Greek Literature and it European Background." From Zissimos Lorenzatos' discussion of the nineteenth- century poet ...

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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&ap...

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The literary renaissance of Modern Greece is the subject of essays by ten critics and scholars on the theme, "Modern Greek Literature and it European Background." From Zissimos Lorenzatos' discussion of the nineteenth- century poet ...

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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&ap...

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Integrated sequel to DEMOTIC GREEK I for second-year students uses scenarios and readings based on authentic Greek texts drawn from folktales, ballads, and writers such as Herodotus, Kazantzakis, Koraes, Myrivilis, and Seferis.

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Investigating and measuring risk factors and markers for low achievement in children, this unique volume studies children from gestation to age seven. This monograph evaluates the social, biological, and cognitive characteristics that served effec...

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"e;No author who lives in Greece,"e; writes Peter Bien, "e;can avoid politics."e; This first volume of his major intellectual biography of Nikos Kazantzakis approaches the distinguished--and controversial--writer by describing his ...

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Putting Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis's vast output into the context of his lifelong spiritual quest and the turbulent politics of twentieth-century Greece, Peter Bien argues that Kazantzakis was a deeply flawed genius--not always artistically su...

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The life of Nikos Kazantzakis-the author of Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation of Christ-was as colorful and eventful as his fiction. And nowhere is his life revealed more fully or surprisingly than in his letters. Edited and translated by Ka...

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Peter Bien focuses on Kazantzakis' obsession with the demotic, the language "e;on the lips of the people,"e; showing how it governed his writing, his ambition, and his involvement in Greek politics and educational reform. Kazantzakis' obse...

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The literary renaissance of Modern Greece is the subject of essays by ten critics and scholars on the theme, "e;Modern Greek Literature and it European Background."e; From Zissimos Lorenzatos' discussion of the nineteenth- century poet Sol...

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Greek Today presents an up-to-date communicative approach for students of Modern Greek. Aimed at the introductory to intermediate levels, it is a completely revised and expanded edition of the popular Demotic Greek I. Presenting material that rela...

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This companion workbook contains additional exercises as well as a crossword puzzle, ideas for student compositions and dialogues, an English-language explanation of an aspect of Greek culture, a grammar review, and an exam, all aimed at inspiring...

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