Aretic Muse Poems in Greek and English on the Experience of Emigration |
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| Author:
| Evangeliou, Christos |
| ISBN: | 978-1-942495-25-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2019 |
| Publisher: | Parnassos Press - Fonte Aretusa
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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The poems of this collection, published in Greek and English on facing pages, turn around the Hellenic concept of aret¿ or excellence, which has been personified and mythologized since antiquity as Arethousa or Aretousa. For the Ancient Hellenes, the three concepts of eroticism, areticism and athleticism were closely connected and cultivated intensely for honor and victory. In this spirit, then, athletes of any kind, that is, of love, of virtue, and of competition, are called upon to...
More DescriptionThe poems of this collection, published in Greek and English on facing pages, turn around the Hellenic concept of aret¿ or excellence, which has been personified and mythologized since antiquity as Arethousa or Aretousa. For the Ancient Hellenes, the three concepts of eroticism, areticism and athleticism were closely connected and cultivated intensely for honor and victory. In this spirit, then, athletes of any kind, that is, of love, of virtue, and of competition, are called upon to come and take part in this poetic symposium for an aesthetic and sensuous feast. Having Aretousa as their inspiring leader and the poet as their cheer-leader, they are invited to train together, to compete vigorously, and to celebrate the poetic crowning of victorious athletes and lovers of Hellenic aret¿.