Kostas Karyotakis, le poète-« phénomène » de la génération dite « des années 1920 » en Grèce

In our communication, we try to present and analyse the reasons why Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet of the “1920’s” generation, is a very different case from the other poets of his generation. These reasons do not concern just the theme of his poetry, but also many aspects of his character, his poetic...

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Main Author: Vassiliki Tsaita-Tsilimeni
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Language:English
Published: Centre d'Études Balkaniques 2015-03-01
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ceb/5491
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description In our communication, we try to present and analyse the reasons why Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet of the “1920’s” generation, is a very different case from the other poets of his generation. These reasons do not concern just the theme of his poetry, but also many aspects of his character, his poetic style, his thought, etc.In other words, by reading the work of Karyotakis, we see all his dark theme and his melancholic and pessimist nature that characterize the 1920’s generation and, in the same moment, we have a clear, conscious, original and remarkably bold view about his time. Sometimes we get the antithetical impression that Karyotakis is at a higher level than the others and can clearly distinguish the deep tragedy of his generation and the reasons that caused it.Karyotakis is probably the only poet of this generation who has, at times, a clear awareness of the sensation of the torment that touches himself and his contemporaries; sensation that raises questions about their role in the society as poets, about the odds of Greece as Hellenic nation in these troubled times (1897–1930), about their turbulent nature of being a human being who is trying to survive in an era which was marked by so many social stigmas, and about the limitation of their free choice, choice that would lead to a clearer and more precise personal freedom.
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spelling doaj.art-6a583b1dec40486ab8e6de69c11321fb2022-12-21T23:33:48ZengCentre d'Études BalkaniquesCahiers Balkaniques0290-74022261-41842015-03-0110.4000/ceb.5491Kostas Karyotakis, le poète-« phénomène » de la génération dite « des années 1920 » en GrèceVassiliki Tsaita-TsilimeniIn our communication, we try to present and analyse the reasons why Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet of the “1920’s” generation, is a very different case from the other poets of his generation. These reasons do not concern just the theme of his poetry, but also many aspects of his character, his poetic style, his thought, etc.In other words, by reading the work of Karyotakis, we see all his dark theme and his melancholic and pessimist nature that characterize the 1920’s generation and, in the same moment, we have a clear, conscious, original and remarkably bold view about his time. Sometimes we get the antithetical impression that Karyotakis is at a higher level than the others and can clearly distinguish the deep tragedy of his generation and the reasons that caused it.Karyotakis is probably the only poet of this generation who has, at times, a clear awareness of the sensation of the torment that touches himself and his contemporaries; sensation that raises questions about their role in the society as poets, about the odds of Greece as Hellenic nation in these troubled times (1897–1930), about their turbulent nature of being a human being who is trying to survive in an era which was marked by so many social stigmas, and about the limitation of their free choice, choice that would lead to a clearer and more precise personal freedom.http://journals.openedition.org/ceb/5491Karyotakis Kostas (1896-1928)1920’ generationGreeceInterwar (1918-1939)Greek Literaturepoetry
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Kostas Karyotakis, le poète-« phénomène » de la génération dite « des années 1920 » en Grèce
Cahiers Balkaniques
Karyotakis Kostas (1896-1928)
1920’ generation
Greece
Interwar (1918-1939)
Greek Literature
poetry
title Kostas Karyotakis, le poète-« phénomène » de la génération dite « des années 1920 » en Grèce
title_full Kostas Karyotakis, le poète-« phénomène » de la génération dite « des années 1920 » en Grèce
title_fullStr Kostas Karyotakis, le poète-« phénomène » de la génération dite « des années 1920 » en Grèce
title_full_unstemmed Kostas Karyotakis, le poète-« phénomène » de la génération dite « des années 1920 » en Grèce
title_short Kostas Karyotakis, le poète-« phénomène » de la génération dite « des années 1920 » en Grèce
title_sort kostas karyotakis le poete phenomene de la generation dite des annees 1920 en grece
topic Karyotakis Kostas (1896-1928)
1920’ generation
Greece
Interwar (1918-1939)
Greek Literature
poetry
url http://journals.openedition.org/ceb/5491
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