A Century of Greek Poetry 1900-2000: Bilingual Edition

by Peter A. Bien, Peter Constantine

This unique bilingual anthology presents the achievements of Greek poetry in the 20th century. Included are 109 poets and 456 poems, with the Greek original and the English translation on opposite pages. Included are the internationally recognized C.P. Cavafy, the Nobel Prize winners George Seferis and Odysseus Elytis, as well as all the major Greek poets of the 20th century. Many of the poems in the Greek original and many translations are published for the first time. The four editors, all award winning authors and translators, not only selected the poems but also have translated many of them. In all 63 translators contributede their work to this anthology. Also, included are Kimon Friar’s unpublished corrections/modifications to his original translations.

Genres: Poetry

1024 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2004

About the author

Peter Bien (often credited as P.A. Bien when translating) is Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College, and a former president of the Modern Greek Studies Association.