Manolis Anagnostakis
Manolis Anagnostakis ( Greek Μανώλης Αναγνωστάκης * 10. March 1925 in Thessaloniki ; † 22. June 2005 in Athens ) was a Greek poet of existentialism .
Life
Anagnostakis first studied medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and later practiced as a radiologist . During the Second World War and the civil wars that followed, he was an active member of the resistance movement. He spent many years in prison and in exile after a military court sentenced him to death.
He began his writing career in 1944 with articles in Xekinima magazine . In 1945 the first volume of poetry was published under the title Epoch I. Further volumes of this cycle followed in 1948 and 1951. He published a second series of poems between 1956 and 1962.
His works have been set to music by composers such as Mikis Theodorakis , Thanos Mikroutsikos , Angeliki Ionatou and Michalis Grigoriou .
Works
- Epoch I (1945)
- Epoch II (1948)
- Epoch III (1951)
- Continuation I (1956)
- Continuation II (1956)
- Continuation III (1962)
- The Edge (1968/69)
- Parentheses (1972)
- Target (1975)
literature
- Niki Eideneier: Manolis Anagnostakis , in: KLfG - Critical Lexicon for Contemporary Foreign Language Literature, in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Literature by and about Manolis Anagnostakis in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anagnostakis, Manolis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek existentialist poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thessaloniki , Greece |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 2005 |
| Place of death | Athens , Greece |