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Ο ποιητής της διασποράς Κ. Π. Καβάφης και η ελληνική Ιστορία
The poet of the diaspora - Kavafis and Greek history This is a joint event between the Greek Community of Melbourne and the Modern Greek Studies Program at the University of La Trobe. Seminar Date: Thursday 8 August 2024 @ 7pm Melbourne Location: Level M, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Presenter: Assistant Professor Michail Bakoyiannis
Language of Presentation: GREEK Entry: FREE
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Synopsis
C. P. Cavafy (1863-1933) lived most of his life and wrote almost all his works in Alexandria. Αs he himself had stated, ever since he was young, History and the knowledge of antiquity were among his favourite intellectual interests. This special interest was also expressed in his poems, especially in those of the maturity period (1911 onwards). How can this poetic historicism be interpreted? Is it purely a personal choice and a self-sustained edifice? Which manner does Cavafy use to embrace History in his poetry? As a poet of the Greek diaspora, does he use Greek History for preserving the Greek national collective memory and identity? Or does this representation, especially of the Hellenistic past, become a means, a vehicle, for other issues to be raised?
O Κ. Π. Καβάφης (1863-1933) έζησε το μεγαλύτερο μέρος της ζωής του και έγραψε σχεδόν όλο του το έργο του στην Αλεξάνδρεια. Όπως είχε δηλώσει και ο ίδιος, η Ιστορία και η αρχαιομάθεια ήταν από τα προσφιλή πνευματικά του ενδιαφέροντα ήδη από τη νεότητά του. Αργότερα, διοχέτευσε αυτό το ενδιαφέρον στα ποιήματά του, ειδικά σε όσα έγραψε κατά την περίοδο της ωριμότητας (1911 κ.εξ.). Πώς ερμηνεύεται αυτός ο ποιητικός «ιστορικισμός»; Είναι αποτέλεσμα αποκλειστικά προσωπικής επιλογής; Με ποιους όρους και με ποιους τρόπους εκφράζεται η διαπίδυση της Ιστορίας στην ποίησή του; Μήπως, ως ποιητής της διασποράς, στρέφεται προς την Ιστορία, προκειμένου να διατηρηθεί ζωντανή η εθνική συλλογική μνήμη; Ή μήπως η αναπαράσταση ειδικά του ελληνιστικού παρελθόντος γίνεται ένα μέσον, ένα όχημα, για να τεθούν άλλα ζητήματα;
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Bio
Michail Bakoyiannis was born in Athens (1966) and studied Greek Philology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) where he later obtained his Doctorate in Modern Greek Literature from the School of Philology. He has been teaching Modern Greek Literature at the School of Philology at AUTH since 2011 but has also presented courses in the Departments of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Cyprus (2008), the University of Belgrade (2012), the Universiteit van Amsterdam (2013), the Universität Wien (2015), the University of Ioannina (2015) and the Hellenic Open University since 2003. He has published five books and his main areas of research interest are Modern Greek Literature and Critique, especially post-war, and the Greek literary periodicals of the 19th and 20th century.
Ο Μιχάλης Μπακογιάννης γεννήθηκα στην Αθήνα (1966) και σπούδασε Ελληνική Φιλολογία στο Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης (Α.Π.Θ.). Αργότερα απέκτησε το Διδακτορικό του στη Φιλολογία. Από το 2011 διδάσκει μαθήματα Νεοελληνικής Φιλολογίας στο Α.Π.Θ. Επίσης, έχει διδάξει μαθήματα νεοελληνικής λογοτεχνίας στα Τμήματα Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών των Πανεπιστημίων της Κύπρου (2008), του Βελιγραδίου (2012), του Άμστερνταμ (2013), της Βιέννης (2015), των Ιωαννίνων (2015) και στο Ελληνικό Ανοιχτό Πανεπιστήμιο από το 2003. Έχει εκδώσει πέντε βιβλία και τα κύρια επιστημονικά ενδιαφέροντά μου αφορούν τη μεταπολεμική ελληνική λογοτεχνία και κριτική, καθώς και τη μελέτη λογοτεχνικών περιοδικών του 19ου και του 20ού αι.
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How to Participate
This is an in-person only event, so please join us at the Greek Centre, on Level M. See our speaker live, ask questions during the Q&A and hobnob with fellow participants before and after the event. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Sponsors
We thank Efi Gounari for the kind donation that made this seminar possible.
During the course of the year considerable expenses are incurred in staging the seminars. In order to mitigate these costs individuals or organisations are invited to donate against a lecture of their choice. You too can donate for one or more seminars and (optionally) let your name or brand be known as a patron of culture to our members, visitors and followers, as well as the broader artistic and cultural community of Melbourne. Please email: info@greekcommunity.com.au or call 03 9662 2722. We thank the following corporate sponsors:
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