Subject: HELLENIC LITERATURE SOC. 8/1/95 From: Greek Literature Society ====================================================================== H E L L E N I C L I T E R A T U R E S O C I E T Y A newsletter of Greek literature provided by the H.L.S. A non-profit organization GreekBooks@AOL.com - P.O. Box 2255, River Vale, NJ 07675 Tel. 201-666-7374; Fax 201-664-3402 AUGUST 1, 1995 ====================================================================== TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MAILING LIST PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR FULL NAME AND BOTH YOUR ELECTRONIC & POST OFFICE ADDRESSES (HOME ADDRESS PLEASE). SUBSCRIBERS WILL RECEIVE HARD COPIES OF OUR CATALOGS & BROCHURES AND ELECTRONIC UPDATES ON GREEK LITERATURE. (PLEASE SEND YOUR REQUESTS DIRECTLY TO GREEKBOOKS@AOL.COM; DO NOT POST THEM IN YOUR NEWSGROUP.) NEW PUBLICATIONS ---------------- -- English Language -- "KALOKAIRI" by Alison Cadbury. Georgia Review, Summer 1995 This essay explores the character and events of summer on a Greek island: the landscape, threshing and the importance of bread in life and religion; the effect of the Cyprus invasion on a small village; the Dormition of the Panagia, and the concept of panegyri. GEORGE SEFERIS: COLLECTED POEMS, translated by Edmund Keeley The Nobel Prize winner Seferis is one of the greatest poets of modern Greece. This new edition is the best collection of his poetry available in English. It has been revised by his award-winning translators. The poet A. MacLeight calls their work "a translation worthy of Seferis, which is to praise it as highly as it could be praised. 320 pages, 5x6 inches, Paper $14.95, Cloth $35.00 GREEK STYLE, by Suzan Slesin Rustic and elegant, ancient and modern, minimal and yet rich in detail, the style of Greece is one of exciting contrasts. 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Gallery talk by Dimitris Katsarelias. Meet at Gallery Talk Station in the Great Hall. Metropolitan Museum. 3 PM. (212) 535-7710. August 4 * New York, NY - Open Reading with Dean Kostos. This young poet is to read from his works as well as others. Barnes & Noble, Astor Place. 8 PM. (212) 420-1322. August 5 * New York, NY - Form and Function in Greek Poetry. Gallery talk by Beth Cohen. Meet at Gallery Talk Stanchion in the Great Hall. Metropolitan Museum. 7 PM. (212) 535-7710. August 6 * Malibu, CA - Greek Food and Wine Tasting. The American Institute of Wine & Food (L.A. Chapter) and the Greek Food and Wine Institute present this event. An abundance of classic Greek mezedes and winesfrom the mainland and islands. Taverna Tonys. RSVP: (310) 317-9667. August 6-11 * Brookline, MA - International Conference on Mission and Evangelism. Missionaries, scholars, pastors and laity are to discuss Orthodox missions on a global level (as well as within the U.S.). 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