[MGSA-L] Odysseus: A Verse Tragedy, by Nikos Kazantzakis

[Dean Papademetriou]

Hello All:
It was great seeing many of you again at the wonderful MGSA Symposium in Toronto this past October. Please see my announcement below.

Thanks,
Dean Papademetriou
Somerset Hall Press

Somerset Hall Press is pleased to announce the publication of Odysseus: A Verse Tragedy, by Nikos Kazantzakis and translated by Kostas Myrsiades from the original Greek into English.
Nikos Kazantzakis, a giant of world literature and a Nobel Prize nominee, reimagines an enduring epic. This is a tragic play about the Ancient Greek warrior-king Odysseus, and a prequel to Nikos Kazantzakis’s epic poem The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel, inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey.

Praise for the Book:
“Kostas Myrsiades’s verse translation of Nikos Kazantzakis’s Odysseus displays workaday power, thereby realizing Kazantzakis’s endeavor in this play to combine earthy realism with the sublime magic of Greek mythology. It is truly beautiful, exciting!”
–Peter Bien, Translator of Nikos Kazantzakis’s Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation of Christ

“This play by Nikos Kazantzakis blends ancient myth and modern imagination in the exploration of the disappointment of homecoming. In engaging with Greek drama, it continues the tragic stage’s grand tradition of rethinking epic narratives and their values. It is a compelling and powerful read in a class with other modern reimaginings of Homer’s Odyssey, like Margaret Atwood's Penelopiad or Madeline Miller’s Circe. Kostas Myrsiades’s translation is a great service to the English-speaking world.”
–Joel Christensen, Professor, Department of Classical Studies, Brandeis University

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