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Greece Literature


  • Early Masters
  • The Greek literary tradition began as rich oral poetry, long before written Greek appeared. The most famous tale-teller is Homer, who may or may not have composed the Iliad and the Odyssey in the 8th ...more

  • Emperors And Intrigue: Byzantine Literature
  • This era produced the most-read work of literature ever: the Greek-language New Testament of the Bible. After Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity in the AD 4th century , most literature was ...more

  • Facing The Past: Modern Literature
  • Greek independence in 1829 gave rise to the Ionian School of modern literature, which dealt with the political and personal issues of the Greek revolution. Dionysios Solomos (1798-1857), whose Hymn to ...more


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