Distant Beloved

Romance, Historical, Fiction & Literature, Literary
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Author: George Tartaros ISBN: 1230000280610
Publisher: GP Publication: November 16, 2014
Imprint: Language: English
Author: George Tartaros
ISBN: 1230000280610
Publisher: GP
Publication: November 16, 2014
Imprint:
Language: English

A biographical novel about the life and work of Dionysios Solomos, national poet of Greece.

In 1818, after his studies in Italy, Dion Solomos returns to his hometown Zante.  
In 1821, the Greek Revolution breaks out.  
In the English occupied Zante, which was very close to the Greek shores and was shaken by the sound of the cannonades, 
Dions gets inspired by the Greek struggle and writes the Hymn to Liberty.
The novel follows Dion in Italy, Zante and Corfu and describes his struggle to compose poetry in the Greek language, 
which he did not speak or write.
Moreover, it describes his human weaknesses and his battle to achieve originality and reach High Art.

 

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A biographical novel about the life and work of Dionysios Solomos, national poet of Greece.

In 1818, after his studies in Italy, Dion Solomos returns to his hometown Zante.  
In 1821, the Greek Revolution breaks out.  
In the English occupied Zante, which was very close to the Greek shores and was shaken by the sound of the cannonades, 
Dions gets inspired by the Greek struggle and writes the Hymn to Liberty.
The novel follows Dion in Italy, Zante and Corfu and describes his struggle to compose poetry in the Greek language, 
which he did not speak or write.
Moreover, it describes his human weaknesses and his battle to achieve originality and reach High Art.

 

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