Anagnostakis' Poetry, lecture at U. of Maryland 4 April

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From: Vassilis Alexandris <vassilis@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>

The Hellenic Student Associations (Digenis & Pegasus) and The Department of Classics of the University of Maryland at College Park

are pleased to present a lecture sponsored by

The Pancretan Association of Washington D.C. "O Kazantzakis" The Hellenic Society Prometheas The Macedonian Association The Delian League of Washington D.C.

Liana Theodoratou Professor of Modern Greek Literature - New York University

The Greek Civil War: Issues of National Identity as Reflected in the Poetry of Manolis Anagnostakis

Thursday, April 4th, 1996 at 7:00 pm Grand Ballroom Lounge, Stamp Student Union University of Maryland at College Park

The topic includes:

Historical Background of the Civil War era. Development of Ideologies and Political Convictions. Aftermath of the Greek Civil War compared with other Civil Wars in Europe as reflected in Literature. Ideological shifts as a result of self awareness in experiencing the war.

Liana Theodoratou received her Ph.D in Classics from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a professor of Literature in the Department of Classics and the Hellenic Studies Program at New York University. She is also the Director of the Cultural Outreach Program at the Alexander Onassis Center for Hellenic Studies, New York University. Professor Theodoratou also taught at the University of Pittsburgh and at Princeton University. She is currently working on a book-length manuscript on Pindar's Victory Odes and on a project on the Poetry of the Greek Post-Civil War era.

A Reception with Greek buffet will follow the lecture Donations to support the Greek Culture Lecture series will be highly appreciated For more information contact Elpida Bairaktari at (301) 864-8489 or elpida@wam.umd.edu

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