HELLENIC LITERATURE SOC. 1/1/96

Events Directory

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HELLENIC LITERATURE SOCIETY

A newsletter of Greek literature provided by the H.L.S. A non-profit organization

[email protected] - P.O. Box 2272, River Vale, NJ 07675

Tel. 201-666-7374; Fax 201-664-3402

January 1, 1996 - Year: 2, Issue: 17

THE HELLENIC LITERATURE SOCIETY WISHES ITS MEMBERS A MERRY HOLIDAY SEASON AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENTS

*** 1994 Literary Awards by the Greek Government ***

*** Distinction Awards ***

*** Classical Studies Congress ***

*** Greece In Print - 1996 ***

"GREECE IN PRINT, 1996" will exhibit a large selection of books (several thousand) printed in both English and Greek. Visitors to the exhibit will have the opportunity to browse and explore a variety of themes such as: art, children's books, classical studies, cookbooks, culture, Greek-American studies, history, language courses, literature & fiction, modern Greek Studies, philosophy, poetry, religion, schoolbooks, travel guides, women's studies, as well as educational and cultural audio and video cassettes and computer software. During the course of this two day exhibition, noted authors and scholars will conduct lectures and workshops on site. This effort will be made a reality through the volunteer efforts of Greeks and philhellenes alike. With the support of all of us the treasures of Greece will be presented for all to share. A lasting gift through the written word.

The Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Hellenic Literature Society request your support and patronage. We urge you to become part of it. Donations to the Hellenic Literature Society are tax deductible.

*** Hellenic Museum Presents New Exhibit ***

Following the trail of Greek voyagers throughout the ancient Mediterranean, including the myth of Jason and his Argonauts and the historical figure Alexander the Great, and into the New World, the exhibit charts the Greek immigrant experience. Curator: Theodora Vasils. For more information call (312) 726-1234.

*** Honorary Degree ***

*** The Newark Museum Exhibit ***

*** Statistics from the 1995 Book Exhibit at Pediov tou Arews ***

Visitors - 141,715

Age: 99.4% - less than 44 years old.
     31.6% - 25 to 34 years old
     30% - 19 to 24 years old
     18% - 13 to 18 years old
     3.2% - less than 12 years old 

Gender: 57% - Female
        43% - Male

Status: 83.8% - of married couples had no children
        79.8% - bachelors
        50.7% - Not gainfully employed

Education: 49.8% - Lyceum graduates
           27.4% - AEI graduates 
           6.7% - TEI graduates

Information on
New Publications: 50.1% - Bookstore browsing
                  35.9% - Newspaper/magazine advertising
                  31.4% - Book exhibits
                  7.9% - Literary magazines

Read Foreign Literature: 61.8% - Female
                         36.9% - Male

REVIEW

All those interested in further increasing their comprehension of the Hellenic tradition to world culture should indulge themselves in viewing Woody Allen's latest writing/directorial effort, "Mighty Aphrodite." That the film is a pleasant enough experience is a distant secondary consideration to experiencing his ingenious interpolations balancing modernity with that of the classic Hellenic theater.

Although with much more of a brilliant and audacious stretch due to the historical and cultural differences created by the chasms of time, Allen utilizes a literary technique similar to that which he did in "Play It Again Sam". reworking his contemporaneous ideas regarding love and romance shrewdly ensconced within unusually clever interspersions of ancient Hellenic tragedy, its stylistic Greek chorus, its divinities; the ironic Teiresias, who though blind, "see," and of course, its immortal Mighty Aphrodite, goddess of love.

For all Hellenophiles Allen's film allows a most pleasant professorial recourse to the understanding and experiencing of the classic Greek theater, not only for its valued place during its own time, but as means to perceive its continued pertinence and value right up to now.

NEW PUBLICATIONS

*** English Language ***

THE GOLDEN GREEK: AN ALL AMERICAN STORY, by N. Tsiotos & A. Dabilis
For the glorious decade, from 1945-55, Harry Agganis ruled sports headlines across the United States. He was a quadruple threat All-America football star and one of the most sought after baseball players. But the story of Harry Agganis is his clean-cut life and love for family, friends and church - until tragedy struck suddenly. This, for the first time, is the story of the man they called "The Golden Greek."
245 pages, 6.0x9.0 inches, Paper, $ 17.95

HELEN OF TROY AND HER SHAMELESS PHANTOM, by Norman Austin
The author here surveys interpretations of Helen in Greek literature from the Homeric period through later antiquity. He looks most closely at a revisionist myth according to which Helen never sailed to Troy but remained blameless while a libertine phantom or ghost impersonated her at Troy. Comparing the functions of contradictory images of Hellen, Austin helps to clarify the problematic relation between beauty and honor and between ugliness and shame in ancient Greece.
223, 6.3x9.4, Cloth, $ 29.95

THE MIRACLE: A TRUE STORY, by Leonidas Koumakis
The purpose of this book is to communicate through both historical evidence and the author's personal experiences, the Turkish policy against Hellenism and beyond. The evidence presented is only a small portion of the available fact base listed in the biography of 400 references. It is a work written with anguish. A superb historical narration that one reads without interruptions. It is a message and a contribution that should become part of the Greek National Heritage. The author was born and educated in Constantinople. He was forced to interrupt his high school education because he was deported together his father in 1964.
190 pages, 5.7x8.2 inches, Cloth, $17.00

VIDEO:LIFE, TIMES AND WONDERS OF ATHENS & ANCIENT GREECE
The Golden Age of Greece is magnificently recreated by archaeologists, historians and video artists. Ancient Greece and 25 of the most significant structures and monuments, as originally built, come alive as Greek customs and daily life are revealed through computer graphics, archival film and classic art. Tour the Acropolis in the 5th Century B.C. Gaze at the statue of Athena and the Parthenon, the pride and joy of the Athenians, Walk the Agora, Theatre of Dionysus, Olympia and the Temple of Zeus. Stand before Delphi's Temple of Apollo, Travel to Mycenae, Santorini and Atlantis, the legendary lost continent. It is all here - places and events that have fired the imaginations of people for centuries. Greek Gods and Goddesses, thinkers and builders, athletes and heroes. Ancient Greece was a civilization like no other in history.
Video Cassette: Approx. 70 minutes. $ 29.95

*** Greek Language ***

O ASHMENIOS KATHREPTHS, tns Magdas Nikolaidou
H suggrafeas kivei uparkseis zwvtaves, ara euthrastes, se evav kosmo apovekrwmevo mesa se mia afngnsn pou makrav apexei apo tnv tragwdia - n abastaxtn elafrotnta tou apodidei me to kalutero duvato tropo tnv oduvn alla kai tnv autokatastrofn twv proswpwv. Oi guvaikes givovtai pragmatika "to mellov tou kosmou" ki h texvn katafugio. Grafn truferh ki ekkrnktikn tautoxrova. (T. Dnmntroulia)
109 selides, $ 14.00

DEKA MYTHOI KAI MIA ISTORIA, tou Nikou Papavdreou
H despotikn morfn tou patera, dnlwtikn mias nremns ki omws avamfisbntntns duvamns, afnvei to stigma tns aveksaleipto pavw stis avamnnseis. Auto pou apasxolei to suggrafea dev eivai movo h avapolnsn alla kuriws n eksereuvnsn tns logotexvikns duvatotntas. Idiws otav autn pngazei apo tis parakatathnkes mias proswpikns istorias m' eurnteres ethvikes proektaseis. (N. Kwtsiou)
224 selides, $ 18.50

KAREKLES KAI SKAMNIA, tou Hlia Petropoulou
Me emfasn stnv etumologia twv diaforwv leksewv, pou snmaivouv "kathisma", me avadromes sta didagmata palaioterwv laografwv, kai me plnthos sxediwv, pivakwv kai fwtografiwv avadeiknuetai h tapeivotnta, alla kai n laografikn spoudaiotnta twv kareklwv kai twv skamniwv. To gnwsto ufos tou suggrafea apodeikvuetai gia alln mia fora katallnlo oxnma, pou odngei tov avagvwstn stnv apolausn. H ekdosn suvodeuetai apo mia prometwpida tou zwgrafou Saravtn Karabouzn. (G. Kevtrwtns)
64 selides, $ 8.75

STH GH TOY ERWTA, tou Dnmntrn Deilinou
O Deilivos prospathei me glafuro tropo va mas metaferei sta problnmata poluteleias pou avtimetwpizouv oi Ellnves diplwmates mesa stnv kosmopolitikn atmosfaira pou zouv. Me aformn tn metathesn evos diplwmatn apo tov metaksevio paradeiso tns Eurwpaikns Evwsns stnv kolasn tou Irak, o suggrafeas perigrafei me arketn dosn kuvismou pws parevebn n dunamn tou xrnmatos me efoplistiko mavdua gia va glitwsei to vearo diplwmatn apo to epibeblnmevo ergo tou. (A. Kovtakidns)
170 selides, $ 14.50

BEST SELLERS IN GREECE - November 15, 1995

1. H Prova Tou Nufikou by N. Giavvakopoulou
2. Evas Skoufos Apo Porfura by M. Douka
3. Deka Muthoi kai mia Istoria by N. Papandreou
4. To Trito Stefavi by K. Taxtsns
5. To Spiti Tou Exthrou Mou by N. Xouliaras
6. Alkibiadns by Z. Nte Romigi
7. Sto Ovoma tns Makedovias by Th. Skulakakns
8. Amav Amav by A. Papadaln
9. Diplwmatia by X. Kissinger
10. O Kosmos tns Sofias by G. Gkaarnter

BEST SELLERS OUTSIDE OF GREECE - November 15, 1995

1. The Greek Wine Guide by N. Manessis
2. Biblia Disney by Terzopoulos
3. My Story by Elisavet Moutzan-Martinengou
4. A Guide to Greek Traditions and Customs in America by M. Rouvelas
5. Alexander the Great: A Novel by N. Kazantzakis
6. Modern Greece: A Short History by C. M. Woodhouse
7. Oxford Greek Dictionary,Pocket by Oxford University
8. Papadiamantns by Terzopoulos
9. Vanishing Greece by P. L. Fermor
10. Inside Hitler's Greece by M. Mazower

GIVE TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS,
TO GREEKS AND NON-GREEK ALIKE,
A GIFT THEY WILL NEVER FORGET ....
A BOOK OF GREEK LITERATURE!

UPCOMING EVENTS

November 21 - January 7 * New York, NY - EXHIBITION. "FROM PENTELICON TO THE PARTHENON"
Series of drawings by the architect Manolis Korres on display at the Foundation for Hellenic Culture, 7 W 57th Street. For further information call (212) 308-6908.

December 2 - January 21 * Cambridge, MA - EXHIBIT. "REFLECTIONS FROM SANTORINI"
Paintings by Nancy Lang, are currently on exhibit at the Greek Institute Gallery, 108 Massachusetts Ave. For information call (617) 547-4779.

January 5-7 * Seattle, WA - SKI RETREAT
The Young Adult League Ski Retreat will be held during Epiphany Weekend at Buck Creek Lodge. This year's theme is "Orthodox Christian Stewardship." For more information and registration call Christine or Irene Argue at (206) 232-5905.

January 5-22 * Baltimore, MD - TRAVEL-STUDY COURSE ON THE HISTORY OF CRETE.
The History department of Towson State University. Involves a trip to Greece. Contact A. Blumfield (410) 830-2911, TSU. Towson MD 21204.

January 6 * Tarpon Springs, FL - EXHIBIT
As part of the Helleniad '96 - A Tribute to the Greek Culture," a number of exhibits will run at the Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, 101 South Pinellas Ave. throughout the month of January. For more information call (813) 942-5605.

January 11 * Cambridge, MA - LECTURE
Dr. Guido Magno, author of "The Healing Hand", will speak on "Highlights of Ancient Greek Medicine" at the Greek Institute, 1038 Massachusetts Avenue, 8:00 PM. (617) 547-4770.

January 13 * Tarpon Springs, FL - WORKSHOP / LECTURE
Iconographer Artemis Mouretidou will speak on Byzantine iconography at the Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, 101 South Pinellas Ave. For more information call (813) 942-5605.

January 16 * Cambridge, MA - HELICON SOCIETY LECTURE
Professor Ioannis Miaoulis, Dean of Engineering, Tufts University, will speak on "Why Girls Shun Science and Math?", at the Greek Institute, 1038 Massachusetts Avenue, 3:30 PM. (617) 547-4770.

January 17 - April 14 * New York, NY - EXHIBITION
Rare and renowned works of Hellenistic sculpture are the subject of an exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art entitled "Pergamon: The Telephos Frieze from the Great Altar." For more information, call (212) 879-5500.

January 18 * Cambridge, MA - DRAMATIC READING
John Moore will read a translation of Sophocles' Ajax. The Greek Institute, 1038 Massachusetts Ave. (617) 547-4770.

January 21 * New York, NY - THE HISTORY OF BYZANTINE ART: FROM ICONOCLASM TO THE CRUSADES
The Hellenic University Club and Parnassos Greek Cultural Society present Veronica Kalas, Byzantine art historian at NYU Institute of Fine Arts. The Holy Trinity Cathedral 319 E 74th St at 3:30 PM.

January 26-February 10 * Boston, MA - CINAMA FESTIVAL
The New Greek Cinema Festival will be held at the Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave. For film schedule call (617) 369-3305.

February 3-6 * St. Augustine, FL - PILGRIMAGE
The 14th annual pilgrimage to St. Photios Greek Orthodox Shrine. For further information and reservations call the St. Photios Foundation at (904) 829-8205.

February 8-11 * Silver Creek, CO - CONFERENCE
The Denver Diocese Young Adult League Members will host the seventh annual YAL show conference February 8-11, near Rocky Mountain National Park. Keynote speaker will be Rev. Lou Christopoulos dean of Annunciation Cathedral in Houston. His topic will be "Role of the Laity". For more information contact: Diocese of Denver, Office of Youth and Young Adult League Ministries. (303) 333-7794.

NOTES

• If you would like to contribute feature articles, announce exhibits, events, lectures or any other activities on Greek literature and culture, to be included in this newsletter, please e-mail your material to [email protected] or mail them to the attention of the H.L.S.
• Reviewed books may be purchased through the Greek Book Club of Cosmos Publishing Co., Inc. in cooperation with the Hellenic Literature Society. Members of the G.B. Club are entitled to discounts of 20% to 30% off the publisher's list price without any other obligations. Please send all book purchase requests, or requests for copies of the Greek Book Club's catalog to the H.L.S.
• Donations to the Hellenic Literature Society are tax deductible. Funds are used to promote the reading of Greek Literature; to organize Greek literary and cultural events; to endow libraries with books of Greek literature; to create & finance libraries at the schools of the Greek Diaspora; to finance scholarships and fellowships in Greek studies; to assist Greek authors publish their manuscripts; and, award an annual prize for excellence in Greek literature. If we are instructed to direct a donation to the library of a specific institution, books will be inscribed with the name of the donor and will be accompanied by an explanatory letter.
• Please advise us if you do not receive the biweekly issues of this newsletter in your private e-mail address, and you wish to continue to do so. We are receiving some "E-mail Undeliverable" notices. We will remove from the mailing list any address for which we receive three consecutive such notices.

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The GreekAmerican - NY, 718-626-7676: Weekly Newspaper (in English)

Greek American Women's Network - NJ, 201-944-4127 Provides support, contacts and shared information to women of Greek heritage.

Hellenic American Educators - NY, 212-777-7502 Educational organization affiliated with the United Federation of Teachers.

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HELLENIC LITERATURE SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP - 381 MEMBERS IN 24 COUNTRIES

Australia           13             Israel               3
Belgium              1             Italy                4
Brazil               1             Japan                2
Canada              22             Netherlands          1
Cyprus		     1             New Zealand          2
Denmark              1             Norway               1
Finland              1             Slovenija            1
France               6             Sweden               1
Germany		     2             Switzerland          2
Greece              19             Turkey               1
Hungary              2             United Kingdom      26
Ireland              1             United States      267