Dimitris Papaditsas
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Dimitris P. Papaditsas (Samos
, Greece
; 1922 - Athens
, Greece
; 1987) was a Greek
poet.
, Greece
, in 1922, son of an army officer. He studied medicine at the University of Athens, graduating in 1958. He continued with his studies, focusing in orthopedics
, in Munich
. Between 1943 and 1947 he worked for the Red Cross, and between 1951 and 1967 he was physician and orthopedic surgeon in several hospitals in Athens and other provincial Greek cities. In 1976, he established in Athens and became director of the National Greek Institute of Rehabilitation.
He was founder of the Primal Matter (Πρώτη Ύλη), 1958–1959, along with Epameinondas X. Gonatas, and collaborated in other literary magazines such as Youth Voice (Νεανική Φωνή), New Hestia (Νέα Εστία), The Target (Ο Στόχος), among others. He received twice the First State Award for Poetry for Poetry I (Ποίηση Ι) in 1963 and for Δυοειδή λόγο in 1980. In 1983 he was awarded the Athens' Academy Award for Ασώματη.
His work is unique amidst a the generation raised during the war in displaying a pronounced lyrical tendency, and a repertory of autonomous images reminiscent of Pierre Reverdy
. During the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II, he participated in the regular meetings hosted by Andreas Embirikos
and his wife Matsi Hatzilazarou hold in their house along with Nikos Engonopoulos
, Odysseas Elytis
, Nikos Gatsos
, Miltos Sachtouris
, Epameinondas X. Gonatas, Ektor Kaknavatos
, Nanos Valaoritis
, Yorgos V. Makris, among other writers. Being close to Epameinondas X. Gonatas and Ektor Kaknavatos, he cultivated the vein of a lyrical surrealism
, which after his first two books became increasingly mild, whereas his work assumed explicitly metaphysical
overtones from then on.
Samoš
Samoš is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,247 people .-See also:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
; 1922 - Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
; 1987) was a Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
poet.
Biography
Dimitris P. Papaditsas was born in SamosSamoš
Samoš is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,247 people .-See also:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, in 1922, son of an army officer. He studied medicine at the University of Athens, graduating in 1958. He continued with his studies, focusing in orthopedics
Orthopedics
Orthopedics is the study of the musculoskeletal system. The Greek word 'ortho' means straight or correct and 'pedics' comes from the Greek 'pais' meaning children. For many centuries, orthopedists have been involved in the treatment of crippled children...
, in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. Between 1943 and 1947 he worked for the Red Cross, and between 1951 and 1967 he was physician and orthopedic surgeon in several hospitals in Athens and other provincial Greek cities. In 1976, he established in Athens and became director of the National Greek Institute of Rehabilitation.
He was founder of the Primal Matter (Πρώτη Ύλη), 1958–1959, along with Epameinondas X. Gonatas, and collaborated in other literary magazines such as Youth Voice (Νεανική Φωνή), New Hestia (Νέα Εστία), The Target (Ο Στόχος), among others. He received twice the First State Award for Poetry for Poetry I (Ποίηση Ι) in 1963 and for Δυοειδή λόγο in 1980. In 1983 he was awarded the Athens' Academy Award for Ασώματη.
His work is unique amidst a the generation raised during the war in displaying a pronounced lyrical tendency, and a repertory of autonomous images reminiscent of Pierre Reverdy
Pierre Reverdy
Pierre Reverdy was a French poet associated with surrealism and cubism.Pierre Reverdy was born in Narbonne and grew up near the Montagne Noire in his father's house. Reverdy came from a family of sculptors. His father taught him to read and write. He studied at Toulouse and Narbonne.Reverdy...
. During the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II, he participated in the regular meetings hosted by Andreas Embirikos
Andreas Embirikos
Andreas Embirikos was a Greek surrealist poet and the first Greek psychoanalyst.-Life:...
and his wife Matsi Hatzilazarou hold in their house along with Nikos Engonopoulos
Nikos Engonopoulos
Nikos Engonopoulos was a modern Greek painter and poet. He is one of the most important members of the Greek Generation of the '30s as well as a major representative of the surrealistic movement in Greece...
, Odysseas Elytis
Odysseas Elytis
Odysseas Elytis was regarded as a major exponent of romantic modernism in Greece and the world. In 1979 he was bestowed with the Nobel Prize in Literature.-Biography:...
, Nikos Gatsos
Nikos Gatsos
-Biography:Nikos Gatsos was born in 1911 in Asea in Arcadia, a district of the Peloponnese, where he finished primary school . He attended high school in Tripoli, where he became acquainted with literature and foreign languages. Afterwards, he moved to Athens, where he studied literature,...
, Miltos Sachtouris
Miltos Sachtouris
Miltos Sachtouris or Miltos Sahtouris was a Greek poet. He was a descendant of Giorgos Sachtouris. When he was young he adopted the pen name Miltos Chrysanthis...
, Epameinondas X. Gonatas, Ektor Kaknavatos
Ektor Kaknavatos
Ektor Kaknavatos is the pen name of Greek poet and essayist Yorgis Kontoyorgis , who was born in Peireus, Greece. Between 1937 and 1941 he studied mathematics in Athens...
, Nanos Valaoritis
Nanos Valaoritis
Nanos Valaoritis is one of the most distinguished writers in Greece today. He has been widely published as a poet, novelist and playwright since 1939, and his correspondence with George Seferis has been a bestseller...
, Yorgos V. Makris, among other writers. Being close to Epameinondas X. Gonatas and Ektor Kaknavatos, he cultivated the vein of a lyrical surrealism
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
, which after his first two books became increasingly mild, whereas his work assumed explicitly metaphysical
Metaphysics
Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world, although the term is not easily defined. Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms:...
overtones from then on.