Yannis Varveris
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Yannis Varveris (1955 – 25 May 2011) was an award winning Greek
poet
, critic
and translator.
Varveris was born and died in Athens
. He read Law
at the University of Athens. His first collection of poems was published in 1975. He belongs to the so-called Genia tou 70, which is a literary term referring to Greek
authors who began publishing their work during the 1970s, especially towards the end of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974
and at the first years of the Metapolitefsi
. He has been awarded the State Book Prize for Criticism in 1996 for his book Κρίση του θεάτρου Γ΄ (1976–1984) and the Cavafy prize (2001) and the poetry prize of literary journal Diavazo (2002) for his poetry collection Στα ξένα.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
and translator.
Varveris was born and died in 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...
. He read Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
at the University of Athens. His first collection of poems was published in 1975. He belongs to the so-called Genia tou 70, which is a literary term referring to Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
authors who began publishing their work during the 1970s, especially towards the end of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974
Greek military junta of 1967-1974
The Greek military junta of 1967–1974, alternatively "The Regime of the Colonels" , or in Greece "The Junta", and "The Seven Years" are terms used to refer to a series of right-wing military governments that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974...
and at the first years of the Metapolitefsi
Metapolitefsi
The Metapolitefsi was a period in Greek history after the fall of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 that includes the transitional period from the fall of the dictatorship to the Greek legislative elections of 1974 and the democratic period immediately after these elections.The long...
. He has been awarded the State Book Prize for Criticism in 1996 for his book Κρίση του θεάτρου Γ΄ (1976–1984) and the Cavafy prize (2001) and the poetry prize of literary journal Diavazo (2002) for his poetry collection Στα ξένα.
Poetry
- Έν φαντασία και λόγω (In Imagination and Word), 1975
- Το ράμφος (The Beak), 1978
- Αναπήρων Πολέμου (Disabled Veterans), 1982
- Ο θάνατος το στρώνει (Death Spread It Around), 1986
- Πιάνο βυθού (Piano of the Deep), 1991
- Ο κύριος Φογκ (Mister Fog), 1993
- Άκυρο θαύμα (Miracle Null and Void), 1996
- Ποιήματα 1975-1996 (Poems 1975-1996), 2000
- Στα ξένα (Abroad), 2001
Selected Essays & Criticism
- Κρίση του θεάτρου (1976–1984) (Theater Reviews 1, 1976–1984), 1985
- Κρίση του θεάτρου Β΄ (1976–1984) (Theater Reviews 2, 1976–1984), 1991
- Κρίση του θεάτρου Γ΄ (1976–1984) (Theater Reviews 3, 1976–1984), 1995
- Σωσίβια λέμβος (Lifeboat), 1999
- Κρίση του θεάτρου Δ΄ - κείμενα θεατρικής κριτικής 1994-2003 (Theater Reviews 4, 1994–2003), 2004