Classical Reception in the Poetry of Yannis Ritsos, with Demetra Demetriou @ClassicsConfidentia1

Classical Reception in the Poetry of Yannis Ritsos, with Demetra Demetriou @ClassicsConfidentia1

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Anastasia Bakogianni (Massey University) and Demetra Demetriou (Open University Cyprus) discuss the poetry of Yannis Ritsos and his creative receptions of tragic heroines like Electra and Ismene.

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Classical Reception in the Poetry of Yannis Ritsos, with Demetra Demetriou