Odysseas Elytis: Biography, Facts and Career
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Odysseas Elytis (; Greek: Οδυσσέας Ελύτης [oðiˈseas eˈlitis], pen name of Odysseas Alepoudelis, Greek: Οδυσσέας Αλεπουδέλης; 2 November 1911 – 18 March 1996) was a Greek poet, man of letters, essayist and translator, regarded as the definitive exponent of romantic modernism in Greece and the world. He is one of the most praised poets of the second half of the twentieth century, with his Axion Esti "regarded as a monument of contemporary poetry". In 1979, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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- Full name: Odysseas Elytis
- Born: 1911-11-02
- Nationality: Greece
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q160478
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Who is Odysseas Elytis?
Odysseas Elytis (; Greek: Οδυσσέας Ελύτης [oðiˈseas eˈlitis], pen name of Odysseas Alepoudelis, Greek: Οδυσσέας Αλεπουδέλης; 2 November 1911 – 18 March 1996) was a Greek poet, man of letters, essayist and translator, regarded as the definitive exponent of romantic modernism in Greece and the world.
What nationality is Odysseas Elytis?
Odysseas Elytis is Greece.
When was Odysseas Elytis born?
Odysseas Elytis was born on 1911-11-02.
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