10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAZANTZAKIS»
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Kazantzakis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Kazantzakis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Last Temptation of Christ
In elegant, thoughtful prose Nikos Kazantzakis follows this Christ as he struggles to live out God’s will for him, powerfully suggesting that it was Christ’s ultimate triumph over his flawed humanity, when he gave up the temptation to ...
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Kazantzakis: Politics of the Spirit
This first volume provides an introduction to the initial three decades of Kazantzakis's career for those who have enjoyed such vibrant and stirring novels as Zorba the Greek, The Greek Passion, and The Last Temptation of Christ.
The classic novel Zorba the Greek is the story of two men, their incredible friendship, and the importance of living life to the fullest. Zorba, a Greek working man, is a larger-than-life character, energetic and unpredictable.
Recounted in Nikos Kazantzakis’s striking prose through the eyes of the saint’s brother, Leo, the life of Saint Francis shines in these pages as a heroic example of inspirational leadership and boundless love for God and all His ...
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Creative Destruction: Nikos
Kazantzakis and the Literature ...
In that endeavor, Lewis Owens herein sheds yet more light. This is a detailed, even technical, but never boring analysis of Kazantzakis writings, based primarily upon Owen's research at Kazantzakis's personal library in Iraklion, Crete.
Not a stage comedy, but an exploration of Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis' (1883-1957) view of God, specifically of his attempt to develop a view superior to the traditional one.
Daniel A. Dombrowski, 1997
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God's Struggler: Religion in the Writings of Nikos
Kazantzakis
These 11 essays analyze in detail Kazantzakis's lifelong struggle to give voic
Darren J. N. Middleton, Peter Bien, 1996
Like his The Last Temptation of Christ, literary master Nikos Kazantzakis’s The Greek Passion is a daring exploration of the pitfalls of a religion as it is practiced by its all-too-human followers.
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The Selected Letters of Nikos
Kazantzakis
This is an intriguing and compelling volume that highlights the nexus between Kazantzakis's life and literary art."--Darren J. N. Middleton, author of "Broken Hallelujah: Nikos Kazantzakis and Christian Theology"
Nikos Kazantzakis, Peter Bien, 2011
Disarmingly personal and intensely philosophical, Report to Greco is a fictionalized account of Greek philosopher and writer Nikos Kazantzakis’s own life, a sort of intellectual autobiography that leads readers through his wide-ranging ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAZANTZAKIS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Kazantzakis is used in the context of the following news items.
Paul Theroux said it first – POLITICO
It seems that Kazantzakis' Oedipal feeling for his motherland produced the inevitable Greek tragedy. Tourists came in droves to verify ... «Politico, Jul 15»
EconoMonitor : EconoMonitor » Troj(ik)an war
Neither Homer, nor Sophocles, well, maybe only Nikos Kazantzakis, the author of the immortal “Zorba the Greek”. Interestingly enough, Zorba's ... «EconoMonitor, Jul 15»
'Nikos Kazantzakis': Yannis Smaragdis Announces New Film
The plot of “Nikos Kazantzakis” will follow the writer's travels and experiences throughout his long and varied career, which led him to a life ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
Greek crisis: resolved or postponed?
... a century back in Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men on the Bummel, with the boisterous exuberance of Nikos Kazantzakis's Zorba the Greek. «Livemint, Jul 15»
Greece: 'At a slight angle to the universe'
“When everything goes wrong, what a joy to test your soul and see if it has endurance and courage," wrote Nikos Kazantzakis in Zorba the ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
New Book by James Angelos Tells of Demise of Contemporary …
(The title is taken from a line uttered by the protagonist of the 1964 film “Zorba the Greek,” based on the Nikos Kazantzakis novel.) Angelos, who ... «The Pappas Post, Jul 15»
On the corner shelf: Greek to us
It is hard to get someone like Nikos Kazantzakis's Zorba to value the cold comfort of northern austerity. Greece is the south of Europe, the Third ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
Let Greece Declare Bankruptcy
Nikos Kazantzakis is quoted as saying “I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.” Here's to hoping the Greek people regain their freedom. «The Federalist, Jul 15»
Food labelling study is food for thought - not an ingredient for a ban
As the Greek philosopher Nikos Kazantzakis famously said, "Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality." It is with ... «Jewish Chronicle, Jul 15»
Memories of Greece and adore King Dollar's reign
I read my Lord Byron, my Nikos Kazantzakis (Zorba the Greek), my Alistair MacLean (Guns of Navarone), even later Yanis Varoufakis (“US as ... «Khaleej Times, Jul 15»
