Modern Greek Section

Paper Gr 1

Greek literature, thought, and history, since 1880

This paper is suspended from October 2011

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The paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will contain questions on the prescribed texts; Section B will include questions on the prescribed topics, as well as some broader questions on Greek culture. Candidates must answer three questions, at least one from each section.

Texts

• A. Karkavitsas, Ο ζητιάνος
• C. P. Cavafy, Ποιήματα, Vol. 1
• S. Doukas, Ιστορία ενός αιχμαλώτου
• G. Seferis, Μυθιστόρημα, Τετράδιο γυμνασμάτων (selections)
• S. Myrivilis, Ο Βασίλης ο Αρβανίτης
• O. Elytis, Άσμα ηρωικό και πένθιμο για τον χαμένο ανθυπολοχαγό της Αλβανίας
• D. Chatzis, Το τέλος της μικρής μας πόλης
• D. Nollas, Τα θολά τζάμια
• G. Yatromanolakis, Ιστορία
• E. Fakinou, Το έβδομο ρούχο

Topics

• The language question 1888-1920
• World War I and the Asia Minor Disaster
• Dictatorship and civil war
• Greece and European integration since 1974