The Dedalus Book of Greek Fantasy

by David Connolly

Overview

The latest addition to the Dedalus Series on European Fantasy Literature, this anthology of short stories presents the richness and diversity of Greek fantasy literature, steeped in Homeric tradition. This first such collection spans the 20th century and contains mostly work in first English translations, including- classic Greek authors: Papadiamantis, Karkavitsas, Theotokas, Karagatsis- leading contemporary writers: Ambatzoglou, Valtinos, Yatromanolakis, Skakianakis, Tatsopoulos- prose of major Greek poets: Cavafy, Karyotakis- Greek Surrealists: Embeirikos, Engonopoulos, Valaoritis

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781873982846
Publisher:	Dedalus, Limited
Publication date:	04/01/2004
Series:	Dedalus Literary Fantasy Anthologies Series
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

David Connolly has lived and worked in Greece for over twenty years. He was formerly Head of Translation at the British Council in Athens and lecturer in literary translation at the Ionian University. He currently teaches in the translation program at the University of Athens. He has published numerous translations of leading Greek poets and novelists, and his translations have won awards in Greece, the US and the UK. He is considered today's most important translators of Modern Greek into English.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	7
	Journey to the Planet Jupiter	12
	Blossom	20
	The Vampire's Son	29
	Flower of the Shore	36
	In the Light of Day	41
	The Mermaid	51
	The Phantom Never Seen Again	56
	The Three Tests	63
	Nightmare	71
	A Very Odd Case	76
	Pedro Cazas	81
	Oedipus Rex	117
	Westminster	121
	The Daily Myth or The Headless Man	129
	A Day Like Any Other	135
	The Rulers	143
	The Swans	158
	Dracula	165
	The Last Alchemist	174
	Actor	192
	A Strange Incident	202
	Period of Grace	209
	The Conquerors	221
	The Other Footpath	226
	Nostalgic Clone	234
	Dream Scholarship	251
	Theocles	259
	Mania from Heaven	273
	It Was Already Past Midnight	280
	Sleeping Beauty and the Forty Pirates	285
	About the Authors	298