Romiosini – Yiannis Ritsos (Bilingual)

Skip to product information
1 of 1
Regular price £8.95 GBP
Regular price Sale price £8.95 GBP
Sale Sold out
Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

The word romiosini (ρωμιοσύνη) or 'Greekness' derives from the Byzantine idea that the Greeks are the true Romioi, the heirs of the Roman Empire. For hundreds of years under the Turkish occupation the flame of romiosini was kept alive in codes of honour, loyalty, bravery, love of the land, religious devotion and patriotism.

For the Greek poet Yiannis Ritsos, the Greek Partisans of EAM/ELAS in the Second World War were the heroic heirs to the romiosini of the mountain klephtes, the medieval epic hero Digenis Akritas, and the revolutionaries who fought against the Turks in the 1820s. First published in 1954, Romiosini was later set to music by Mikis Theodorakis. This is the first time the poem has been published in book form in English.

Pages 96
Publication Date 2014
Publisher Smokestack Books
ISBN 9780992740900
Binding Paperback
Author Yiannis Ritsos / Bill Berg
  • Local Delivery Available for Leeds postcodes
View full details

ALL GOODS TRAVEL WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CUSTOMER