← Odysseas ElytisHeroic and Elegiac Songby Odysseas ElytisEpic poem blending heroic and elegiac modes in twentieth century verseFind on Amazon↗About the authorOdysseas ElytisGreek poet who won the Nobel Prize in 1979. The Axion Esti is his masterpiece, a celebration of Greek light, landscape, and the experience of the Second World War.More by Odysseas ElytisOrientations→Sun the FirstModernist poem celebrating light, nature, and Greek landscape consciousness→The Axion EstiMajor epic poem celebrating Orthodox faith and modern Greek identity→Maria NefeliModernist verse exploring dialogue between tradition and contemporary city life→
