These short stories by Alexandros Papadiamandis record and recreate the Greek experience as it was lived during the uncertain age of turmoil during the mid and late nineteenth century, when traditional ways were being undermined by the uncritical adoption of Western mores and ideas.

“The arrival of Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard on the modern Greek translation scene marks a quite definite and definitive stage of a process; the excellence of their work is really worthy of recognition…” Lawrence Durrell, The New York Times Book Review
“Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard have done more than anyone else to awaken
[English-speaking] readers to the riches of contemporary Greek poetry … I can think of no better introduction to Greek poetry.” Emily Grosholz, The Hudson Review

Tr. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard

Angelos Sikelianos (1884-1951) is generally recognized as the most important Greek poet between Cavafy and Seferis. Included in the only collection of his poetry in English in volume form, are works from the full range of the poet’s career, with samples of his varied forms, from sonnets to longer narrative and reflective poems.

Romiosyni ISBN 0-907978-10-X