Odysseus Elytis

Nobel Prize in Literature 1979

“for his poetry, which, against the background of Greek tradition, depicts with sensuous strength and intellectual clear-sightedness modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness”

Odysseus Elytis was a Greek poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979. His poetry, set against the background of Greek tradition, depicts modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness with sensuous strength and intellectual clear-sightedness.

Field

Literature · Creative Writing and Poetry

Lifespan

1911–1996