Ithaca

Place of publication

Athens, Greece

Year of first publication

1999 (Spring)

Range of issues

1 (Spring 1999)- 31 (Nov.-Dec. 2003)

ISSN

1108-7269

Note

Journal subtitles: "Greek Literary Review" (at first); "Books from Greece" (later).

CENSUS entries

1 (Spring 1999)

pp. 6-7 Pascalis, Stratis. "'Musings' of an Innovative Fascination: Some Thoughts on the Poetry of Kiki Dimoula"
Topic: Dimoula, Kiki / Δημουλά, Κική (b. 1931)

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pp. 8-9 Faïs, Michel. "The Arthritis That Affects Dreams Is Terrible: An Interview with Kiki Dimoula"
Topic: Dimoula, Kiki / Δημουλά, Κική (b. 1931)

Interview
p. 19 Pratikakis, Manolis. "Toledo"
Poetry
pp. 22-23 Moullas, P. "G.M. Vizyinos (1849-1896): A Crossroads for Contraries"
Topic: Vizyinos, Georgios / Βιζυηνός, Γεώργιος Μ. (1849-1896)

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p. 24 Beaton, Roderick. "G.M. Vizyinos: Master Fabulist"
Topic: Vizyinos, Georgios / Βιζυηνός, Γεώργιος Μ. (1849-1896)

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p. 25 Faïs, Michel. "Phantoms in the Writing and Life of G.M. Vizyinos"
Topic: Vizyinos, Georgios / Βιζυηνός, Γεώργιος Μ. (1849-1896)

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2 (Autumn 1999)

pp. 6-7 Mackridge, Peter. "Dionysios Solomos: 200 Years since the Birth of the Greek National Poet"
Topic: Solomos, Dionysios / Σολωμός, Διονύσιος (1798-1857)

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p. 8-9 Kastrinaki, Angela. "Cosmas Politis (1888-1974): The Transformations of a Cosmopolitan"
Topic: Politis, Kosmas / Πολίτης, Κοσμάς (1888-1974)

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p. 12 Ganas, Michalis. "Migrations's Broad-Leafed Basil"
Poetry
p. 13 Meskos, Markos. "Salutations"
Poetry
p. 14 Souliotis, Mimis. "Local Landscape"
Poetry
p. 15 Totlis, Sakis. "Extract from The Combination"
Novel (excerpt)
p. 17 Gouroyannis, Vassilis. "Extract from The Silver Grass Blossoms"
Novel (excerpt)

2 (Autumn 1999)

p. 19 Dimitriou, Sotiris. "Extract from May Your Name Ever Be Heard"
Novel (excerpt)

2 (Autumn 1999)

pp. 20-21 Maglinis, Elias. "Writers on Themselves"
Topic: Valtinos, Thanasis / Βαλτινός, Θανάσης (1932-2024)

Interview
Vizyinos, George. "Moscov Selim. Novella"
Novel

5 (Σεπτέμβριος-Οκτώβριος 2000)

pp. 20-21 Yatromanolakis, Yoryis. "Domenikos Theotokopoulos in the Work of Nikos Kazantzakis and George Seferis"
Topic: Kazantzakis, Nikos / Καζαντζάκης, Νίκος (1883-1957)

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pp. 20-21 Yatromanolakis, Yoryis. "Domenikos Theotokopoulos in the Work of Nikos Kazantzakis and George Seferis"
Topic: Seferis, Giorgos / Σεφέρης, Γιώργος (1900-1971)

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3 (May-June 2000)

pp. 6-12 Ithaca 3: "Yorgos Heimonas (1938-2000): At the Limits of Writing, at the Limits of Experience" (special feature)
Topic: Cheimonas, Giorgos / Χειμωνάς, Γιώργος (1938-2000)

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pp. 14-15 Maglinis, Elias. "Writing Without Borders. Interview with Zyrana Zatelli"
Topic: Zateli, Zyranna / Ζατέλη, Ζυράννα (b. 1951)

Interview

4 (July-August 2000)

pp. 23-26 Maglinis, Elias. "'I Hate Verbosity'. Interview with Dimitris Nollas"
Topic: Nollas, Dimitris / Νόλλας, Δημήτρης (b. 1940)

Interview

5 (September-October 2000)

pp. 5-54 "George Seferis. A Greek in Europe, a European in Greece"
Topic: Seferis, Giorgos / Σεφέρης, Γιώργος (1900-1971)

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5 (Sept.-Oct. 2000)

pp. 36-37 Keeley, Edmund. "Studying George Seferis in England"
Topic: Seferis, Giorgos / Σεφέρης, Γιώργος (1900-1971)

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8 (March-April 2001)

pp. 15-17 Aranitsis, Eugenios. "On Infants Who Depart this Life"
Short story
pp. 18-20 Dimitriou, Sotiris. "The Dolls"
Short story
pp. 21-23 Fais, Michel. "Etc."
Short story
pp. 24-26 Homenidis, C.A. "Each to His Own Lot"
Short story
pp. 27-29 Kaisaridis, Yannis. "List of Passing Women in the Afternoon"
Short story
pp. 30-32 Kaloutsas, Tasso. "The Song of the Sirens"
Short story
pp. 33-35 Nikolaidou, Sophia. "Mexican Valium" (from Fear Will Get You and You'll Be Alone)
Short story
pp. 36-38 Petsetidis, Dimitris. "The Matricide" (from Epilogue in the Snow)
Short story
pp. 39-41 Raptopoulos, Vangelis. "Only Death Will Separate Us" (unpublished)
Short story
pp. 42-43 Skabardonis, Yorgos. "Father with a Homburg" (from Sharp Eye Firm Control)
Short story
pp. 44-46 Sotiropoulou, Ersi. "Don't Cry Margarita" (from The Last Night of the Century)
Short story
pp. 47-49 Tatsopoulos, Petros. "Barbeque" (from Comedie)
Short story
pp. 50-52 Tsiaboussis, Vassilis. "The Radio-Grammophone" (from The Scooter and Other Provincial Stories) | "The Dream" (from Cherubim on the Rooftops)
Prose
pp. 53-55 Zatelli, Zirana. "The Road to the Circus" (from In the Wilderness with Grace)
Short story

9 (May-une 2001)

pp. 19-22 Tsatsoulis, Dimitris. "Iakovos Kambanellis: The Patriarch of Post-War Greek Theatre"
Topic: Kambanellis, Iakovos / Καμπανέλλης, Ιάκωβος (1922-2011)

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10 (July-August 2001)

pp. 7-10 Schina, Katerina. "Stratis Tsirkas. The Author of the Drifting Cities"
Topic: Tsirkas, Stratis / Τσίρκας, Στρατής (1911-1980)

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pp. 27-30 Houzouri, Elena. "Apostolos Doxiadis: I Can't Go On. I'll Go On (Interview)"
Topic: Doxiadis, Apostolos / Δοξιάδης, Απόστολος (b. 1953)

Interview

11 (September-October 2001)

pp. 11-62 Ithaca 11: "C.P. Cavafy: International Recognition" (special issue)
Topic: Cavafy, C.P. / Καβάφης, Κ.Π. (1863-1933)

Study | Poetry

12 (November-December 2001)

pp. 7-11 Mike, Mary. "Personalities: Melpo Axoti (1905-1973). Her Life and Work"
Topic: Axioti, Melpo / Αξιώτη, Μέλπω (1905-1973)

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pp. 25-28 Maglinis, Elias. "Interview [with] Kostis Papayorgis: I Wrote an Autobiography through the Lives of Others"
Topic: Papagiorgis, Kostis / Παπαγιώργης, Κωστής (b. 1947)

Interview

13 (January-February 2002)

pp. 7-10 Tsirimokou, Lizzie. "Personalities: Aris Alexandrou, 1922-1978. In the Bustle of History"
Topic: Alexandrou, Aris / Αλεξάνδρου, Άρης (1922-1978)

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13 (Jan.-Febr. 2002)

pp. 25-29 Maglinis, Elias. "The Dialogue in My Books Is Like Concealed Lighting"
Topic: Dimitriou, Sotiris / Δημητρίου, Σωτήρης (b. 1955)

Interview

14 (April 2002)

pp. 6-8 Natsina, Anastasia. "E.Ch. Gonatas: The Sharing of a Secret"
Topic: Gonatas, E.Ch. / Γονατάς, Ε Χ. (1924-2006)

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pp. 26-29 Kiourtsakis, Yannis. "The Thousand Faces of Paris"
Prose

15 (May 2002)

pp. 6-8 Schina, Katerina. "Kostas Tachtsis. 1927-1988. A Work with a Powerful Autobiographical Streak"
Topic: Tachtsis, Kostas / Ταχτσής, Κώστας (1927-1988)

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pp. 26-29 Maglinis, Elias. "Soti Triantafillou: If We Have a Native Country, It's Our Language"
Topic: Triantafyllou, Soti / Τριανταφύλλου, Σώτη (b. 1957)

Interview
pp. 30-32 Fokas, Nikos. "The Successive Metamorphoses of London"
Prose

16 (June 2002)

pp. 6-8 Schina, Katerina. "Nikos Kachtitsis. 1926-1970. Scenes from a Kafkaesque Universe"
Topic: Kachtitsis, Nikos / Καχτίτσης, Νίκος (1926-1970)

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pp. 14-17 Maglinis, Elias. "Yannis Varveris: Poetry Is First and Foremost Language"
Topic: Varveris, Giannis / Βαρβέρης, Γιάννης (1955-2011)

Interview
pp. 30-32 Nollas, Dimitris. "Amsterdam. Water Falling on the City"
Prose

17 (July-August 2002)

pp. 6-8 Schina, Katerina. "Personalities: Dimitris Hatzis, 1913-1981: A Creative Relationship with Tradition"
Topic: Chatzis, Dimitris / Χατζής, Δημήτρης (1913-1981)

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pp. 28-32 Sotiropoulos, Ersi. "Mamma Roma"
Short story

18 (September 2002)

pp. 6-8 Schina, Katerina. "Andreas Frangias, 1921-2002. The Psychological Portrait of an Epoch"
Topic: Frangias, Andreas / Φραγκιάς, Ανδρέας (1921-2002)

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pp. 16-20 Maglinis, Elias. "Pavlos Matessis: Writing Is a Daring Wager with Future Time"
Topic: Matesis, Pavlos / Μάτεσις, Παύλος (1933-2013)

Interview
pp. 26-28 Issaris, Alexandros. "Vienna: A Mosaic of Recent and Older Memories"
Prose

19 (October 2002)

pp. 6-8 Schina, Katerina. "M. Karagatsis. 1908-1960. A Writer Who Called Literary Conventions into Question"
Topic: Karagatsis, M. / Καραγάτσης, Μ. (1908-1960)

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pp. 20-22 Maglinis, Elias. "Michalis Ganas: I often return to an imagined childhood" [interview]
Topic: Ganas, Michalis / Γκανάς, Μιχάλης (1944-2024)

Interview
pp. 26-28 Valtinos, Thanassis. "Berlin. A Quiet Sound"
Prose

20 (November 2002)

pp. 6-8 Schina, Katerina. "Yannis Skarimbas. 1893-1984. A Romantic, Sarcastic Chronicler of the Strange"
Topic: Skarimbas, Giannis / Σκαρίμπας, Γιάννης (1893-1984)

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pp. 20-23 Philippides, Dimitris. "The Terror of the Parthenon"
Topic: Seferis, Giorgos / Σεφέρης, Γιώργος (1900-1971)

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pp. 20-23 Philippides, Dimitris. "The Terror of the Parthenon"
Topic: Tachtsis, Kostas / Ταχτσής, Κώστας (1927-1988)

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pp. 24-26 Veis, George. "Beijing. The Enigma of the Far East"
Prose

21 (December 2002)

pp. 6-8 Kotzia, Elisabet. "Pandelis Prevelakis. 1909-1986. The 20th Century and the Greek Tradition"
Topic: Prevelakis, Pantelis / Πρεβελάκης, Παντελής (1909-1986)

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pp. 16-20 Maglinis, Elias. "Ioanna Karystiani: Greek Literature is not Superfluous Literature"
Topic: Karystiani, Ioanna / Καρυστιάνη, Ιωάννα (b. 1952)

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pp. 26-28 Marangopoulos, Aris. "Dear Dirty Dublin"
Prose

22 (January 2003)

pp. 6-8 Kotzia, Elisavet. "Stratis Myrivilis. 1890-1969. A Pacifist Spirit and Greekness"
Topic: Myrivilis, Stratis / Μυριβήλης, Στράτης (1890-1969)

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pp. 18-21 Maglinis, Elias. "Christos Chryssopoulos: Literature Is an Endurance Race"
Topic: Chrysopoulos, Christos / Χρυσόπουλος, Χρήστος (b. 1968)

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pp. 22-25 Karakotias, Kostas. "Alexandros Papadiamantis. A Greek on Speaking Terms with Europe"
Topic: Papadiamantis, Alexandros / Παπαδιαμάντης, Αλέξανδρος (1851-1911)

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23 (February 2003)

pp. 6-8 Schina, Katerina. "Konstantinos Theotokis. 1872-1923. The Self-Taught Sage of Greek Letters"
Topic: Theotokis, Konstantinos / Θεοτόκης, Κωνσταντίνος (1872-1923)

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pp. 18-21 Houzouri, Elena. "Katerina Angelaki-Rooke: Poetry Is the Mirror of Existence"
Topic: Anghelaki-Rooke, Katerina / Αγγελάκη-Ρουκ, Κατερίνα (1939-2020)

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pp. 28-30 Mavroudis, Kostas. "Bucharest. A Most Unlikely Coincidence"
Prose

24 (March 2003)

pp. 6-8 Schina, Katerina. "Georgios Vizyinos. 1849-1896. A 'Blood Relative' of Dostoyevsky"
Topic: Vizyinos, Georgios / Βιζυηνός, Γεώργιος Μ. (1849-1896)

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pp. 18-21 Maglinis, Elias. "Nikos Panayotopoulos: The Question of Otherness Is Constantly Relevant"
Topic: Panagiotopoulos, Nikos / Παναγιωτόπουλος, Νίκος (b. 1963)

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pp. 22-23 Hatzivassiliou, Vangelis. "C.P. Cavafy: The Chronicle of a Long Passage through Life"
Topic: Cavafy, C.P. / Καβάφης, Κ.Π. (1863-1933)

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pp. 24-25 Hatzivassiliou, Vangelis. "A Landmark Book: Aris Alexandrou's Mission Box"
Topic: Alexandrou, Aris / Αλεξάνδρου, Άρης (1922-1978)

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pp. 26-28 Chryssopoulos, Christos. "Cities of the World: In the Bowels of Moscow"
Prose

25 (April/May 2003)

pp. 6-8 Vlavianou, Antigoni. "Yorgos Ioannou. 1927-1985. Original Confessional Writing"
Topic: Ioannou, Giorgos / Ιωάννου, Γιώργος (1927-1985)

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25 (April 2003)

pp. 18-21 Maglinis, Elias. "Alexis Panselinos: The Ideology of the 'Global Village' Is a Lunatic Illusion"
Topic: Panselinos, Alexis / Πανσέληνος, Αλέξης (b. 1943)

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26 (May 2003)

pp. 8-10 Yiouris, Elias. "Nikos Gabriel Pentzikis. 1908-1993. Work Faithful to Its Modernist Vision"
Topic: Pentzikis, Nikos Gavriil / Πεντζίκης, Νίκος Γαβριήλ (1908-1993)

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26 (May 2003)

pp. 26-27 Garantoudis, Evripidis. "Odysseas Elytis: The Herald of the Realisable Miracle"
Topic: Elytis, Odysseus / Ελύτης, Οδυσσεύς (1911-1996)

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26 (May 2003)

pp. 28-30 Xanthoulis, Yannis. "A Piece of a Mosaic from Constantinople"
Prose

27 (June 2003)

pp. 6-8 Athanassopoulos, Vangelis. "Nikolaos Episkopopoulos, 1874-1944. A European from Zakynthos"
Topic: Episkopopoulos, Nikolaos / Επισκοπόπουλος, Νικόλαος (1874-1944)

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28 (July-August 2003)

pp. 6-8 Stavropoulou, Eri. "Personalities: Konstantinos Christomanos, 1867-1911: The Empress Elizabeth's Tutor"
Topic: Christomanos, Konstantinos / Χρηστομάνος, Κωνσταντίνος (1867-1911)

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pp. 16-21 Kalakothios, Nikos; Constantinides, Stamatis. "Stelios Ramfos: Civilization's Fate Is Individuality" [An Interview]"
Topic: Ramfos, Stelios / Ράμφος, Στέλιος (b. 1939)

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30 (Oct. 2003)

pp. 9-12 Philippou, Philippos. "Petros Markaris: A Writer for Clever Readers"
Topic: Markaris, Petros / Μάρκαρης, Πέτρος (b. 1937)

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pp. 13-15 Philippou, Philippos. "Petros Markaris: 'I write with a detective plot as my starting point'. Interview"
Topic: Markaris, Petros / Μάρκαρης, Πέτρος (b. 1937)

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pp. 25-26 Mitsora, Maria. "The Havana of My Friend Raul"
Prose

31 (Nov.-Dec. 2003)

pp. 6-8 Philippou, Philippos. "Yannis Maris, 1919-1979. The Pioneer of Detective Fiction in Greece"
Topic: Maris, Giannis / Μαρής, Γιάννης (1919-1979)

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pp. 10-12 Stassinopoulou, Maria. "The Fiction of Alki Zei"
Topic: Zeï, Alki / Ζέη, Άλκη (1925-2020)

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pp. 13-18 Dekastro, Mariza. "Alki Zei: 'I write seeing things from a child's point of view'. An Interview"
Topic: Zeï, Alki / Ζέη, Άλκη (1925-2020)

Interview

32 (Jan.-Febr. 2004)

p. 6-8 Schina, Katerina. "Kosmas Politis. A Literary 'Joker' Who Troubled the Waters"
Topic: Politis, Kosmas / Πολίτης, Κοσμάς (1888-1974)

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