Yiorgos Theotokas (), formally Georgios Theotokas (ÃÂõÃÂÃÂóùÿàÃÂõÿÃÂÿúìÃÂ; 27 August 1905 â 30 October 1966), was a Greek novelist.
Biography
He was born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey).
He became one of the main representatives of the "". After studying in Athens, Paris, and London, his first essay was Free Spirit (1929). This was followed by three novels before World War II: Argo (1936), The Demon (1938), and LeonÃÂs (1940). His first and most influential novel, Argo, dealt with the problems of young people growing up in difficult and turbulent times.
After the war he became more involved with the theatre, and was twice director of the Greek National Theatre.
Today he is perhaps best remembered for his friendship and correspondence with major figures of the Generation of the Thirties including the Nobel prize-winners George Seferis and Odysseas Elytis; but Argo remains in print.
He died in Athens.
Bibliography
Novels
- ÃÂÃÂóà(Argo), Vol. 1: 1933, Vol. 2: 1936
- äÿ ÃÂñùüÃÂýùÿ (The Demon), 1938
- ÃÂõÃÂýîà(LeonÃÂs), 1940
- ÃÂÃÂøõýõïàúñù ÃÂôÿùÃÂÃÂÃÂÿù (Patients and Travellers), Part 1 (ÃÂõÃÂì ÃÂôÃÂÃÂ): 1950, full edition: 1964
- ÃÂù ÃÂñüÃÂìýõà(The Bells), 1970
- ã÷üñïõàÃÂÃÂÿý îûùÿ (Flags in the Sun), including ÃÂõÃÂýîàand àñùôùúî ÷ûùúïñ (Childhood), 1985
Short stories
- ÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂùÃÂïô÷ààõýÃÂÿöìû÷àúñù ÃÂûûõàÃÂÃÂÃÂÿÃÂïõà(Evripidis Pendozalis and other stories), 1937
Essays
- ÃÂûõÃÂøõÃÂÿ àýõÃÂüñ (Free Spirit), 1929 (using the pseudonym ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂֈÃÂùóõýîà- Orestis Digenis)
- ÃÂüÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÿ ÃÂÿùýÃÂýùúààÃÂÃÂòû÷üñ, 1932
- ãÃÂÿ úñÃÂÃÂÃÂûù ÃÂÃÂý ÃÂÃÂÃÂý ÃÂñùÃÂÃÂý, 1945
- àÃÂÿòûîüñÃÂñ ÃÂÿÃÂ
ÃÂñùÃÂÿàÃÂñÃÂ, 1956
- àýõÃÂ
üñÃÂùúî àÿÃÂõïñ, 1961
Plays
- ÃÂýÃÂìÃÂñ ÃÂÃÂ' ÃÂýìÃÂûù (Scud in Nafplion)
- äÿ ÃÂõÃÂÃÂÃÂù ÃÂֈÃÂÃÂÃÂñÃÂ
- ÃÂýõùÃÂÿ ÃÂÿÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂôõúìüõÃÂÿÃÂ
- äÿ ÃÂìÃÂÃÂÃÂÿ ÃÂ÷àéÃÂùìÃÂ
- äÿ àñùÃÂýïôù ÃÂ÷àäÃÂÃÂûñàúñù ÃÂ÷àæÃÂÿýùüìôñÃÂ
- ãÃÂ
ýñÃÂìýÃÂ÷üñ ÃÂÃÂ÷ý àõýÃÂÃÂû÷
- äÿ äïü÷üñ ÃÂֈÃÂõÃÂ
ÃÂõÃÂùìÃÂ
- àÃÂÃÂÃÂõù ÃÂÿ ÃÂÃÂìôÃÂ
- ÃÂûúùòùìô÷ÃÂ
- àäõûõÃÂ
ÃÂñïÿààÃÂûõüÿÃÂ
- '
- ãúû÷ÃÂÃÂàáïöõÃÂ
- àÃÂúÃÂ÷ ÃÂÿÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂüÿÃÂ
Travel literature
- ÃÂÿúïüùÿ óùñ ÃÂ÷ý ÃÂüõÃÂùúî (Essay for America)
- äñþïôù ÃÂÃÂ÷ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ÷ ÃÂýñÃÂÿûî úñù ÃÂÃÂÿ ÃÂóùÿý ÃÂÃÂÿà(Journey to Middle East and Mount Athos), 1961
- äñþïôùñ: àõÃÂÃÂïñ, áÿÃÂ
üñýïñ, ãÿòùõÃÂùúî ÃÂýÃÂÃÂ÷, ÃÂÿÃÂ
ûóñÃÂïñ (Journeys: Persia, Romania, Soviet Union, Bulgaria)
Other works
- ÃÂÃÂõàÃÂÃÂóïñà(Leisure Hours), 1931
- ÃÂüõÃÂÿûÃÂóùÿ ÃÂֈ"ÃÂÃÂóÃÂÃÂ" úñù ÃÂÿÃÂ
"ÃÂñùüÿýïÿÃÂ
" (Diary of "Argo" and "the Demon"), 1939
- "äõÃÂÃÂìôùñ ÃÂüõÃÂÿûÿóïÿÃÂ
1939-1953" (Diary Books 1939-1953)
- ãÃÂÿÃÂñÃÂüÿï úñù ÃÂÃÂÃÂõùà(RPonderings and Positions), Political texts: 1925-1949 & 1950-1966, Vol. 1 & 2
- àÃÂÃÂøÿôÿþïñ ÃÂÃÂÿý ÃÂñùÃÂàÃÂñà(Orthodoxy in Our Times)
- ÃÂùñ ÃÂûû÷ûÿóÃÂñÃÂïñ (A Correspondence of Letters)
Translations
- Leonis, tr. Donald E. Martin (1985)
- Argo, tr. E. M. Brooke, A. Tsatsopoulos (1951)
References
- ÃÂ. ÃÂøñýñÃÂÃÂÃÂÿÃÂ
ûÿÃÂ, ëÃÂùÃÂÃÂóÿàÃÂõÿÃÂÿúìÃÂ: ÃÂù üÃÂøÿôÿù ÃÂ÷üùÿÃÂ
ÃÂóïñàÃÂÃÂý ÃÂñÃÂñúÃÂîÃÂÃÂý úñù ÃÂÿ ÃÂñùüÃÂýùÿû, äõÃÂÃÂìôùñ ÃÂÃÂ
øÃÂý÷à(1986) 26: 56-93
- ÃÂ. ÃÂÃÂìó÷ÃÂ, ÃÂùÃÂÃÂóÿàÃÂõÿÃÂÿúìÃÂ, ãÃÂ
ûûÿóî: àÃÂõÃÂÿÃÂÿûõüùúî ÃÂõöÿóÃÂñÃÂïñ. ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÿý ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÿ ÃÂàÃÂÿý ôõÃÂÃÂõÃÂÿ ÃÂñóúÃÂÃÂüùÿ ÃÂÃÂûõüÿ (1914-1939), Vol. 4, ed. ãÿúÃÂû÷ÃÂ, Athens 1992. p. 8-81.
- ÃÂ. ÃÂùñûÿÃÂ
ÃÂìú÷ÃÂ, ÃÂõÿÃÂÿúìàÃÂùÃÂÃÂóÿÃÂ, ÃÂõóìû÷ ÃÂóúÃÂ
úûÿÃÂñïôõùñ ÃÂֈÃÂõÿõûû÷ýùúîàÃÂÿóÿÃÂõÃÂýïñÃÂ, ed. ÃÂúôÿÃÂùúî ÃÂø÷ýÃÂý, 1985.
- ä. Doulis, George Theotokas, Boston, Twayne Publishers, 1975.
- ÃÂ. ÃÂ. ÃÂñóúõûìÃÂ÷ÃÂ, ëÃÂ. ÃÂõÿÃÂÿúìÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂóÃÂ: ÃÂù æùûùúÿï ÃÂÃÂ÷üìú÷àÃÂÿÃÂúïô÷àúñù ÃÂìýøÿàÃÂùúÿýÃÂüÿÃÂ
ÃÂïÃÂàñÃÂàÃÂÿý ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÿ ÃÂÿÃÂñÃÂì (1771-1824)û, ÃÂùúÃÂÿÃÂùûÿûÿóùúì 42 (2017): 62-4 https://www.academia.edu/34741989/%CE%93._%CE%98%CE%B5%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%AC%CF%82_%CE%91%CF%81%CE%B3%CF%8E_%CE%9F%CE%B9_%CE%A6%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AF_%CE%91%CF%83%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%9A%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%BA%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9_%CE%9C%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B8%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%9F%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BD%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%85_%CF%80%CE%AF%CF%83%CF%89_%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C_%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD_%CF%80%CF%81%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%BF_%CE%9D%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AC_1771-1824_
- ÃÂ. ÃÂ. ÃÂñóúõûìÃÂ÷ÃÂ,ëàüÃÂøÿàÃÂÃÂý óõýõÃÂý ÃÂÿÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂùÃÂôÿÃÂ
(á¼ÂÃÂó. 106-201) úñù ÿù ÃÂÿÃÂñÃÂìôõàÃÂÃÂ÷ý ÃÂÃÂóàÃÂÿÃÂ
ÃÂ. ÃÂõÿÃÂÿúìû, ÃÂûû÷ýùúì 69 (2022-2023): 177-203 https://www.academia.edu/120202950/%CE%9F_%CE%BC%CF%8D%CE%B8%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%8E%CE%BD_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%97%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%8C%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%85_%E1%BC%9C%CF%81%CE%B3_106_201_%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9_%CE%BF%CE%B9_%CE%9D%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B5%CF%82_%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD_%CE%91%CF%81%CE%B3%CF%8E_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%93_%CE%98%CE%B5%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%AC
- ÃÂ. ÃÂñÃÂñýÃÂÃÂý÷, àõöÿóÃÂìÃÂÿù úñù ÃÂõöÿóÃÂñÃÂîüñÃÂñ ÃÂ÷àóõýùìàÃÂÿÃÂ
'30, ed. àñÃÂñôîüñÃÂ, Athens 1977.
- ÃÂ. ÃÂ÷ÃÂÃÂìú÷, ÃÂõÿõûû÷ýùúî ÃÂõöÿóÃÂñÃÂïñ. àóõýùì ÃÂÿÃÂ
'30, Athens 1977.
- ÃÂ. ÃÂÿÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂñúìÃÂÿÃÂ
, ÃÂôÃÂõàúñù ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂñ ÃÂÃÂÿ ÃÂÃÂóÿ ÃÂÿÃÂ
ÃÂùÃÂÃÂóÿÃÂ
ÃÂõÿÃÂÿúì: ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÿ ôÿúïüùÿ ÃÂÃÂÿ üÃÂ
øùÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ÷üñ, ÃÂùôñúÃÂÿÃÂùúî ôùñÃÂÃÂùòî, ÃÂ.ÃÂ.à.ÃÂ, ÃÂøîýñ, 2012. https://www.didaktorika.gr/eadd/handle/10442/33658
- Marc Terrades, Le Drame de l'hellénisme. Ion Dragoumis (1878-1920) et la question nationale en Grèce au début du XXe siècle, L'Harmattan, 2005. <br>.
- Mario Vitti, àóõýùì ÃÂÿÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂùìýÃÂñ. ÃÂôõÿûÿóïñ úñù üÿÃÂÃÂî, ed. ÃÂÃÂüîÃÂ, Athens 1977.
- ëÃÂùñòìöÃÂû Magazine, 12. 2. 1986, "ÃÂÃÂùÃÂÃÂÃÂüñ ÃÂÃÂÿý ÃÂùÃÂÃÂóÿ ÃÂõÿÃÂÿúì"
Further reading
- T. Doulis, George Theotokas (1975) (Twayne's world authors)
External links