Signed, Kostis Palamas - Ξανατονισμένη μουσική / Reiterated music, First Edition - 1930
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A scarce signed and dedicated first edition of Ξανατονισμένη μουσική (Reiterated Music) by Kostis Palamas, published by Kollaros (Estia) in 1930.
This important volume brings together over 80 translations of French poetry, revealing Palamas’ technique, poetic sensibility, and sustained engagement with European literary currents.
Bibliographic Details
Author: Kostis Palamas (1859–1943)
Title: Ξανατονισμένη μουσική (Reiterated Music)
Publisher: I. D. Kollaros (Estia), Athens
Year: 1930
Edition: Original edition
Pages: 199
Dimensions: 21.5 cm × 14.5 cm
Language: Greek
Signature: Hand-signed and dedicated by Palamas
Binding: Original softcover
Condition: Good (+) vintage condition, with age-related wear (please refer to photos)
About the Work
Palamas was one of Greece’s most accomplished literary translators, and Reiterated Music represents a defining example of his approach. The anthology includes translations of more than 80 French poems, with Sully Prudhomme most frequently represented, followed by Victor Hugo and others.
Palamas chose to translate primarily into unrhymed sonnets, employing demotic Greek and the traditional iambic fifteen-syllable verse.
This method allowed him not merely to mirror form, but to carry across tone, rhythm, and meaning—a translation strategy that gives the Greek text poetic autonomy without abandoning the essence of the originals.
The title Reiterated Music reflects Palamas’ belief that translation should clarify, re-sound, and reshape, rather than imitate word for word—an aesthetic echo that resonates through the volume.
About the Author / Translator
Kostis Palamas (1859–1943) is widely regarded as the national poet of Greece and a leading figure of the New Athenian School. He wrote the Olympic Hymn, influenced generations of writers, and helped shape Greece’s intellectual life for decades.
Palamas’ death in 1943 during the Axis occupation became a moment of symbolic resistance: his funeral drew thousands, and the recitation of Angelos Sikelianos’ poem transformed the ceremony into a public act of defiance, with crowds singing the national anthem and shouting “Long Live Freedom.”
French writer Romain Rolland praised him as “the greatest poet in Europe.”
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A scarce signed and dedicated first edition of Ξανατονισμένη μουσική (Reiterated Music) by Kostis Palamas, published by Kollaros (Estia) in 1930.
This important volume brings together over 80 translations of French poetry, revealing Palamas’ technique, poetic sensibility, and sustained engagement with European literary currents.
Bibliographic Details
Author: Kostis Palamas (1859–1943)
Title: Ξανατονισμένη μουσική (Reiterated Music)
Publisher: I. D. Kollaros (Estia), Athens
Year: 1930
Edition: Original edition
Pages: 199
Dimensions: 21.5 cm × 14.5 cm
Language: Greek
Signature: Hand-signed and dedicated by Palamas
Binding: Original softcover
Condition: Good (+) vintage condition, with age-related wear (please refer to photos)
About the Work
Palamas was one of Greece’s most accomplished literary translators, and Reiterated Music represents a defining example of his approach. The anthology includes translations of more than 80 French poems, with Sully Prudhomme most frequently represented, followed by Victor Hugo and others.
Palamas chose to translate primarily into unrhymed sonnets, employing demotic Greek and the traditional iambic fifteen-syllable verse.
This method allowed him not merely to mirror form, but to carry across tone, rhythm, and meaning—a translation strategy that gives the Greek text poetic autonomy without abandoning the essence of the originals.
The title Reiterated Music reflects Palamas’ belief that translation should clarify, re-sound, and reshape, rather than imitate word for word—an aesthetic echo that resonates through the volume.
About the Author / Translator
Kostis Palamas (1859–1943) is widely regarded as the national poet of Greece and a leading figure of the New Athenian School. He wrote the Olympic Hymn, influenced generations of writers, and helped shape Greece’s intellectual life for decades.
Palamas’ death in 1943 during the Axis occupation became a moment of symbolic resistance: his funeral drew thousands, and the recitation of Angelos Sikelianos’ poem transformed the ceremony into a public act of defiance, with crowds singing the national anthem and shouting “Long Live Freedom.”
French writer Romain Rolland praised him as “the greatest poet in Europe.”
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Carefully packaged and shipped with tracking for safe international delivery.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Literature, Poetry
Book Title
Ξανατονισμένη μουσική / Reiterated music, First Edition
Author/ Illustrator
Signed, Kostis Palamas
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1930
Height
21.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
14.5 cm
Language
Greek
Original language
Yes
Publisher
I. D. Kollaros
Binding/ Material
Softback
Extras
Inscribed by author
Number of pages
199
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