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Denise Harvey (Publisher), 2010. Paperback. New. 112 pages. 7.95x5.12x0.39 inches.

Paperback. New.

Limni,Evvia,Greece: Denise Harvey, 2010 Book. New from Publisher. Soft cover. 1st Greek Ed... Vassa Solomou Xanthakis novella The Marriage is considered to be a small classic of Greek literature, a work that is distinguished by the immediacy and freshness of its language while retaining a deep sensibility to traditional life in rural Greece. First published in 1975, it has been reprinted in Greek numerous times. In 1994 it was staged as a play with enormous success by the Thessalian Theatre Company . The subject of this book is simple: the wedding customs and songs of the village of Ambelakia in Thessaly as lived and experienced in one particular marriage, that of Lenaki and Nikolas. But after the weeklong wedding ceremonies are over the magical bridal veil of those days is slowly drawn back and, in unadorned contrast to those customs and celebrations, the realities of life begin to impose themselves. This fading away of enchantment together with the role played by the nuptial mystery in the… Leer más