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"In 1945 the modern country and people of Greece were unknown to many Britons. This book explores the transformation and varying fortunes of Anglo-Greek relations since that time. The focus is on the perceptions and attitudes shown by British and Greek writers, audiences, and organisations.
Greece and Britain Since 1945 has chapters from leading academics, journalists, novelists, and public servants. Subjects covered include: literature by Greek writers in English translation; the work of the British Council and international aid agencies; and television series set in Greece.
The 2nd edition has been substantially updated to reflect the financial, economic and social effects of the recent “Greek Crisis”. Four specially-commissioned new chapters discuss how Greece has been portrayed in the British media and the responses of cultural organizations to the present needs of the Greek people.
David Wills, called “an impeccably post-colonial investigator” by the Bryn Mawr Classical Review, is Treasurer of The Society for Modern Greek Studies".
Contributors: Brian Church, David Connolly, Agatha Kalisperas, Peter Mackridge, William Mallinson, Alexandra Moschovi, Eleni Papargyriou, Richard Pine, Jim Potts, Loretta Proctor, David Rice, and George Tzogopoulos.
“Peter Mackridge’s compelling account of Kay Cicellis’ life of writing between worlds and languages offers readers a rare glimpse into the ways that multilingual literature and the practice of translation are related. His chapter provides a rich cultural history of postwar Britain and Greece as well as a wonderful example of how the best literature is often literature that doesn’t fit into any one tradition or canon.”
Professor Karen Van Dyck, Columbia University
“Alexandra Moschovi’s essay offers a thoughtful insight into the troubled post-war period of Greece’s history. Focusing on the British intervention in the country’s reconstruction, it thoroughly examines the photographic work of two well-known Greek women photographers during the period 1944-6. This meticulous paper triggers further thought on how ‘orchestrated’ photography eventually became the formal visual history of a country.”
Aliki Tsirgialou, curator-in-chief, Photographic Archive, Benaki Museum, Athens
Cover image: The British looking at Greece: Olympic Airways window display promoting the BBC television series The Dark Side of the Sun, autumn 1983. Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Olive Bird.
The 2nd edition has been substantially updated to reflect the financial, economic and social effects of the recent “Greek Crisis”. Four specially-commissioned new chapters discuss how Greece has been portrayed in the British media and the responses of cultural organizations to the present needs of the Greek people.
David Wills, called “an impeccably post-colonial investigator” by the Bryn Mawr Classical Review, is Treasurer of The Society for Modern Greek Studies".
Contributors: Brian Church, David Connolly, Agatha Kalisperas, Peter Mackridge, William Mallinson, Alexandra Moschovi, Eleni Papargyriou, Richard Pine, Jim Potts, Loretta Proctor, David Rice, and George Tzogopoulos.
“Peter Mackridge’s compelling account of Kay Cicellis’ life of writing between worlds and languages offers readers a rare glimpse into the ways that multilingual literature and the practice of translation are related. His chapter provides a rich cultural history of postwar Britain and Greece as well as a wonderful example of how the best literature is often literature that doesn’t fit into any one tradition or canon.”
Professor Karen Van Dyck, Columbia University
“Alexandra Moschovi’s essay offers a thoughtful insight into the troubled post-war period of Greece’s history. Focusing on the British intervention in the country’s reconstruction, it thoroughly examines the photographic work of two well-known Greek women photographers during the period 1944-6. This meticulous paper triggers further thought on how ‘orchestrated’ photography eventually became the formal visual history of a country.”
Aliki Tsirgialou, curator-in-chief, Photographic Archive, Benaki Museum, Athens
Cover image: The British looking at Greece: Olympic Airways window display promoting the BBC television series The Dark Side of the Sun, autumn 1983. Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Olive Bird.
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