George Seferis' s London (4 March)

Το Λονδίνο του Γιώργου Σεφέρη - George Seferis’s London a lecture in Greek by Dr Giorgos Georgis,  University of Cyprus with simultaneous translation projected on a screen Wednesday 4 March 2015, 7.15 pm Great Hall, Hellenic Centre 16-18, Paddington Street, London, W1U 5AS The lecture deals with the impact London had on Seferis’s poetry. George Seferis (1900-1971) lived in London for considerable periods throughout his life. His poem Fog was the outcome of his first stay during the period of summer of 1924 and February 1925. As a diplomat he was posted to London in August 1931 for three years and then again in April 1951; from June 1957 until August 1967 he was appointed Greek Ambassador in Great Britain. While in London he met T.S. Eliot, Auden, E.M. Forster, Dylan Thomas and other literary figures. Free Entry Booking essential on 020 7563 9835 or at press@helleniccentre.org

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