Papers relating to Kostis Palamas

This material is held atTaylor Institution Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 486 MSS.GR/PALAMAS K.1-2; MS.GR/PALAMAS N.1
  • Dates of Creation
    • early 20th century
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • Modern Greek (1453-), French, and Czech.
  • Physical Description
    • 3 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Papers relating to Kostis Palamas:

  • signed photograph of Palamas
  • a signed poem, 1934, accompanied by a French translation: 'O Grce! ressuscite de la terre froide.'
  • letter written, in French, by Nausica Palamas to the Czech conductor Josef Strnsky, 1934, accompanied by an undated note, in Czech, on Kostis Palamas.

Administrative / Biographical History

Kostis Palamas (1859-1943) was a Greek poet.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Acquired during the librarianship of the late Donald Martell Sutherland, Librarian 1949-70.

Note

Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

D. Santini, The letters and papers of modern European writers and others in the library of the Taylor Institution (Oxford, 1996) is mounted at: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/taylor/finding-resources/special-collections.