Napoleon Lapathiotis
Napoleon Lapathiotis (Greek: Ναπολέων Λαπαθιώτης; 31 October 1888 – 7 January 1944) was a Greek poet.
Biography
[edit]Born in Athens, he began writing and publishing poetry when he was eleven. In 1907, along with others, he established the Igiso (Ἡγησώ) magazine, in which he published his works.[1] In 1909, he graduated from the law school of the University of Athens.[1] His only book of poems while alive was published in 1939; in 1964, Aris Diktaios published his poems posthumously.[1]
Lapathiotis was openly gay and had communist beliefs.[2] Poor in later life and an opium addict, he committed suicide with a revolver on 7 January 1944.[3]
He died in Athens.
Legacy
[edit]The 1985 film Meteor and Shadow was based on his life.[4]
Poems
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Famous poems by Lapathiotis include:
- Τὰ καημένα τὰ πουλάκια
- Τὰ χλωμά τὰ κοριτσάκια
- Ἔχω ἕνα ἀηδόνι...
- Ποιητής
- Μυστικό...
- Ἐπεισόδιο
- Ἡ χαρά
- Συντριβή
- Ἀναμνήσεις
- Our old song (Τὸ παλιό μας τραγοῦδι)
- Small song (Μικρὸ τραγοῦδι)
- Παραμύθι
- Πόθος
- Στὴ νυχτερινὸ κέντρο
- Χειμωνιάτικο τοπίο
- Ἐκ βαθέων
- Στὴ φυλακή...
- Κούραση
- Κλείσε τὰ παράθυρα
- Φαντάσματα
- Βαθύ κι ἐξαίσιο βράδυ
- Μοναξιά
- Ἑκάτης πάθη
- Νυχτερινό
- Οἱ μπερντέδες
- Ἐρωτικό
- Οἱ κύκνοι τὸ φθινόπωρο
- Λυπήσου
- Προσμένω πάλι
- Σπαρασμός
- Untitled (Ἄτιτλο)
- 1939
- Φάντασμα
- Προσμονή
- Εἶμαι μόνος...
- Ἐρινύες
- Vao, ghao, dhao (Βαο, γαο, δαο)
- Τ᾿ ἁπλὸ παιδί πού ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ...
- Song (Τραγούδι)
- Ὅταν βραδιάζει
- Ἕνας χαμένος κύκλος
- Ἀποχαιρετισμοί στη μουσική
- Ἀποχαιρετισμός
- Ἀποχαιρετιστήριο
- Κραυγή
Other works
[edit]- My Life (Ἡ Ζωή μου), unfinished autobiography
- Nero the tyrant (Νέρων ὁ Τύραννος), 1901, theatrical play for children
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dapoudani, Aleksandra Marina (December 2022). "The Suicidal of Modern Greek Poet Napoleon Lapathiotis (1888-1944) and the Ancient Greek Mythological Symbol of Narcissus and Rose". Journal of Balkan and Black Sea Studies. 5 (9): 87–104. doi:10.56679/balkar.1188112.
- ^ Eleanor Mannikka (2007), "Meteoro kai Skia", Movies & TV Dept., The New York Times, archived from the original on 2007-12-13, retrieved 2008-01-04
- ^ Cornucopia, etc. by Alex Moskios
- ^ "Meteor and Shadow". Thessaloniki Film Festival. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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