Abstract

Asini, Greece – an inspiring place for Seferis

George Seferis’s poetry is known for its modernist reinterpretation of Greece’s classical heritage. In my presentation, I will discuss how Seferis blends antiquity and his own experiences of landscape to create an idealized picture of a Greek homeland. Using images and my own translations, I will consider Seferis’s lost homeland in Asia Minor, his exile during World War II, and his magical experiences on Cyprus.

Biographical Sketch

Jennifer Kellogg is a doctoral candidate (completion May 2013) in Modern Languages and Literatures at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), in Belgium. Jennifer is also the Academics Program Director, Hellenic Legacy Scholarship, with the responsibility of administering scholarly programs through the Greek America Foundation. She brings to this role over a decade of experience in managing and marketing study abroad programs to American students, through Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies. In fact, Jennifer helped establish the center in Greece. During 2009-10, Jennifer was the Onassis Foundation Lecturer of Modern Greek at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.