Travelling and friendship are the foundation narrative motives of N. Kazantzakis’ famous novel “Alexis Zorbas”. But they give strong impetus to H. Miller’s pen in his world-famous travelogue “The Colossus of Marоussi”, which became a symbol of philhellenism. The two classical literary works analyze the problems of (Greek, but not only) identity from both individual and socio-cultural point of view. In this article the 237concept of the remake is understood as a (re)making or a (re)creation of the Greek identity mostly in the context of universal moral categories, which unexpectedly gave the books “Alexis Zorbas” and “The Colossus of Maroussi” a long lasting popularity.


REMAKE PRACTICES IN THE (RE)CREATION OF GREEK IDENTITY (BASED ON “ALEXIS ZORBAS“ AND “THE COLOSSUS OF MARUSSI“)

  • REMAKE PRACTICES IN THE (RE)CREATION OF GREEK IDENTITY (BASED ON “ALEXIS ZORBAS“ AND “THE COLOSSUS OF MARUSSI“)
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    • PUBLISHER: Institute for Literature
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    • ISSN (Print): 2738-7631 || ISSN (Online): 2815-2999
  • REMAKE PRACTICES IN THE (RE)CREATION OF GREEK IDENTITY (BASED ON “ALEXIS ZORBAS“ AND “THE COLOSSUS OF MARUSSI“)
    Abstract:

    Travelling and friendship are the foundation narrative motives of N. Kazantzakis’ famous novel “Alexis Zorbas”. But they give strong impetus to H. Miller’s pen in his world-famous travelogue “The Colossus of Marоussi”, which became a symbol of philhellenism. The two classical literary works analyze the problems of (Greek, but not only) identity from both individual and socio-cultural point of view. In this article the 237concept of the remake is understood as a (re)making or a (re)creation of the Greek identity mostly in the context of universal moral categories, which unexpectedly gave the books “Alexis Zorbas” and “The Colossus of Maroussi” a long lasting popularity.

    Subject: From myth to literature
    Keywords: римейк гръцка идентичност „Алексис Зорбас“ Н. Казандзакис „Колосът от Маруси“ Х. Милър