Odysseas Elytis

thumb|Odysseas Elytis in 1974 Odysseas Elytis (2 November 1911 – 18 March 1996) is a Greek poet, essayist and translator. He is the recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979. Quotes The Swedish Academy's decision (to award me the Nobel Prize in Literature) was not only an honor for me but for Greece and its history through the ages. I believe that it was a decision to bring international attention to the most ancient tradition in Europe, since from Homer's time to the present there has not been a single century during which poetry has not been written in the Greek language. Odysseas Elytis (2021) cited in: "On this day in 1996, Nobel prize winning poet Odysseus Elytis passes away" in Greek City Times, 18 March 2021. External links Category:1911 births Category:1996 deaths Category:Nobel laureates in Literature Category:Poets from Greece Category:Essayists from Greece Category:Translators from Greece