Constantinos Theotokis (Writing)

Stefanos - Konstantinos Theotokis (Greek: Στέφανος-Κωνσταντίνος Θεοτόκης, March 13, 1872 – July 1, 1923) was a Greek writer and translator, an important representative of the Ionian School. He was involved in both prose and poetry, and translated works by William Shakespeare, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and others. His best-known works are the novels Honor and Money and The Convict and the novel The Slaves in Their Fetters. The prose of K. Theotokis made a significant contribution to Greek literature. In his extensive short stories: The Price and the Money, The Life and Death of the Caravel, The Convict and The Slaves in Their Chains, the dramatic nature of the narrative and the realistic portrayal of life in an ethnographic atmosphere, also imbued with a philosophical mood, are evident. His short stories, which were first published in the magazine Techni by K. Hatzopoulos and in Numa, and which were later published under...Read More