Andreas Embirikos | |
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 Andreas Embiricos in Lausanne, 1920 | |
| Native name | Ανδρέας Εμπειρίκος |
| Born | 2 September 1901 Brăila |
| Died | 3 August 1975 (aged 73) Athens |
| Occupation | Psychoanalyst, writer, poet |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Education | National and Capodistrian University of Athens, University of Genoa |
| Literary movement | Surrealism, Generation of the '30s |
| Notable works | The Great Eastern, Ypsikaminos |
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Andreas Embirikos (or Embiricos; Greek: Ανδρέας Εμπειρίκος, romanized: Andréas Empeiríkos; September 2, 1901 – August 3, 1975) was a Greek surrealist poet, writer, photographer, and one of the first Greek psychoanalysts.[1][2] As a writer, he emerged from the Generation of the '30s and is considered one of the most important representatives of Greek surrealism. He studied psychoanalysis in France and was the first to practice it as a profession in Greece in the years 1935–1951. Out of his entire literary work, his first collection of poetry, titled Ypsikaminos, stands out as the first purely surrealist Greek text.[3] Among his prose works, his bold erotic novel The Great Eastern was completed over a period of several decades becoming the lengthiest modern Greek novel. Described as Embirikos' "lifework", It was received with both praise and criticism for its libertine nature and highly erotic content. A large part of Embirikos' work was published well after his death.
- ^ Merry, Bruce (2004). Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-313-30813-0.
- ^ Terjesen, Mark D.; Doyle, Kristene A. (2022-10-25). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a Global Context. Springer Nature. p. 213. ISBN 978-3-030-82555-3.
- ^ Barbeito, Patricia Felisa; Calotychos, Vangelis. Andreas Embiricos, Six Poems from Inner Land. Translated with Patricia Felisa Barbeito. MondoGreco 5 (Spring 2001): 6-12.