Elias Petropoulos

Elias Petropoulos
Born26 June 1928
Athens
Died3 September 2003(2003-09-03) (aged 75)
Paris
SchoolDecadence, Folklore

Elias Petropoulos (Greek: Ηλίας Πετρόπουλος, romanized: Ilías Petrópoulos; Athens June 26, 1928 – Paris September 3, 2003)[1][2] was a Greek author, folklorist, and urban historian.[1] A self-described "urban anthropologist", he wrote on aspects of Greek life that were rarely considered fit objects for serious study, including the subcultures, slangs, and music of homosexuals, drug users, and criminals.[3]

Petropoulos was an early proponent of anti-poetry.

Under the Greek military junta of 1967–74, some of his books were regarded as immoral, resulting in fines and jail terms and ultimately in his decision to leave Greece and live permanently in France.[3]

  1. ^ a b Jackson, Eve (November 19, 2003). "Elias Petropoulos". The Guardian. London. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Panagiotopoulos, Christos (2019). "Anthropologie de la décadence aux marges de l'hellénisme : une biographie intellectuelle et politique d'Elias Petropoulos". Bérose-Encyclopédie internationale des histoires de l'anthropologie. Paris: Bérose. hdl:10670/1.vy6aop.
  3. ^ a b Taylor, John (Summer–Winter 1981). Aman, Reinhold (ed.). "Elias Petropoulos, The Mounópsira". Maledicta. V (1–2, Elias Petropoulos Festschrift). Waukesha: Maledicta Press: 10–24. ISBN 0-916500-25-X. ISSN 0363-3659.