Epitaphios (Ritsos)

"Epitaphios"
by Giannis Ritsos
The poem was inspired by this picture.[1]
Original titleΕπιτάφιος
Written1936 (88 years ago) (1936)
First published inRizospastis
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek
SeriesMoiroloi
FormFuneral Procession
Publication date8 June 1936 (1936-06-08)
Lines224 (1st ed.)
324 (2nd ed.)

"Epitaphios" (Greek: Επιτάφιος, "Epitaph") is a poem by Yiannis Ritsos published in 1936.[2]

  1. ^ efimeris.nlg.gr: Newspaper Rizospastis (10 May 1936), pg. 1: The original photograph.
  2. ^ (in Greek) YiannisRitsos.gr: Poetry Works of Yiannis Ritsos Epitaphios (1936), Athens, publisher Rizospastis.