#  "You Should Find Another Sea, Another Gentleness": The Nikos Gatsos Archive at Harvard 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **May 4, 2019** 

 01:00PM - 01:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Keynote and panel presentations: Thompson Room, Barker Center; Exhibition and reception: Houghton Library**  



 

 



 

 Generally regarded as one of Greece's preeminent 20th century poets, Nikos Gatsos (1911–1992) was also an acclaimed translator and influential lyricist. This event celebrates Harvard Library's acquisition of the Gatsos archive, which includes manuscripts, typescripts, notebooks, correspondence, books, photographs, and musical recordings. Following keynote remarks and panel presentations will be an exhibition and reception at Houghton. [Learn more](http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/you-should-find-another-sea-another-gentleness-nikos-gatsos-archive-harvard)

 *Co-sponsored by Houghton Library, the Seminar on Modern Greek Literature and Culture, Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard, and the Greek Consulate General in Boston.*

 Modern Greek Literature and Culture Exhibition at Houghton Library and Panel Presentations ###  Program 

####  I. Keynote Remarks 

 **Homi Bhabha,** Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities; Director, Mahindra Humanities Center; Senior Advisor on the Humanities to the President and Provost, Harvard University

####  II. The Gatsos Archive at Harvard 

 **Panagiotis Roilos,** George Seferis Professor of Modern Greek Studies and Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University  
**Leslie Morris,** Gore Vidal Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts Houghton Library, Harvard University  
**Rhea K. Lessage,** Librarian for Hellenic Studies and Coordinator for the Classics, Harvard College Library

####  III. Nikos Gatsos: An Iconic Figure of the Greek Avant-garde 

 **Argyro Nicolaou** (Museum of Modern Art, New York): Nikos Gatsos at the Movies  
**Maria Zymara** (Harvard University): Mythical Women in Gatsos's Lyrics  
**Ilana Freedman** (Harvard University): "On Dream's Balconies": Gatsos's Surrealist Seferis  
**Panagiotis Roilos** (Harvard University): Odysseas Elytis (Nobel Laureate, 1979) and Nikos Gatsos: Correspondences

####  IV. Reception and Exhibition 

 *This event, which celebrates the acquisition of the Gatsos archive by Harvard Library, is free and open to the public and will conclude with a reception at Houghton Library. The event is cosponsored by Houghton Library, the Seminar on Modern Greek Literature and Culture, Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard, and the Greek Consulate General in Boston.*



 

 



 

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