1st Edition

Upward Panic The Autobiography of Eva Palmer-Sikelianos

Edited By John P. Anton Copyright 1993
    282 Pages
    by Routledge

    282 Pages
    by Routledge

    First Published in 1993.A complete autobiography of Evalina Palmer-Sikelianos (1874-1952), a woman of immense spiritual strength who fought for the arts against the background of war. She contributed impressively throughout her life to the revival of interest in classical Greece, the theatre and choral dance, and advocated an adherence to mythical authenticity rather than a romanticised view of Greek tragic drama.

    Lefkas
    My Brother
    The Treaty of the Two Gods
    School
    My Mother
    Paris
    Penelope
    Kopanas
    Anghelos Sikelianos
    The Delphic Idea
    Weaving
    America
    My Son
    Greek Music
    The First Delphic Festival
    America
    The Second Delphic Festival
    America
    Thing in Itself
    The Birth of Tragedy
    Greek Influence Today
    Isadora
    Men as Creators
    Ted Shawn
    American Dream
    Architecture
    Greece
    Use of Liposomes as Carriers of Lipophilic Antitumor Agents

    Biography

    John P. Anton is Distinguished Professor of Greek philosophy and culture at the University of South Florida. He has written and edited over fifteen books and seventy-five articles, has lectured extensively on philosophy, aesthetics, intellectual history and modern Greek literature. In 1983, he was elected corresponding member of the Academy of Athens.