• Source: New Athenian School

      • The term New Athenian School (Greek: Νέα Αθηναϊκή Σχολή), also known as the 1880s Generation (Γενιά του 1880) or the Palamian School (Παλαμική Σχολή) after its leading member Kostis Palamas, denotes the literary production in Athens after 1880. It was a reaction against the First Athenian School and its main aim was the use of Demotic Greek instead of Katharevousa.
      The influence of Palamas led many Greek writers who were using the Katharevousa, like Aristomenis Provelengios and Jean Moréas, to abandon it and adopt the Demotic.


      General traits


      Some general traits of the school were:

      The use of Demotic Greek
      Anti-rhetorical style and anti-romanticism
      Influence by Parnassianism and Symbolism
      Folklore and everyday-life themes


      Notable representatives


      Georgios Drosinis
      Ioannis Gryparis
      Kostas Krystallis
      Kostis Palamas
      Alexandros Pallis
      Ioannis Polemis
      Emmanuel Rhoides
      Georgios Souris
      Georgios Stratigis


      Notable works


      The Papess Joanne (1866), novel by Emmanuel Rhoides
      Vipers and Turtledoves (1878), poetry collection by Jean Moréas
      Songs of my Fatherland (1886), poetry collection by Kostis Palamas
      The King's flute (1910) by Kostis Palamas


      References


      R. Beaton, An Introduction to Modern Greek Literature, Oxford University Press, 1999.
      M. Vitti, Ιστορία της Νεοελληνικής Λογοτεχνίας [History of Modern Greek Literature], ed. Οδυσσέας, Athens, 2003.

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