Zoé Karelli Explained

Zoé Karelli was the pen-name used by Chryssoulas Argyriadou (1901-1998), a Greek poet, playwright and essayist.^[1]

Life

Chrysoulas Pentziki was born in Thessaloniki. Her younger brother was the writer Nikos Gavril Pentzikis. She married at the age of 17, acquiring the married name Argyriadou.^[1] His first poems were published in the journal The Third Eye, and collected in her debut volume, The March. (1940).^[2]

Works

Poetry

• The March, 1940
• Seasons of Death, 1948
• Fantasy of Time, 1949
• Of Solitude and Arrogance, 1951
• Copper Engravings and Sacred Icons, 1952
• The Ship, 1955
• Kassandra and Other Poems, 1955
• Tales from the Garden, 1955
• Contrasts, 1957
• The Mirror of Midnight, 1958

Plays

• Suppliants, 1962
• Simonis, Byzantine Prince, 1965
• Orestes, 1971

Notes and References

1. Book: Bruce Merry . Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature . Greenwood Press . 2004 . 204 . Karelli, Zoé . 9780313308130 . https://books.google.com/books?id=Q-lr20SuvfIC&pg=PA214.
2. Book: George Syrimis . Karelli, Zoe . Mark Willhardt . Alan Michael Parker . Who's Who in Twentieth Century World Poetry . Routledge . 2000 .