Surrealism in Greece: An Anthology

Acknowledgments

A c k n o w l e d g m e n ts The editor would like to thank the following persons, without whom the present volume would not have been possible: Nanos Valaoritis, for his interest and encouragement during the preparation of this anthology, despite our largely divergent opinions as regards the actuality of the surrealist intervention in Greece; Despina Tsouma for the invaluable help she provided regarding copyright matters; Panos Koutrouboussis and Alexander Skinas for reading, commenting upon, and helping give final shape to my translations of their works; Dr. Yannis Karavidas for his insights on the work of Nikos Engonopoulos, and for providing considerable help and suggestions regarding the translations from that poet’s work included herein; and Dr. Victor Ivanovici and Sotiris Liontos for their help in various practical matters. This anthology is dedicated to the memory of Nikos Stangos (cotranslator of the first Greek surrealist book published in the English language), E. Ch. Gonatas, and Miltos Sahtouris, all of whom died as the work was reaching completion. THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK S u r r e a l i s m i n G r e e c e THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...