Θάνατος παλληκαριού

Κείμενα σε απλά Ελληνικά

by Kostis Palamas, Κωστής Παλαμάς

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1901

About the author

Kostis Palamas (Greek: Κωστής Παλαμάς) was a Greek poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn. He was a central figure of the Greek literary generation of the 1880s and one of the cofounders of the so-called New Athenian School (or Palamian School, or Second Athenian School) along with Georgios Drosinis, Nikos Kampas, Ioannis Polemis.

Reviews

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Difficult to read, because it was written around 1900, and the language is older.
But it is well-glossed in 3 languages and there are notes for some particular words and phrases.
It is interesting to read about life in earlier times. (But I'm looking forward to reading something more modern now!)
About how a happy young man in a fishing villages injures his leg and dies (that's all in the title, so it's not a spoiler.) As well as all the attempts made to heal him with scientific, but not modern, medicine as well as various forms of quackery.
Plus all the village Easter and death customs. That the accident and his death are on Good Friday are intentional symbolism.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

The symbolism of Easter isn't lost on me, but I still didn't enjoy this much due to the repetitive sequences. Consult a doctor or quack, try weird remedies, get fleeced, try again. I find that kind of repetitive structure frustrating. The story is incredibly sad, but that's not a mark against it for me. It also makes me even more thankful for modern medicine, where penicillin and other antibiotics would have cured him in a week.

It was probably chosen as a candidate for this easy reader series because it's in the public domain, and even though it was adapted for learners, there's still a great deal of unfamiliar - and not particularly common - vocabulary. I would rather be learning more useful vocab, at least until I master the basics.

[Μαρία · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ένα ηθογραφικό διήγημα,, γέννημα θρέμμα των αρχών του 2ου αιώνα, παρουσιάζει τα ήθη και έθιμα μιας άλλης εποχής. Οι προκαταλήψεις, τα γιατροσόφια και η πολυπόθητη ανάσταση του παλληκαριού που η μικρή κοινωνία του Θαλασσοχωριου αναμένει καρτερικά. Απλός και κατανοητός λόγος, η γλώσσα δεν κουράζει, ενώ η ιστορία διαβάζεται απνευστί. Καλή Ανάγνωση!

[Diamantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Όμορφο διήγημα, διαβάζεται απνευστί. Εν ολίγοις, φαίνεται ξεκάθαρα η κοινωνία της εποχής μέσα από αυτό το έργο, δηλαδή, οι προκαταλήψεις, η άγνοια, η περιφρόνηση της επιστήμης. Αξίζει να διαβαστεί.