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Cypria

A Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean -- A Gripping New History of Cyprus
BuchKartoniert, Paperback
352 Seiten
Englisch
Bloomsbury Tradeerschienen am09.05.2024
"A brilliant exploration of Cyprus´s long history of cultural resilience. Superbly composed." -- Guardian "Poetic...Compelling" -- New Statesman An evocative and lyrical history of Cyprus and the Mediterranean. Think of a place where you can stand at the intersection of Christian and Arab cultures, at the crossroads of the British, Ottoman, Byzantine, Roman and Egyptian empires; a place marked by the struggle between fascism and communism and where the capital city is divided in half as a result of bloody conflict; where the ancient olive trees of Homer's time exist alongside the undersea cables which link up the world's internet. In Cypria, named after a lost Cypriot epic which was the prequel to The Odyssey, British Cypriot writer Alex Christofi writes a deeply personal, lyrical history of the island of Cyprus, from the era of goddesses and mythical beasts to the present day. This sprawling, evocative and poetic book begins with the legend of the cyclops and the storytelling at the heart of the Mediterranean culture. Christofi travels to salt lakes, crusader castles, mosques and the eerie town deserted at the start of the 1974 war. He retells the particularly bloody history of Cyprus during the twentieth century and considers his own identity as traveler and returner, as Odysseus was. Written in sensitive, witty and beautifully rendered prose, with a novelist's flair and eye for detail, Cypria combines the political, cultural and geographical history of Cyprus with reflections on time, place and belonging.mehr
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Klappentext"A brilliant exploration of Cyprus´s long history of cultural resilience. Superbly composed." -- Guardian "Poetic...Compelling" -- New Statesman An evocative and lyrical history of Cyprus and the Mediterranean. Think of a place where you can stand at the intersection of Christian and Arab cultures, at the crossroads of the British, Ottoman, Byzantine, Roman and Egyptian empires; a place marked by the struggle between fascism and communism and where the capital city is divided in half as a result of bloody conflict; where the ancient olive trees of Homer's time exist alongside the undersea cables which link up the world's internet. In Cypria, named after a lost Cypriot epic which was the prequel to The Odyssey, British Cypriot writer Alex Christofi writes a deeply personal, lyrical history of the island of Cyprus, from the era of goddesses and mythical beasts to the present day. This sprawling, evocative and poetic book begins with the legend of the cyclops and the storytelling at the heart of the Mediterranean culture. Christofi travels to salt lakes, crusader castles, mosques and the eerie town deserted at the start of the 1974 war. He retells the particularly bloody history of Cyprus during the twentieth century and considers his own identity as traveler and returner, as Odysseus was. Written in sensitive, witty and beautifully rendered prose, with a novelist's flair and eye for detail, Cypria combines the political, cultural and geographical history of Cyprus with reflections on time, place and belonging.
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Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-3994-0189-0
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2024
Erscheinungsdatum09.05.2024
Seiten352 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht458 g
Illustrationen8 pages of colour photographs.
Artikel-Nr.60960161
Rubriken
GenreGeschichte/Politik

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Timeline Introduction: The City and the City 1. Spume: The birth of the Great Goddess 2. Olive Culture: How trade began 3. The Lost Kingdom of Alashiya: Diving into the Bronze Age 4. Cypria: Survivors of Mycenaean Greece 5. The Purple Ones: Phoenicians and their philosophy 6. Apostle: The Cypriots who spread Christianity 7. Monks and Cats: St Helena´s pilgrimage 8. Oasis: The Arab conquest, the Empire of Cyprus and the Third Crusade at sea 9. The Fairytale Castle: The House of Lusignan 10. Lala Mustafa Pasha: The siege of Famagusta and the formation of the Holy LeagueBattle of Lepanto 11. Linen Blend: The Turkish influence 12. Cyprus, New York: How history was weaponised as civilisation´ 13. Olympians: Religious and secular authority in Britain´s Christian colonyBritain´s Christian colony 14. The Philhellene: The burning down of Government House 15. Kafeneon: The left and right wing schism 16. Bitter Lemons: The struggle for enosis 17. The Battle of the Knife: The militarisation of Cyprus 18. The Ledra Palace Hotel: The war on neighbours 19. Ghosts: The tragedies of 1974 20. Ayia Napa, Ayia Napa, Ayia Napa: The holiday from the self 21. Drilling for Gods: Moscow on the Med Epilogue: The fort, and the dangers of digging up the past Notes Bibliography Acknowledgementsmehr
Kritik
From ancient myth to modern militarism, a brilliant exploration of Cyprus's long history of cultural resilience. Superbly composed. Steven Poole Guardianmehr

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