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Yannis Ritsos

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Yannis Ritsos

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Also known as Yiannis Ritsos, Giannis Ritsos

Greek poet

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Yiannis Ritsos (Greek: Γιάννης Ρίτσος; 1 May 1909 – 11 November 1990) was a Greek poet and communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II. While he disliked being regarded as a political poet, he has been called "the great poet of the Greek left".

Known for

  • Evidence — Self1975

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Greece
Active from
1909
Active to
1990

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Key facts

Born
( 1909-05-01 ) 1 May 1909, Monemvasia , Greece
Died
11 November 1990 (1990-11-11) (aged 81), Athens , Greece
Occupation
Poet
Literary movement
Modernism , Generation of the '30s
Notable awards
Lenin Peace Prize , 1975

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Giannis
Gender
male
Citizenship
Greece
Place of birth
Q654616
Place of death
Athens
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Greek
Native language
Greek
Field of work
translation
Movement
realism
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Commons category
Yiannis Ritsos
date of birth
1909-05-01
date of death
1990-11-11
place of burial
Q654616
birth name
Ιωάννης Ρίτσος
start of work period
1934-00-00
writing language
Greek
name in native language
Γιάννης Ρίτσος
pseudonym
Πέτρος Βελιώτης
end of work period
1990-00-00
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Works in European collections

16 objects attributed to Yannis Ritsos, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Yiannis Ritsos (Greek: Γιάννης Ρίτσος [ˈritsos]; 1 May 1909 – 11 November 1990) was a Greek poet and communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II. While he disliked being regarded as a political poet, he has been called "the great poet of the Greek left".

Early life

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