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The term Heptanese school of literature (Greek: Επτανησιακή Σχολή, lit. 'school of the Seven Islands'; also known as the Ionian school) denotes the literary production of the Ionian Islands' literature figures from the late 18th century till the end of the 19th century. The center of this production is considered to be the poet Dionysios Solomos, so its periods are conventionally divided as follows: Pre-Solomian poets (Προσολωμικοί ποιητές), Solomian poets, Post-Solomian poets, minors and descendants.

General traits

Some general traits of the Ionian style were:

the use of Dimotiki instead of Katharevousa (with some exceptions, mainly Kalvos),
the manifest influence that the contemporary Italian poets had in its thematology, that is regarding the depiction of real-life scenes,
the worship of homeland,
the worship of nature,
a "romantic impulse" (also described as folkloric idealism),
an emphasis on the importance of love and freedom,
an appreciation of religion's role in man's life.

Notable representatives

Notable works

Hymn to Liberty (1823) by Dionysios Solomos (national anthem of Greece)
The Free Besieged by Solomos
Vasilikos (1859), play by Antonios Matesis
The mysteries of Cephalonia (1872) by Andreas Laskaratos
Idou o anthropos (1886) by Andreas Laskaratos

Gallery

References

Beaton, Roderick. "An Introduction to Modern Greek Literature", Oxford University Press, USA, 1999.
Πολίτης Λ., "Ιστορία της Νεοελληνικής Λογοτεχνίας" (History of Modern Greek Literature), XI ed., ed. Μ.Ι.Ε.Τ. (National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation), Athens, 2001. (in Greek)
Lambert, Juliette (1880). "Poètes grecs contemporains: École ionienne" [Contemporary Greek Poets: Ionian School]. La Nouvelle Revue (in French). Paris. pp. 368–377. ISSN 0184-7465. Retrieved 30 June 2011.

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School/influences	Heptanese School Modern Greek Enlightenment Demotic Greek Greek folk song Yianis Vilaras Athanasios Christopoulos Ugo Foscolo Academy of Arcadia Bible Cretan Renaissance literature
Works	"Hymn to Liberty" "The Free Besieged" "The destruction of Psara" "The woman of Zakynthos" "The Cretan" "Lambros" "Ode to the death of Byron" "To Markos Botsaris"
Related	Solomos Square Greek Language Day

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