Elizabeth Moutzan-Martinegou
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Elizabeth Moutzan-Martingeou; portrait by Nikolaos Kantounis
Elizabeth Moutzan-Martinegou (October 1801-November 1832), was a Greek writer from Zakynthos. She has been called the first female writer in modern Greece. She wrote poetry, more than fifteen plays, and works on economics and poetic theory, as well as translating works of classical literature including the Odyssey and Aeschylus' tragedy Prometheus Bound, but her most famous work is her autobiography.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Elizabeth Moutzan-Martinegkou". POLYSEMi Portal. 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ Denissi, Sophia (2001). "The Greek Enlightenment and the Changing Cultural Status of Women" (PDF). ΣΥΓΚΡΙΣΗ/Comparaison. 21.
- My Story, Moutzan-Martinengou, Elisavet. Published by University of Georgia Press, Baltimore, 1989
Categories:
- 1801 births
- 1832 deaths
- 19th-century Greek writers
- Greek women writers
- 19th-century women writers