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Presentations
of Recent Editions from Crete University Press
Presentation hosted by The Foundation for Hellenic
Culture, Inc.
7 West 57th Street - New York
Friday, April 12, 2002 - 7 p.m.
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Contact:
The Foundation for Hellenic Culture, Inc.:
Tel.: 212.308.6908 - Fax: 212.308.0919
E-mail: iep.ny@ix.netcom.com
www.foundationhellenicculture.com
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The
Foundation for Hellenic Culture will host a presentation of
“Recent Editions from Crete University Press” at its
premises (7 West 57th Street, New York City) on Friday, April
12, 2002 at 7pm.
A rather unusual event, it is justified by the fact that Crete
U.P. is the only academic publishing house in Greece, in the
sense that it is a non profit legal entity with its own autonomous
budget and complete quality control over its publications. This
is going to be the first presentation of the Crete U.P. editions
(largely unavailable in USA) to a general public in New York.
Professor Grigoris Sifakis of New York University, who was involved
in the creation of the Press, will be the main speaker.
Crete U.P. was established fifteen years ago thanks to an initial
generous endowment on the part of the Pancretan Association
of America, and has since developed steadily into a major player
in the market of scientific and scholarly books of all kinds:
textbooks for students, original contributions (mostly to the
humanities), books popularizing science for the general public,
even art books with special research angle or historical interest.
All editions are organized into series, which reflect a thoughtful
publishing program. An extremely important -though still small-
series is that of musical editions, which is subdivided into
traditional folk music, Byzantine Church music, and Greek “art
music.”
One of the most recent publications of the Press is G.M. Sifakis’
Aristotle on the Function of Tragic Poetry. The author
will take the opportunity to speak briefly about the interpretation
of Aristotle’s views with regard to the emotions, the catharsis
riddle, and what may be the relationship of catharsis to the
“pleasure from pity and fear,” which the philosopher
calls “the proper pleasure” (oikeia hedone)
of tragedy. G. M. Sifakis, distinguished member of the academia,
is Alexander S. Onassis Professor of Classical Greek Literature
at NYU, and Director of Research at the Foundation for Research
and Technology-Hellas. His research focuses on the poetics and
theater production of ancient drama, Aristotle, Aristophanes,
ancient and medieval traditional narrative poetry, and modern
Greek folklore.
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Foundation for Hellenic Culture is a nonprofit organization founded
in Athens in 1992 to promote and disseminate Greek culture and
language at the international level. Today, under the auspices
of the Greek Ministry of Culture and with branches in Odessa,
Alexandria, Berlin, Paris, London and New York, the FHC organizes
and supports a vast range of activities including exhibitions,
concerts, lectures, film festivals, music and dance festivals.
The FHC in New York, with seven years of consistent presence,
strives to bring to the American public unique programs of Greek
artistry, creativity, and spirit. Join the Foundation for Hellenic
Culture for a fascinating journey through Greek civilization.
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