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Zoé Karelli was the pen-name used by Chryssoulas Argyriadou (1901-1998), a Greek poet, playwright and essayist.

Life

Chrysoulas Pentziki was born in Thessaloniki. Her younger brother was the writer Nikos Gavril Pentzikis. She married at the age of 17, acquiring the married name Argyriadou. His first poems were published in the journal The Third Eye, and collected in her debut volume, The March. (1940).

Works

Poetry

• The March, 1940
• Seasons of Death, 1948
• Fantasy of Time, 1949
• Of Solitude and Arrogance, 1951
• Copper Engravings and Sacred Icons, 1952
• The Ship, 1955
• Kassandra and Other Poems, 1955
• Tales from the Garden, 1955
• Contrasts, 1957
• The Mirror of Midnight, 1958

Plays

• Suppliants, 1962
• Simonis, Byzantine Prince, 1965
• Orestes, 1971

References

1. ^ Bruce Merry (2004). "Karelli, Zoé". Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature. Greenwood Press. p. 204. ISBN 9780313308130.
2. George Syrimis (2000). "Karelli, Zoe". In Mark Willhardt; Alan Michael Parker (eds.). Who's Who in Twentieth Century World Poetry. Routledge.

• 1901 births
• 1998 deaths
• Greek poets
• Greek dramatists and playwrights
• Greek essayists
• Greek women poets
• 20th-century Greek women writers