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A LITERARY WORLD: GREECE. An Interview with Pamela Jane Rogers

Posted on 10 July, 2016

A LITERARY WORLD: GREECE. An Interview with Pamela Jane Rogers

A Literary World: Greece. An Interview with Pamela Jane Rogers One of the reason I love doing these interviews is because I get to meet like-minded people who not only share my love of Greece and literature, but because I meet authors who also...

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Blog 36 04/07/2016 The Influence of Venetian Rule on Greek Art

Posted on 3 July, 2016

Blog 36 04/07/2016 The Influence of Venetian Rule on Greek Art

 The Influence of Venetian Rule on Greek Art. After the seizure of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204, parts of the Greek world came under Venetian rule. Venice’s rise to power flourished as the Byzantine power declined but it would...

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A LITERARY WORLD: GREECE. An Interview with Marjory McGinn

Posted on 30 June, 2016

A LITERARY WORLD: GREECE. An Interview with Marjory McGinn

A Literary World:Greece. An Interview with Author Marjory McGinn Over the years I have read many travel memoirs on Greece ranging from excellent to, well let’s be honest, quite superficial and which have either scratched the surface of Greek...

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A LITERARY WORLD: GREECE. An Interview with Author Julie Ryan

Posted on 18 June, 2016

A LITERARY WORLD: GREECE. An Interview with Author Julie Ryan

 A LITERARY WORLD: GREECE. Author Interview with Julie Ryan My guest today is the delightful Julie Ryan, an author whose roots are from a small mining village in South Yorkshire. After a degree in French Language and Literature, wanderlust kicked...

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Blog 35 Tulle-bi-telli: The Shimmering Fabric of Assuit.

Posted on 15 June, 2016

Blog 35 Tulle-bi-telli: The Shimmering Fabric of Assuit.

Tulle-bi-telle: The Shimmering Fabric of Assuit. As a textile designer I am always on the look-out for unusual fabrics and few years ago, I came across one such piece. To be exact, it was a shawl rather than just a length of fabric and which I had...

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A LITERARY WORLD: GREECE. An Interview with Daphne Kapsali

Posted on 3 June, 2016

A LITERARY WORLD: GREECE. An Interview with Daphne Kapsali

A Literary World: Greece: An interview with author Daphne Kapsali My guest today is the delightful Daphne Kapsali, writer, translator, massage therapist and reluctant yogi, who, by her own admission, is  a pathological optimist.… something we could...

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BLOG 34 30/05/2016 19th Century Greek Painters: Realism and Orientalism

Posted on 29 May, 2016

BLOG 34 30/05/2016 19th Century Greek Painters: Realism and Orientalism

19th Century Greek Painters: Realism and Orientalism Theodoros Vryzakis ( Θεόδωρος Βρυζάκης )– 1819-1878 was a major Greek painter of the 19th century.  He was the first Greek painter who studied in Munich and the main representative of romantic...

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Blog 33 23/05/2016 Piri Reis: Ottoman Admiral and Cartographer.

Posted on 23 May, 2016

Blog 33 23/05/2016 Piri Reis: Ottoman Admiral and Cartographer.

 Piri Reis: Ottoman Admiral and Cartographer. In 1929, a small section of a world map was discovered at the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul. This wasn’t just any map but the oldest known Turkish atlas showing the New World and one of the oldest maps of...

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A LITERARY WORLD: GREECE An Interview with Anne Zouroudi

Posted on 20 May, 2016

A LITERARY WORLD: GREECE An Interview with Anne Zouroudi

A Literary World: Greece. Author Interview with Anne Zouroudi Today I’d like to welcome to A Literary World: Greece, the award winning author, Anne Zouroudi. Anne’s books are set amongst the beautiful landscapes of Greece –...

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BLOG 32 10/05/2016 John Frederick Lewis: Master of Orientalism.

Posted on 10 May, 2016

BLOG 32 10/05/2016 John Frederick Lewis: Master of Orientalism.

John Frederick Lewis: Master of Orientalism. John Frederick Lewis (1804 – 76) ranks as one of the most eminent Orientalist painters of his day. His sumptuous scenes of Ottoman life were celebrated in his lifetime for the virtuosity of their...

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