The House with the Scorpions: Selected Poems and Song-Lyrics of Mikis Theodorakis - Paperback

Theodorakis, Mikis: - When someone asked Mikis Theodorakis where he got his inspiration for his music, he answered: "It's very simple. I never thought of my music as anything but a way to clothe Greek poetry." Theodorakis is known to the world as a composer. To the English-speaking world, unfortunately, he is known principally for his film scores, particularly the score of Zorba the Greek, and a few of his popular songs. To the Greeks, Theodorakis is the man who combined the greatest poetry of their country with his own prodigious melodic gifts to create a river of unforgettable songs. Few think of him as a poet, and yet he wrote fine poems, some of which became the lyrics of his most famous songs.Holst-Warhaft, Gail: - Gail Holst-Warhaft was born in Australia. Besides being a poet she has been a journalist, broadcaster, prose writer, academic, musician, and translator. In the 1970's, while researching a book on Greek music, Holst-Warhaft performed as a keyboard-player with Greece's leading composers, including Mikis Theodorakis. She has published translations of Aeschylus, and of a number of modern Greek poets and prose-writers. Her poems and translations of Greek poetry have appeared in journals in the US, the U.K., Australia, and Greece. Her most recent book is Lucky Country (Fomite, 2018).