Love, War and the Self in Renaissance and Modern Cypriot Poetry
The lectures of this session by Marina Rodosthenous-Balafa and Nikoletta Hadjipavlou will explore two important aspects of Cypriot poetry Focusing on the anonymous Cypriot Petrarchan poetic Collection of the sixteenth century, Dr Rodosthenous (University of Nicosia) will discuss Cypriot Renaissance poetry and the representation of the lover-poet who experiences unrequited love for his idealized beloved. Through particular figures…

