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The site in Sitia
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Biography
Cretan Renaissance
The Poet of Abraham's Sacrifice
The Poem
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Creation of a museum kit on Erotokritos and Vitsentzo Kornaros, with the assistance of a museum educator.
Open to the general public and the educational community through special museum education programs.
As a destination, Sitia can transport visitors back to the era of Vitsentzou Kornaros and the Cretan Renaissance.
Stegi Vitsentzos Kornaros has begun collecting its treasures by creating a physical library of numerous publications of Erotokritos as well as other books.
Renaissance Typography meets Cretan Literature through Street Art
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Sitia Literary Festival
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Prints
One of the masterpieces of Modern Greek Literature.
Vitsentzos Kornaros wrote Erotokritos in the Greek language.
The story of two young people, Erotokritos and Princess Aretousa.
Cretan literature at its peak was influenced by the Italian Renaissance.
Erotokritos was written around 1600 and initially circulated in manuscripts.
The conception and original handling of Erotokritos’ material create a broad field for interpretations and reflection.
Erotokritos, a popular work, circulated in manuscripts throughout the 17th century.
