Characteristics of Intercultural Dialogue through Translation of Modern Greek Poetry

Abstract

Readers are very familiar with at least one of "Four Evangelicals" Modern Greek Poetry, Kavafis, Seferis, Ritsos and Elitis, but
not with other 20 century poets, especially of years 1970 - 1980, as example the poet Michalis Ganas, also translated into Albania. The
purpose of this paper will be the missed success of contemporary Greek poets and the reasons for this recognition. They could be credit
to translation quality, commercial marketing, language, cultural heritage of ancient Greece, etc. As instance, without hesitation can
confirm that what constituted a significant advantage for the Greek poets; their ability to use easily variants of the Greek language,
constituted a major disadvantage for its translation into other languages because did not allowed the interpreter to decide the same sort
of "grades" as the author, in order to reproduce the same melody as original. Also, another factor like the fame and the heritage of the
Ancient Greece is one of the major disadvantages for many young poets who failed in their efforts to become known and also to affect
the poetic world, have suffered no doubt from Greek ancient past and a particular perception of Greece from the reader, included
Albanian one, who also from political reasons was supply only with the images of Ancient Greek mythological heroes. Actually, despite
the fact that Michalis Ganas was translated for more than 2 years in Albania with poetic volume "Barefoot Rain" continues to be unknown
to the Albanian reader. These characteristics of Greek poetry translation will be analyzed in this study.