Nikos Kazantzakis - Ioulianos, 1st Edition in Greek,

DETAILS: Ioulianos by Nikos Kazantzakis 1st Edition published in 1944-1945 by O Pigouinos in Athens 109 pages 22cm X 15.5cm Paper bound The book is in good condition for its age, its pages have been cut but there are no missing pages. There are some marks on some of the pages most probably for ink during the printing process as seen in pictures. The binding and the soft paper cover are also in very good condition with some minor damage to the edges and a mark on the back side of the cover as seen in the pictures. Plot This work deals with the final hours of Julian the Apostate, during his expedition against the Persians in 363 AD. As the Persians move to encircle Julian's army, the Christians plot his murder. The conspiracy is headed by the Bishop, former tutor to Julian and now his sworn enemy; Queen Helena, the Emperor's wife; Marina, his sleeping companion but not his mistress, since Julian is a kind of secular ascetic, and a young man named Stephen. The Bishop charges Marina to seduce the Emperor and kill him, but she is in love with him and so procrastinates. Julian appears torn between the ancient Greek spirit and Christian ethics; though he derides the Christians and destroys their holy icons, he has a vision of Christ, treats his opponents with clemency and talks of love and goodwill. This intensifies the conflict within Marina, who hopes that the Emperor will eventually turn back to Christianity. As the ill omens multiply, Julian learns of the conspiracy directly from Marina, and decides to exact revenge. He calls the Queen, and after having intercourse with her, he places her as a bet in a game of dice against the guards and loses her, upon which she commits suicide. The generals warn of the threat posed by the Persians and recommend that the army leave by ship. Julian rejects this plan, orders that the ships be burnt and returns to the battlefield. Stephen stabs him in the back and the Bishop urges Marina to despatch him. After wavering for some time, the girl shares a cup of poisoned wine with the wounded Emperor. Writing history In a letter sent to Prevelakis from Gottesgab in 1931, Kazantzakis confided that he had long found the figure of Julian moving, and that he was planning to write a major work entitled The Apostate. The tragedy was written in 1939, in Shakespeare's daughter's house in Stratford-on-Avon, as warplanes droned overhead. An excerpt was published in Kathimerini newspaper on 8th April 1940. Kazantzakis translated the play into French in 1948.


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