Zisimos Lorentzos

He was born in Athens in 1915 and passed away in 2004. He was the son of the Demoticist professor at the University of Athens, Panagis Lorentzatos. He studied at the Philosophical School of Athens, though he did not graduate. He made his debut in literature in 1936 with the study "Edgar Poe: The Exceptions. The Philosophy of Composition. The Poetic Principle." He reappeared in 1947 with his book "Essay I" (a study on the work of D. Solomos), and until the end of his life, he published a multitude of reflective, poetic, and translational texts.

His essay collection, titled "Studies," was compiled by him, initially in one volume in 1966 (Galaxias, 1966) and later in two volumes (Domos, 1994); the third volume was published posthumously (Benaki Museum, 2007). He published two poetry anthologies: Angelos Sikelianos, "Anthology" (Ikaros, 1998) and C. P. Cavafy, "Anthology" (Ikaros, 2004). Additionally, he published a collection of texts by G. I. Saregiannis, "Comments on Cavafy" (Ikaros, 1964), and a selection of texts by significant Greek critics, "Greek Critical Thought" (Ikaros, 1978). He published two travelogues: "Diary. Rhodes" (1951) and "In the Wake of the Helm" (Domos, 1983). His poetic work ("Mikra Syrtis" – "Alphavitari" – "Collection") was gathered in the volume "Poems" (Ikaros, 2006). He translated poems by Ezra Pound, W. Blake, E. Montale, W. Szymborska, and W. H. Auden, which were included in the volume "Translations" (Ikaros, 2006). Also published posthumously under the title "Collectanea" were his thoughts, aphorisms, and diary entries (Domos, 2009), as well as his unfinished work "Laws" (Artos Zois, 2025).