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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
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Níkos Kazantzákis: References & Edit History

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Helen Kazantzákis, Nikos Kazantzakis (1968), is a biography by his second wife. Peter Bien, Kazantzakis: Politics of the Spirit, 2 vol. (1987–2007), is a study of his life and work. Darren J.N. Middleton (ed.), Scandalizing Jesus? (2005), is a collection of essays on Kazantzákis’s The Last Temptation of Christ.

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Type Description Contributor Date
First paragraph modernization. Mar 18, 2024
Anniversary information added. Feb 14, 2024
Anniversary information added. Oct 22, 2023
Invalidated site: Pegasos - Biography of Nikos Kazantzakis. May 29, 2015
Add new Web site: History of Greece - Biography of Nikos Kazantzakis. Mar 06, 2013
Changed his birth date from "Dec. 2, 1885" to "Feb. 18, 1883." Feb 14, 2011
Bibliography expanded. Jan 30, 2009
Article revised and updated. Jan 30, 2009
Photograph of bust added. Jan 30, 2009
Media added. Apr 21, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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