He was also known by the pseudonym K.X.Myris – Great theater critic with hundreds of translations of ancient texts – His brother, Vassilis, announced the news of his death with his post.
The theater critic, translator and writer Kostas Georgousopoulos, also known by the pseudonym K.X., died at the age of 87. Myris.
The news of the death was announced by the brother of Kostas Georgousopoulos, Vassilis.
Kostas Georgousopoulos was born in Lamia in 1937. He studied at the Philosophy School of the University of Athens, at the Department of History – Archaeology, and theater at the Drama School of the Athens Conservatory with his teachers Dimitris Rodiris and Yannis Sideris.
He worked in private and public education.
In 1978, following the assignment of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, he edited the book “Dramatic poetry“, which for 25 years was taught in Greek High Schools.
From 2003 he was the president of the Center for Study and Research of the Hellenic Theater – Theatrical Museum.
In 2008 he was awarded the Great State Prize for Literature for his entire work. Also, in 2006, the University of Athens, following the initiative of the Department of Theater Studies, awarded him an honorary doctorate.
In 1986, for his work “After the Theater”, he received the 1st National Essay Prize, while for the work “From Strindberg and Chekhov to Pirandello and Bertolt Brecht” in 1999, he was awarded by the Academy of Athens.
For his entire work, he was awarded, among other things, the Gold Medal of the City of Athens (2000).
She entered her track and field theater criticism in 1971 from the columns of the newspaper “To Vima” and continued in the newspaper “Ta Nea”.
His critical essays, pamphlets and commentaries have been published in the following volumes: Keys and Codes of Theater, I, Ancient Drama, 1982, II, Hellenic Theater, 1984, Porphyry’s Oblique Questions, 1984, After the Theater, 1985, Person Worship, 1992 , Variety Troupe, 1993, Thread of the Level, 1996, World Theater, 1, From Menander to Ibsen, 1998, World Theater, 2, From Strindberg and Chekhov to Pirandello and Brecht, 1999, World Theater, 3, From Miller to Miller , 2000.
With the nickname K. X. Myris published the poetry collection “Ambarrassing Craft”, 1971, 1980 (together with “Paravasi”), the short stories “The Bell – Odax”, 1985, and the collection of songs set to music by well-known composers (Chronicle, The Great Vigil, Citizenship , Independent Songs, 1980). Also, with the same pseudonym he signs his translation work, which has as its axis the ancient drama.
He translated the following works:
Aeschylus: Iketides, Oresteia, Prometheus Bound, Seven on Thebes
Sophocles: Electra, Antigone, Trachinias, Oedipus Tyrannus, Oedipus at Colonus, Aias
Euripides: Iphigenia in Aulis, Bacchus, Iphigenia in Taurus, Hecabe (tragedy), Cyclops (Satiric Drama), Helen (tragedy), Andromache, Troades (tragedy)
Aristophanes: Lysistrata, Plutos, Thesmophorians, Ecclesiastics, Nepheles, Horsemen
Moliere: Tartufos
Since 1990 he taught as a scientific associate at the Department of Theater Studies of the University of Athens.
He was the chairman of the Board of Directors. at the National Theater and for twenty years president of the Theater Committee of the Ministry of Culture.
He was a founding member of the Center for Research and Practical Applications of Ancient Greek Drama “Desmi” and chairman of its Board of Directors.
Since 2013, he has been the director of the Drama School of the National Theatre
Source: Skai
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