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Scientific Symposium in Honor of Critic and Scholar Alexis Ziras

Published March 20, 2026, 14:15
Scientific Symposium in Honor of Critic and Scholar Alexis Ziras

The Department of Contemporary Culture of the Deputy Ministry of Culture has announced the organization of a Scientific Symposium in honor of the critic and scholar Alexis Ziras, as well as the presentation of a special honorary plaque by the Republic of Cyprus. The symposium will be held at the Artos Cultural Center in Nicosia on March 27 and 28, 2026. Alexis Ziras is an important critic, philologist, and researcher of modern Greek and Cypriot literature. He has developed close working relationships with many Cypriot intellectuals. This event comes as a recognition of Alexis Ziras's long-standing contribution to Greek and Cypriot literature, which until now has been neglected. Along with the symposium, a collection of Alexis Ziras's works will be published, entitled “Interpretive Approaches to Cypriot Poetry, 1880-2025,” under the supervision of Kostas Lympouris and with an introduction by Kostas Nikolaidis.