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Threading the Labyrinth: World War II in the Greek World

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On Miracle Ground XIX: A Conference of the International Lawrence Durrell Society Rethymnon, Crete 26–30 June 2016

Sunday, June 26

Exhibition (4:00–6:00)

The Alexandria Quartet: An Exhibition of Paintings by Andreas Georgiadis, Based on the Work of Lawrence DurrellCarob Mill Cultural Center, Panormo, Rethymno, T.K. 74057-Tel.: 2810 228 723 (Inclusive Dates of Exhibition: 10 June–3 July 2016)

Welcome Gathering (6:30–8:00PM)

Cash bar with light appetizers at Prima Plora Restaurant, Rethymnon Akrotiriou 8, Rethymno 741 00. Phone: +30 2831 056990 Monday, June 27

Registration (9:00–1:00)

Welcome (9:15–45; University of Crete, Auditorium A)

Linda S. Rashidi, President, International Lawrence Durrell Society Anna Lillios, Chair of the OMG XIX Conference Organizing Committee Lucia Athanassaki, Dean, Division of Classical Studies, University of Crete

Three Keynote Addresses (9:45–12:00)

Michael Haag “Setting the Scene” Ian S. MacNiven “Climax in Crete: A Personal Narrative” Chris White “The Kreipe Kidnap”

Lunch on Campus (12:00–1:15)

Session I (1:15–2:35)

Durrell and World War IIAnna Lillios University of Central Florida Lawrence Durrell and His Literary Circle: Archiving the World War II Experience in GreeceMartha Klironomos San Francisco State University ‘The beautiful island lies / wounded and bleeding, the calm island, the strong’: The Battle of Crete and the Violence of Memory in the Poetry of George Seferis and Lawrence DurrellBrian Sneeden University of Connecticut

Session II (2:45–3:30)

Durrell as Poet and Inspiration: Poetry by Durrell and White Mice Contest WinnersMichael Colonnese Methodist University; David Radavich Eastern Illinois University

Break (3:30–3:50)

Session III (3:50–5:15)

‘Enter the dark crystal if you dare’: Greece in Lawrence Durrell’s Lyric PoemsFiona Tomkinson Yeditepe University ‘An end of everything known / A beginning of water’: Lawrence Durrell’s Poetic Quest for the Secret Flow of the WorldIsabelle Keller-Privat Université Toulouse I–Jean Jaurès The House as Axis Mundi on the Durrells’ Island of CorfuDan H. Popescu Partium Christian University Tuesday, June 28

Tour of World War II Sites

In the Footsteps of Leigh Fermor: The General Kreipe Abduction Route, Allied Secret Services, The ResistanceConducted by Costas Mamalakis formerly of the Historical Museum of Crete; Assisted by Chris White

(The tour begins in Rethymnon; lunch is not provided.)

Wednesday, June 29

Session IVA (9:15–10:30, Room 1)

How the Scene Has Been Created by Modern Writers from Ted Hughes to Hasegawa Kai: Their Objective Motive Related to Local Myth and Their Subjective Perspective Related to Non-stereotypical Explanations of NatureKeiko Tawa Poet Laureate Study Japan Lawrence Durrell’s Convergence with the Cretan Landscape: An Issue of TranslatabilityNabil M. Abdel-Al United Nations

Session IVB (9:15–10:30, Room 2)

A Private Individual Without Concern for Policy: Durrell as a British Official, According to the Times of CyprusCiara Barrick European University Cyprus More Bitter Lemons: George Tardios’s Poem ‘After the Lemons’ and Nora Nadjarian’s Short Story ‘Lemons’Petra Tournay-Theodotou European University Cyprus Pope Joan on Her Majesty’s Secret Service: Lawrence Durrell in Cyprus in 1953–56Panaiotis Gerontopoulos

Break (10:30–10:45)

Session VA (10:45–12:00, Room

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