Erotokritos

Overview

Erotokritos is a narrative poem composed by Vitsentzos Kornaros in early 17th century Crete. It consists of 10,012 fifteen-syllable rhymed verses, the last twelve of which refer to the poet himself. It is written in the Cretan dialect of the Greek language. Its central theme is love between Erotokritos and Aretousa. Around this theme, revolve other themes such as honour, friendship, bravery and courage. In this adaptation, colorful shadow puppets are deployed.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 10, 1984

Original language

Greek

Spoken languages

Greek

Countries

Greece

Production

Vouli TV

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded