The Axion Esti is probably the most widely read volume of verse to have appeared in Greece since World War II and remains a classic today.
The "autobiographical" elements are constantly colored by allusion to the history of Greece, thus, the poems express a contemporary consciousness fully.
Those who follow the music of Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis have been especially drawn to Odysseus Elytis\'s work, his prose is widely considered a mirror to the revolutionary music of Theodorakis.
The Axion Esti is probably the most widely read volume of verse to have appeared in Greece since World War II and remains a classic today