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SOME DEBTS TO BYZANTINISM iii the Odes of Rigas Feraios the productions of our contemporary poets among whom want to mention Solomos Valaorites Palamas Drossines Crystallis Gryparis Malakassis the works of novelists as Psichari Bikelas Papadiamantis Karkavitzas Vizyenos Kondylakis Dros- sines Damverghis Vlachoyannis to mention only the more ancient of them the essays of writers as Anninos Ion Dragoumis Kourtidis Melas Nirvana Papandoniou and others are worthy to be studied explained analyzed summing up as they do the essence of the mind and soul of modern nation which by its efforts and struggles strenuously works for the accomplishment of its national historical and civilizing mission in the East am sure that Professor Marshall upon whom now call asking him to deliver his lecture on Some Debts to Byzantinism and to whom we owe some interesting publications and commentaries on modern Greek texts will not fail to comprise in his professional activities such studies under the conviction that they will be welcomed by all well-wishers of this honoured and important Chair