Klitos Ioannides

Klitos Ioannides

Klitos Ioannides was born in Moutoullas. From 1967 to 1974 he studied Philosophy, Religious Studies and Social Sciences in Paris. In 1973 he received his PhD from the University of Sorbonne.

He worked as a researcher and professor in Paris and Athens (1973-1976) and he has been a researcher at the Cyprus Research Centre from 1977 to 1999. Since 1988 he has been scientific collaborator at the Holy Monastery of Kykkos. From 2002 to 2013, he has been professor of Philosophy at the Frederick University, Nicosia and professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics at the Cyprus Technological University (TEPAK).

Apart from his work in the fields of Religious Studies, Philosophy and the History of modern Cypriot Literature, he has systematically concerned himself with scientific research, the evangelic, patristic and mystic word, poetry, the writing of essays and articles, criticism, translation, authorship and the presentation of thousands of radio and television programmes. Daily and weekly newspapers and journals of Cyprus, Greece and other countries have published hundreds of his texts and articles. Poetry and other writings by him have been translated into French, English, Russian, Italian, German, Serbian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Spanish, Slovenian, Romanian, Estonian and Portuguese. He consistently harvested Oral History with several publications, as well as by the creation of historic records.

He has been, among other things, a founding member of the Cyprus Centre of the International Association of Writers (PEN), Secretary, Vice President and President. He is also, since its establishment, member of the Board of the Cyprus Philosophical Society (currently President), member of the Board of the Centre of Studies of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos, member of the Board of the Cyprus Centre of International Theatre Institute, member of the Board of the Cyprus Association of Arts and Communication, President of the Theater “ENA”, corresponding member of the Hellenic Philosophical Society and a member of the Society of Authors of Greece. He is also the President of the National Society of Greek Writers of Cyprus and has been a member of the Union of Cypriot writers. He has represented Cyprus at many Hellenic and international philosophical, theological, and literary congresses.

PHILOSOPHY, PHILOLOGY, RELIGION, THE ARTS

  • Mystique Grecque. In Encyclopedie des Mystiques, Paris 1972, under the pen name of Lefkon Agathias.
  • Το Πρόσωπο του Φιλοσόφου από τους Προσωκρατικούς στον Πλάτωνα (The Image of the Philosopher from the Pre-Socratics to Plato). Nicosia 1977.
  • Οι Νεοπλατωνικοί Φιλόσοφοι Πλωτίνος, Ιάμβλιχος, Πρόκλος (The Neo-Platonic Philosophers Plotinus, Iamblichus, Proclus). In Zeno Number 1, Nicosia 1980.
  • La Paideia Musicale chez Platon. Nicosia 1981. In Stasinos 1979-80.
  • Les Genies Intermediaires en Grece. In Zeno Number 2, Nicosia 1981.
  • Musique et Deontologie Artisque chez Platon. Nicosia 1982. In Zeno Number 3.
  • Le Roi-Philosophe Spectateur et Acteur d’apres Platon, Athens 1983-84. In Volume Philosophia, Number 13-14 of the Academy of Athens.
  • L’Εthos Μusical chez Platon. Athens 1985-1986. In Volume Philosophia Number 15-16 of the Academy of Athens.
  • Socrate, Modele Philosophique. In Zeno Number 4-5, Nicosia 1985.
  • Etre et Apparaitre: Le Philosophe et ses Rivaux. Nicosia 1985. In Stasinos 1981-4.
  • Ζήνων ο Κιτιεύς: Η Ζωή και το Έργο του (Zeno of Citium: His Life and Works). Nicosia 1985. In Volume Stoicism of The Cyprus Research Centre.
  • Ιστορία της Νεώτερης Κυπριακής Λογοτεχνίας (History of Modern Cypriot Literature). Nicosia 1986.
  • Language Musical et Speculation Philosophique. Nicosia 1988. In Stasinos Number 8.
  • Le Portrait du Philosophe Presocratique. In Zenon Number 6-9, Nicosia 1988.
  • Le Rationnel dans la Musique Platonicienne. Athens 1989-1900. In Volume Philosophia Number 19-20 of the Academy of Athens.
  • Le Philosophe et le Musicien dans l’Oeuvre de Platon. Nicosia 1990.
  • Πλωτίνος ,ή, η Αναζήτηση του Ενός (Plotinus ,or, the Search for the One). Nicosia 1991. In Epetirida Number XVII of the Cyprus Research Centre.
  • Αβγή ή, η Κυπριακή Φάση του Αιμιλίου Χουρμουζίου (Dawn or, the Cypriot Phase of Aimilios Hourmouzios). Nicosia 1992. In Epetirida Number XIX of the Cyprus Research Centre.
  • Η Ανέκδοτη Αλληλογραφία του Αρχιμανδρίτη Ι. Κυκκώτη με τον, εξόριστο στις Σευχέλλες, Εθνάρχη Αρχιεπίσκοπο Γ΄ (The Unpublished Correspondence of Archimandrite I. Kykkotis with the exiled in the Seychelles, Ethnarch Archbishop Makarios III). In Epetirida Number 2 of The Centre of Studies of the Holy Monastery of Kykko, Nicosia 1993.
  • Μια Ανέκδοτη Αυτοβιογραφική Επιστολή του Δώρου Άλαστου . (An Unpublished Autobiographical Letter of Doros Alastos). In Stasinos, Nicosia 1989-1993.
  • Γιάννη Σταυρινού Οικονομίδη: Ανέκδοτες Επιστολές από το Κατεχόμενο Ριζοκάρπασο. (Yiannis Stavrinos Oikonomides: Unpublished Letters from Occupied Rizokarpaso). In Epetirida Number XX of the Cyprus Research Centre, Nicosia 1995.
  • Εκκλησία Κύπρου: Ιστορία και Πολιτισμός 2,000 ετών. (Church of Cyprus: 2000 years of History and Civilization). First Greek Edition, Nicosia 1995. Second Greek Edition 1977. English Edition, Nicosia 1999. Russian Edition, Nicosia 2000.
  • Από το Αρχείο Παλαιμάχων: Φυλακτής Αριστοκλέους (From the Veterans Archive: Phylaktis Aristokleous ). In Epetirida Number 21 of The Cyprus Research Centre, Nicosia 1995.
  • Αρχιμανδρίτου Ιερόθεου Κυκκώτη: Τέσσερα Ανέκδοτα Κείμενα για τον Δ. Λιπέρτη. (Archimandrite Ierotheos Kykkotis: Four Unpublished Texts on D. Liperti). In Epetirida Number 3 of The Centre of Studies of the Holy Monastery of Kykko, Nicosia 1996.
  • Κάτω Αμίαντος ή του Χατζηκτωρή: Πως Ενα Χωριό Δημιουργείται (Kato Amiantos or Hadjiktoris’s: How a Village is Created). In collaboration with Neoptolemos Hadjiktori. Nicosia 1996. In Epetirida Number 22 of The Cyprus Research Centre.
  • Κυριάκος Μάτσης, ο Οραματιστής (Kyriakos Matsis, the Visionary). Two Volumes, Nicosia 1998.
  • Πελένδρι: Μια Ιστορική και Πολιτισμική Διαδρομή (Pelendri: an Historical and Cultural Tour). In collaboration with N.B. Kolona. Nicosia 1998.
  • Η Ανέκδοτη Αυτοβιογραφία του Ζωγράφου Σ. Φραγκουλίδη (The Unpublished Autobiography of the Painter S. Frangoulides). Nicosia 2000.
  • Ο Φιλόσοφος και ο Μουσικός στο Έργο του Πλάτωνος (The Philosopher and the Musician in Plato’s Work). Athens 2003.
  • Αρχιμανδρίτης Ιερόθεος Κυκκώτης (Archimandrite Ierotheos Kykkotis). Nicosia 2007
  • Δώρος Άλαστος (Doros Alastos). Nicosia 2007.

POETRY

  • Γενεά Έκτη (Sixth Generation). Limassol 1967.
  • Ασπιδούχοι Κούρητες (Shield - bearing Kouretes). Nicosia 1971.
  • Θαργήλια (Thargelia). Nicosia 1975.
  • Ποιήματα 1967-1977 (Poems 1967-1977). Nicosia 1977.
  • Τα Πένθιμα (The Lamentations). Nicosia 1981.
  • Ιώτα Εν (Iota En ). Nicosia 1987.
  • Ποιήματα 1967-1987 (Poems 1967-1987).Greek Edition, Nicosia 1988. Greek–English-French Edition, Nicosia 2007.

ESSAYS & REVIEWS

  • Η Συνομωσία κατά της Ιστορίας της Νεώτερης Κυπριακής Λογοτεχνίας (The Conspiracy Against the History of Modern Cypriot Literature) . Nicosia 1986.
  • Κόκκος Σινάπεως (Grain of Mustard Seed). Essays on religion, philosophy and aesthetics. Nicosia 1990.
  • Νοσταλγία Θεού (Nostalgia of God). Essays on religion, Nicosia 1994.
  • Αναφορές (References). Collection of studies, articles and essays. Nicosia 1996.
  • Ενός δ’ έστι χρεία (Enos d’esti chreia - But One Thing is Needful ). Essays on religion and philosophy, Athens 2002.
  • Φιλοσοφικές Μελέτες και Δοκίμια (Philosophical Studies and Essays). Nicosia 2004.
  • Essays - Essais. English-French Edition, Nicosia 2008.
  • Κριτική Ματιά (Critical Glance ). Nicosia 2013.
  • Στις Όχθες του Παρακλήτου: Η Θεία Λειτουργία της Ποίησης. Ποιητικό Μανιφέστο (On the Shores of the Paraclete: the Sacred Liturgy of Poesy . Poetic Manifesto). Greek Edition, Nicosia 2015. English and French Editions, Nicosia 2016.

TRANSLATIONS

  • Β.Ν.Τατάκη: Η Ελληνική Πατερική και Βυζαντινή Φιλοσοφία (B.N.Tatakis: Hellenic Patristic and Byzantine Philosophy). Translated from the French. Athens 2000. In Δευκαλίων (Deukalion) Journal Number 14. Athens 1975.
  • Ρόμαν Σιούσζκο: Tυπική Lογική και η Aνάπτυξη της Γνώσης ( Roman Suszko: Formal Logic and the Development of Knowledge). Translated from the English. In Δευκαλίων (Deukalion) Journal Number 16. Athens 1976.
  • Ρόμαν Ινγκάρντεν: Καλλιτεχνικές και Αισθητικές Αξίες. (Roman Ingarden: Artistic and Aesthetic Values). Translated from the English. In Δευκαλίων (Deukalion) Journal, Number 18. Athens 1977.
  • ORAL HISTORY OF CYPRUS - Transcripts of interviews, conversations and testimonies.
  • Θαύματα του Αγίου Ραφαήλ σε Κυπρίους (Miracles of St. Raphael on Cypriots). First
    Greek Edition, Nicosia 1991. Second Greek and First Romanian Edition, Nicosia 1999.
  • Η Ορθοδοξία Σήμερα (Orthodoxy Today). Volume Α΄, Nicosia 1992. Volume Β΄, Nicosia 1996.
  • Ο Γέρων Πορφύριος, Μαρτυρίες και Εμπειρίες (The Elder Porphyrios, Testimonies and Experiences). First Greek Edition, Nicosia 1992. Second and Third Greek Editions, Athens 1993. Fourth Greek Edition, Athens 1994. Fifth Greek Edition, Athens 1995. Sixth Greek Edition, Athens 1997. Seventh Greek Edition, Athens 1999. Eighth Greek Edition, Athens 2001. English Edition, Athens 2001. Editions in French, Romanian, Russian, Serbian and other languages.
  • Σύγχρονοι Άγιοι Γέροντες (Contemporary Holy Elders). First Edition, Nicosia 1994. Second Edition, Nicosia 1995.
  • Δέκα Κύπριοι Άγιοι Γέροντες του Εικοστού Αιώνα (Ten Cypriot Holy Elders of the Twentieth Century). Nicosia 1997.
  • Η Συμβολή της Κρήτου Μαρόττου στο Έπος του 1955-1959 (The Contribution of Kritou Marottou to the Epos of 1955-1959). Nicosia 1998.
  • Γεροντικό του Εικοστού Αιώνα (Gerontikon of the Twentieth Century). First Edition, Athens 1999. Second Edition, Athens 2007. Pocket Edition, Thessaloniki 2006. Romanian Edition, Nicosia 2006. English Edition, Nicosia 2008.
  • Πρόσωπα και Ιδέες (Persons and Ideas). Eight Volumes, Nicosia 2001-2010.
  • Η Συμβολή της Ιεράς Μονής Κύκκου στον Εθνικοαπελευθερωτκό Αγώνα του 1955-1959 (The Contribution of The Holy Monastery of Kykkos to the Struggle for National Liberation from British Colonial Rule 1955-1959). Three Volumes, Nicosia 2003.
  • Μάρκος Δράκος: Το Ήθος και το Κάλλος του Αγώνος (Markos Drakos: the Ethos and Beauty of the Struggle for Liberation) . Two Volumes, Nicosia 2013.

ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF KLITOS IOANNIDES:

  • Κλείτος Ιωαννίδης (Klitos Ioannides). Βy Professor Chara Bakonikola. English Translation by Rhea Frangofinou. Nicosia, 1993.
  • Prolegomena in Volume A΄, of “Personalities and Ideas”. By Klitos Ioannides. Nicosia, 2001.
  • Κλείτος Ιωαννίδης, ο ερευνητής, ο στοχαστής, ο ποιητής (Klitos Ioannides, the researcher, the thinker, the poet). By Professor Chara Bakonikola, Nicosia 2004.
  • “On the Shores of the Paraclete: the Sacred Liturgy of Poesy”, Poetic Manifesto. By Klitos Ioannides. Greek Edition, Nicosia 2015. English Translation by Cleri Machlouzarides, Nicosia 2016. French Translation by Ioanna Frangos, Nicosia 2016.

Online Presence:

Website:https://ioannides.net
Wikipedia: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleitos Ioannidis