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Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis - How does Nikos Kazantzakis portray Zorba as personifying the Dionysiac character and the Epicurean philosophy of life?
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WORLD LITERATURE PAPER Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis How does Nikos Kazantzakis portray Zorba as personifying the Dionysiac character and the Epicurean philosophy of life? In the book by the recognised Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba, the main character is an avatar of the Dionysiac nature and practitioner of the Epicurean philosophy of the pursuit of earthly hapiness. The word dionysiac is derived from the name of the ancient Greek god Dionysus, who was the god of wine, fertility and drama. Similarly the word Epicurean derives from the philosopher, Epicurus (270 BC.), who denied the existence of any after lives or other worlds and said that we must live so as to content ourselves and others. Epicurus and his philosophy have been controversial for over two millennia. One reason is our tendency to reject pleasure as a moral good. We usually think of charity, compassion, humility, wisdom, honor, justice, and other virtues...
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