The termNew Athenian School (Greek:Νέα Αθηναϊκή Σχολή), also known as the1880s Generation (Γενιά του 1880) or thePalamian School (Παλαμική Σχολή) after its leading memberKostis Palamas, denotes the literary production inAthens after 1880. It was a reaction against theFirst Athenian School and its main aim was the use ofDemotic Greek instead ofKatharevousa.

The influence of Palamas led many Greek writers who were using the Katharevousa, likeAristomenis Provelengios andJean Moréas, to abandon it and adopt the Demotic.

Some general traits of the school were:

• The use ofDemotic Greek
• Anti-rhetorical style and anti-romanticism
• Influence byParnassianism andSymbolism
• Folklore and everyday-life themes

• Georgios Drosinis
• Ioannis Gryparis
• Kostas Krystallis
• Kostis Palamas
• Alexandros Pallis
• Ioannis Polemis
• Emmanuel Rhoides
• Georgios Souris
• Georgios Stratigis

• The Papess Joanne (1866), novel byEmmanuel Rhoides
• Vipers and Turtledoves (1878), poetry collection byJean Moréas
• Songs of my Fatherland (1886), poetry collection byKostis Palamas
• The King's flute (1910) byKostis Palamas

• R. Beaton,An Introduction to Modern Greek Literature, Oxford University Press, 1999.
• M. Vitti,Ιστορία της Νεοελληνικής Λογοτεχνίας [History of Modern Greek Literature], ed. Οδυσσέας, Athens, 2003.

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