
Concepts and Functions of Philhellenism
Aspects of a Transcultural Movement
De Gruyter (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 18. January 2021
Book
Hardback
VII, 292 pages
978-3-11-071571-2 (ISBN)
Description
Key aspects of philhellenism - political self-determination, freedom, beauty, individual greatness - originate in antiquity and present a complex reception history. The force of European philhellenism derives from ancient Roman idealizations, which have been drawn on by European movements since the Enlightenment. How is philhellenism able to transcend national, cultural and epochal limits? The articles collected in this volume deal with (1) the ancient conceptualization of philhellenism, (2) the actualization and politicization of the term at the time of the European Restoration (1815-30), and (3) the transformation of philhellenism into a pan-European movement. During the Greek struggle for independence the different receptions of philhellenism regain a common focus; philhellenism becomes an inextricable element in the creation of a pan-European identity and a starting point for the regeneration and modernization of Greece. - It is easy to criticize the tradition of philhellenism as being simplistic, naïve, and self-serving, but there is an irreducibly utopian element in later philhellenic idealizations of ancient Greece.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/Boston
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
1 farbige Abbildung
1 col. ill.
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
559 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-11-071571-2 (9783110715712)
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Martin Vöhler | Stella Alekou | Miltos Pechlivanos
Concepts and Functions of Philhellenism
Aspects of a Transcultural Movement
E-Book
01/2021
1st Edition
De Gruyter
€159.95
Available for download

Martin Vöhler | Stella Alekou | Miltos Pechlivanos
Concepts and Functions of Philhellenism
Aspects of a Transcultural Movement
E-Book
01/2021
1st Edition
De Gruyter
€159.95
Available for download
Persons
M. Vöhler
, Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece;
S. Alekou
, Univ. of Cyprus, Cyprus;
M. Pechlivanos
, Free Univ. of Berlin, Germany.