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Concepts and Functions of Philhellenism - Aspects of a Transcultural Movement (Hardcover)
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Concepts and Functions of Philhellenism - Aspects of a Transcultural Movement (Hardcover)
Series: Trends in Classics - Pathways of Reception
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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, naive, and
self-serving, but there is an irreducibly utopian element in later
philhellenic idealizations of ancient Greece.
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