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The 'Greek genius' appears as the combination of two stereotypes
with a long pedigree: Homer's ingenious Odysseus, triumphing with
tricks over his foes, and Virgil's 'deceitful Odysseus', the
impostor Greek. Adamantios Korais, the leading scholar who almost
single-handedly refashioned the Greek nation, fully appreciated the
importance of Greek shipping and commerce, and the wealth they
generated for the spread of Enlightenment ideas and the quest for
political emancipation in the Greek lands. In this context, the
'genius' and the consequent economic success have long been
considered the essential prerequisites for the spreading of Greek
education and, ultimately, national revival. Reversely, Greek
education and consciousness-building via economic success are taken
as proof of the immanent 'Greek genius'. As a popular myth of
redemption, this stereotype persists in a country of rather limited
resources and uncertain prospects. This volume seeks to identify
both the content and the ways that the 'Greek genius' has long
worked at the political, social and economic level. Based on a
collective research project, it offers an original contribution to
the broader discussion generated by the current Greek national
bicentenary. This book will appeal to all those interested in the
idea of the Greek 'national character' as well as international
perceptions of Greek culture, education, and society during the
modern era.
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