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Modern Greek Enlightenment (early 18th century-1830): features, phases and main representatives |
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Authors: |
Athini, Anastasia Xourias, Ioannis |
Reviewer: |
Tampaki, Anna |
Subject: | HUMANITIES AND ARTS > ARTS AND LETTERS > PHILOLOGY > LITERATURE HUMANITIES AND ARTS > ARTS AND LETTERS > PHILOLOGY |
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Abstract: |
This introductory chapter presents in broad strokes the movement of the modern Greek Enlightenment, which sets the tone for most of the examined period, focusing mainly on issues of education and ideas. Characteristic features are the shift towards European letters, secularism of knowledge, the attempt to break away from religion. Gradually the national consciousness is strengthened, which will be a key factor in the formulation of the demand for liberation from the Ottoman rule. The first phase, the signs of an early Enlightenment, can be traced in the Phanariot environment of the Danubian Principalities. The movement reached its maturity at the end of the 18th century. Prominent representatives are Eugenios Voulgaris, Dimitrios Katartzis and Iossipos Moissiodax; the Encyclopaedism and the French Revolution have a major impact. The Greek Enlightenment reached its culmination in the two pre-revolutionary decades; in that the contribution of Korais was important. The reception of the Enlightenment and the new ideas was not unhindered: serious opposition from conservatives and church circles was recorded in the 1790s and the years 1819-1821.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Apostoli, Persia |
Technical Editors: |
Angelakos, Ioannis |
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Chapter |
Creation Date: | 2015 |
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License: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3327 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Athini, A., & Xourias, I. (2015). Modern Greek Enlightenment (early 18th century-1830): features, phases and main representatives [Chapter]. In Athini, A., & Xourias, I. 2015. Modern Greek Literature 1670-1830 [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/3327 |
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Greek |
Is Part of: |
Modern Greek Literature 1670-1830 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |