Edinburgh University Press
The Greek Revolution of 1821
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About this book
Political history and history of ideas, art history, theories of nations and nationalism, Classical Reception studies, modern Greek history and modern Scottish history come together in this collection of essays by experts in all these fields. The starting point for the volume is the bicentenary of the Greek Revolution (1821–1832), for the first time linked to the cultural and intellectual history of Scotland, and particularly of Edinburgh, during roughly the same period. The book’s two parts respectively contextualise the struggle for Greek national independence in space and time, and explore the engagement of Scots with Greece during the period, as well as parallels between the two nations. Throughout, the Greek Revolution and its Scottish supporters are viewed in relation to the Classical Tradition, or Classical Reception.
This pioneering book makes a unique contribution to the burgeoning literature on the Greek Revolution during the anniversary decade, and raises issues of national identity and self-determination that have contemporary resonances in both Greece and Scotland, at opposite ends of Europe, today.
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Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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List of Illustrations
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Editors’ Preface
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Notes on Contributors
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Introduction: Greek and Scottish Identities from the Enlightenment to the ‘Age of Revolution’
1 - PART I EUROPEAN CONTEXTS
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1 ‘UNSPOKEN ASSUMPTIONS’: PROPHECIES AND RUMOURS IN THE AGE OF GREEK INDEPENDENCE
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2 RUSSIA’S BYZANTINE HERITAGE: SIXTEENTH-CENTURY MYTHS AND EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY REALITIES
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3 TRANSLATING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: PEOPLE, COMMITMENTS, TEXTS, METHODS
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4 ‘THE GRAND SACRIFICE’: VIOLENCE AND REVOLUTION IN ADAMANTIOS KORAIS’S ASMA POLEMISTIRION (1800)
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5 THE PHILIKI ETAIREIA AND FREEMASONRY: SECRET COMMUNICATION, THE PUBLIC SPHERE AND SOCIAL IDEAS
110 - PART II SCOTTISH CONNECTIONS
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6 ‘FINER THAN THE ACROPOLIS’: EDINBURGH, THE PARTHENON AND THE SCOTTISH GENIUS
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7 ‘A FAITHLESS TRUANT TO THE CLASSIC PAGE’: SIR WALTER SCOTT, GREEK, GREECE AND THE GREEKS
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8 THROUGH ‘THE EYE OF AN EXPERIENCED TRAVELLER’: ROBERT WILSON (1787–1871) IN OTTOMAN AND REVOLUTIONARY GREECE
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9 THOMAS GORDON AND THE GHOST OF TRIPOLITSA: A STUDY IN PRIVATE CONFLICT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
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10 GEORGE FINLAY AND THE GREEK REVOLUTION OF 1821: THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT AND TRANSNATIONAL LIBERALISM IN REVOLUTIONARY EUROPE
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11 GEORGE FINLAY, THE FOUNDING FIGURES OF GREEK NATIONAL HISTORIOGRAPHY AND ICONOCLAST EMPEROR LEO III: BYZANTINE PARATEXTS OF REVOLUTION
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12 EDWARD MASSON: CALEDONIAN WITNESS TO THE FORTUNES OF MODERN GREECE
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13 JOHN STUART BLACKIE AND THE PRONUNCIATION OF ANCIENT GREEKJ
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AFTERWORD PARALLEL LIVES AT THE LIMITS OF EUROPE: ENLIGHTENMENT AND NATION-BUILDING IN SCOTLAND AND GREECE
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INDEX
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