TY - BOOK
T1 - A Swedish Philhellenic Pamphlet from 1821
T2 - "Will you let that sacred voice that echoes in the tender Swedish heart cry out in vain?”
A2 - Sabatakakis, Vassilios
A2 - Kalpadakis, George
N1 - Text edition and translation by Vassilios Sabatakakis and George Kalpadakis
PY - 2022/12/16
Y1 - 2022/12/16
N2 - The first volume of Grifos is a publication of a rare, anonymously published philhellenic pamphlet from the year 1821. It was printed in Stockholm, yet it has hitherto remained uncollected by the scholarly community. The pamphlet is published here for the first time with an English translation and a commentary by George Kalpadakis and Vassilios Sabatakakis. In their introduction the authors place the pamphlet in its historical context and discuss its core themes. The original 1821 text, whose images are reproduced in the final section, has been transcribed and translated by both authors. This rather provocative philhellenic text echoes a few central themes of philhellenism that by the time of its publication had already become part of later frequently repeated rhetoric in philhellenic discourses. Probably in the challenging political climate in Sweden vis-à-vis the Greek war of independence, complex attitudes and ideologies, both for and against the struggle during its early phase, are reflected in the text.
AB - The first volume of Grifos is a publication of a rare, anonymously published philhellenic pamphlet from the year 1821. It was printed in Stockholm, yet it has hitherto remained uncollected by the scholarly community. The pamphlet is published here for the first time with an English translation and a commentary by George Kalpadakis and Vassilios Sabatakakis. In their introduction the authors place the pamphlet in its historical context and discuss its core themes. The original 1821 text, whose images are reproduced in the final section, has been transcribed and translated by both authors. This rather provocative philhellenic text echoes a few central themes of philhellenism that by the time of its publication had already become part of later frequently repeated rhetoric in philhellenic discourses. Probably in the challenging political climate in Sweden vis-à-vis the Greek war of independence, complex attitudes and ideologies, both for and against the struggle during its early phase, are reflected in the text.
KW - philhellenism
KW - 19th century history
KW - history of Greece
KW - history of Sweden
KW - pamphlet
M3 - Scholarly or commented edition
SN - 978-952-68500-6-1
VL - 1
T3 - Grifos
BT - A Swedish Philhellenic Pamphlet from 1821
PB - The Finnish Institute at Athens
ER -