Old Tunes, New Tones: (Re-)Defining the “Phanariot Verses” of the Greek Enlightenment

Phanariot verses – poems and songs – of the eighteenth century and the first decades of the nineteenth comprise perhaps the largest segment of Modern Greek literature of the Age of the Enlightenment. This article calls into question the widely held view that Phanariot verses make up a homogenized bo...

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Main Author: Julia Chatzipanagioti-Sangmeister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Neohellenic Research 2013-12-01
Series:Historical Review
Online Access:https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/historicalReview/article/view/4088
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spelling doaj-6e3b5c0b5234419a95725cfb30ceac3a2020-11-24T20:42:03ZengInstitute for Neohellenic Research Historical Review1790-35721791-76032013-12-0110016118810.12681/hr.3103432Old Tunes, New Tones: (Re-)Defining the “Phanariot Verses” of the Greek EnlightenmentJulia Chatzipanagioti-SangmeisterPhanariot verses – poems and songs – of the eighteenth century and the first decades of the nineteenth comprise perhaps the largest segment of Modern Greek literature of the Age of the Enlightenment. This article calls into question the widely held view that Phanariot verses make up a homogenized body of texts. Based on extratextual and intratextual criteria and comparing texts from different periods of time, it proposes a distinction between two groups, an earlier one that relates to the Phanariot milieu and a more recent one that provided an outlet for expression for the fledgling Greek bourgeoisie.https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/historicalReview/article/view/4088
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Old Tunes, New Tones: (Re-)Defining the “Phanariot Verses” of the Greek Enlightenment
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title Old Tunes, New Tones: (Re-)Defining the “Phanariot Verses” of the Greek Enlightenment
title_short Old Tunes, New Tones: (Re-)Defining the “Phanariot Verses” of the Greek Enlightenment
title_full Old Tunes, New Tones: (Re-)Defining the “Phanariot Verses” of the Greek Enlightenment
title_fullStr Old Tunes, New Tones: (Re-)Defining the “Phanariot Verses” of the Greek Enlightenment
title_full_unstemmed Old Tunes, New Tones: (Re-)Defining the “Phanariot Verses” of the Greek Enlightenment
title_sort old tunes, new tones: (re-)defining the “phanariot verses” of the greek enlightenment
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1791-7603
publishDate 2013-12-01
description Phanariot verses – poems and songs – of the eighteenth century and the first decades of the nineteenth comprise perhaps the largest segment of Modern Greek literature of the Age of the Enlightenment. This article calls into question the widely held view that Phanariot verses make up a homogenized body of texts. Based on extratextual and intratextual criteria and comparing texts from different periods of time, it proposes a distinction between two groups, an earlier one that relates to the Phanariot milieu and a more recent one that provided an outlet for expression for the fledgling Greek bourgeoisie.
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