Pericles Yannopoulos (1869-1910): from the archive to the world of ideals

Abstract

The thesis concerns the personality and work of the Greek intellectual and writer Pericles Yannopoulos (1869-1910), an active follower of the aesthetic movement at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. Giannopoulos, despite his short life, had an interaction and impact on the intellectual personalities of his time, leaving his own strong mark on the twentieth century. He influenced mainly the writers of the “Generation of the 1930’s”, as far as the formation of national identity and the concept of “Hellenikótita” are concerned. Nevertheless, his idiosyncratic personality and his legendary suicide overshadowed his work, which remained for many years scattered in various publications, largely forgotten and neglected. For a century, the writings of Giannopoulos were treated fragmentarily, with one-sided and even derogatory approaches. Even worse, he has been often associated with extreme nationalistic ideologies. The thesis examines his evolution as an aesthetic essayist, tracing down ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/53991
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/53991
ND
53991
Alternative title
Περικλής Γιαννόπουλος (1869-1910): απο το αρχείο στον κόσμο των ιδεών
Author
Chrysafi, Androniki (Father's name: Panagiotis)
Date
2023
Degree Grantor
University of Patras
Committee members
Κωστίου Αικατερίνη
Κατσιγιάννη Άννα-Μαρίνα
Ντουνιά Χριστίνα
Παπαθεοδώρου Ιωάννης
Λεμονίδου Έλλη
Μονιούδη-Γαβαλά Θεοδώρα
Βαρελάς Λάμπρος
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsLanguages and Literature ➨ Philology
Keywords
Pericles Yannopoulos; Aesthetic movement; Nationalism; National identity; Generation of thirties; Suicide
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
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