Deutschland und Hellas

This volume explores the phenomenon of German philhellenism in the diversity of its cultural and epistemological dimensions. It aims to show how the ‘myth’ of Greekness conceals the endeavor to critically rethink German idproduct by determining its relationship to its Greek origins. The essays collected in this volume, covering a period from the middle of the 18th to the beginning of the 20th century, address the impact of German philhellenism on philology, philosophy, art history, archaeology and historiography. The volume aims to make a contribution to the history of the individual disciplines, but also aims to shed light on an essential chapter in German cultural history.
With contributions by
Balbina Bäbler | Claudio Buongiovanni | Silvia Caianiello | Matilde Civitillo | Gianluca Del Mastro | Claudio De Stefani | Santi Di Bella | Sotera Fornaro | Gianluca Garelli | Bernhard Arnold Kruse | Enrico Magnelli | Giancarlo Magnano San Lio | Edoardo Massimilla | Giampiero Moretti | Giovanni Morrone | Heinz-Günther Nesselrath | Cristina Pepe | Leonardo Pica Ciamarra | Giovanna Pinna | Andras Urs Sommer | Gherardo Ugolini