L’IMPORTANCE DES RÉCITS DE VOYAGES DE FRANÇOIS POUQUEVILLE SUR LA LIBÉRATION DE LA GRÈCE
THE IMPORTANCE OF FRANÇOIS POUQUEVILLE’S TRAVELOGUES TO THE LIBERATION OF GREECE
Author(s): Alexandra MilanovaSubject(s): History, Sociology, Diplomatic history, Political history, Modern Age, Special Historiographies:, Nationalism Studies, 18th Century, 19th Century, Period(s) of Nation Building, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Институт за балканистика с Център по тракология - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: Greece; liberation; François Pouqueville; travelogues;
Summary/Abstract: The article aims at analysing the travelogues of François Pouqueville (1770 – 1838), a major representative of the European intellectual elite with undoubted merits for the rediscovery of the Balkans in modern times. By describing the everyday life of Balkan peoples his works became a means of influencing the European public about the future of the Ottoman Empire and the fate of the Greeks. The article also demonstrates the gradual evolution of the Frenchman from a relatively pro-Ottoman enlightened man to a firm opponent of the Sultan and an uncompromising supporter of the Greek liberation movement.
Journal: Études balkaniques
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 736-751
- Page Count: 16
- Language: French
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