Adamantios Korais and the European Enlightenment

• Paschalis M. Kitromilides, Itineraries in the world of the Enlightenment: Adamantios Korais from Smyrna via Montpellier to ParisI. A presence in classical scholarshipVivi Perraky, L’histoire britannique de Coray: une histoire de manuscrits (1789-1803)Ioannis D. Evrigenis, Enlightenment, emancipation, and national identity: Korais and the AncientsMichael Paschalis, The history and ideological background of Korais’ Iliad projectII. Reflections on language and literaturePeter Mackridge, Korais and the Greek language questionAnna Tabaki, Adamance Coray comme critique littéraire et philologueIII. The dialogue with contemporary ideasRoxane D. Argyropoulos, Adamance Coray et sa réflexion philosophique: vers une anthropologie médicale et culturellePaschalis M. Kitromilides, Adamantios Korais and the dilemmas of liberal nationalismVassilis Mourdoukoutas, Korais and the idea of progress: from theory to actionSummariesBibliographyIndex

For readers without modern Greek, this collection will serve as a necessary starting point for future studies of the life and thought of Adamantios Korais. The essays offer new insights into the different aspects of a many-sided scholarly and political career, and therefore to broader questions concerning the French Revolution and its Relationship to the Greek national movement.- Nations and Nationalism