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Fluid identity and internal otherness : Greeks inside and outside the Kingdom during the late nineteenth century

• Χρυσανθόπουλος, Μιχάλης

The distinction between Greeks inside and outside the Greek state is an essential factor for the understanding of the effort made during the nineteenth century to define the concept of the “national centre” . The juxtaposition of historiographical and autobiographical texts is the first aim of the article, the correlation of literature and historiography, by the mediation of autobiography, is the second. The autobiographies of the banker Andreas Syngros and the writer Demetrios Vikelas are examined in order to demonstrate the element of deferred construction —as this is defined by Freud —inherent in every narrative, even when it argues that it narrates only what it has directly observed. The parallel examination of texts belonging to different genres underscores the element of construction and demostrates the fluidity of the concept of national identity.

• Sociology
• Languages and Literature

• Λογοτεχνία
• Εθνολογία

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