List of Polish Philhellenes
List of Polish Philhellenes

Who Were Not Combatants in Greece

Author(s): Maria Kalinowska, Magdalena Kowalska
Subject(s): Cultural history, 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Philhellenism; 1821 Greek uprising; Greek culture reception; Polish Philhellenes; Greek folk songs
Summary/Abstract: The publication sets new directions in the research on Polish Philhellenism, in particular in two areas: gaining thorough knowledge of the Poles supporting Greek struggle for independence and the coverage it received in Polish press. The articles of the renowned experts on the subject are the introduction to the issue of Polish Philhellenism, they also concentrate on reconstructing biographies of the Polish participants in the Greek uprising and the interest in modern Greek songs the Poles have developed.

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