Pavlos Kalligas

Pavlos Kalligas, portrayed by Nikiforos Lytras

Pavlos Kalligas ( Greek Παύλος Καλλιγάς , * 1814 in Smyrna , † 1896 in Athens ) was a Greek politician , lawyer and writer. During the Greek Revolution , he and his family fled to Trieste . Kalligas studied law, philosophy and history in Munich , Berlin and Heidelberg . He then worked as a professor in the Law Faculty of the University of Athens . After his work as finance, justice and foreign minister, he became President of the Greek Parliament in 1883 and Director of the Greek National Bank in 1890 .

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Kalligas' signature

Literary works

"Pandora" magazine, Oct. 15, 1855, No. 134, with the first episode of "Thanos Vlekas"

• Thanos Vlekas

“The novel, published in Greece in 1855/56, deals with the central problems of the young Greek state that was founded in 1830 after independence from the Ottoman Empire. It is considered to be the first socially critical novel in Greek literature. Using the example of the story of the unequal brothers Thanos and Tassos, the author shows problems and difficulties that in some cases still exist today. For example the unjust distribution of land, the disadvantage of the lower classes, the legal uncertainty, the bloated administrative apparatus, one-sided tax burden, everyday corruption ("fakelakia"), a lack of citizenship and favoritism. "

Other works

Kalligas' published works are very extensive. In addition to his legal treatises, he was also a passionate author of numerous essays and studies on historical events (including the English Civil War , Byzantine court ceremonies, the Nika uprising and the Council of Florence ). He also helped found the literary magazine Pandora and translated Leopold von Ranke's work “The Venetians in Morea: 1685-1715” into Greek.

literature

Translations

• Thanos Vlekas (novel from the time of the young Greek state), translated by Dieter Motzkus, foreword by Thomas Plaul and Dieter Motzkus, edition “Αιώρα”, Athens 2014.

Secondary literature

• Marie-Paule Masson-Vincourt, Paul Calligas (1814-1896) et la fondation de l'État grec (Paris, Éditions L'Harmattan, 2000). / In Greek: Marie-Paule Masson-Vincourt: Ο Παύλος Καλλιγάς (1814-1896) και η ίδρυση του ελληνικού κρατους. Athens: Morphotiko Idryma Ethnikes Trapezes, 2009.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ See Marie-Paule Masson-Vincourt: Ο Παύλος Καλλιγάς (1814-1896) και η ίδρυση του ελληνικού κρατους. Athens: Morphotiko Idryma Ethnikes Trapezes, 2009. pp. 382-527.
2. ↑ See archived copy ( memento of the original from January 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Reading and conversation with Thomas Plaul (Thomas Plaul is the co-author of the foreword to the German translation of the novel)