“Europe” in Literary Sources: A Political Ideal, and a Strategy

DI MEO, Carmen

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“Europe” in Literary Sources: A Political Ideal, and a Strategy

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dc.contributor.author	DI MEO, Carmen
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-25T19:10:13Z
dc.date.available	2020-03-25T19:10:13Z
dc.date.issued	2020-03-25
dc.description.abstract	In response to the growth of scholarly interest and research in the field, the present contribution tracks the work done by eminent cultural historians, like Federico Chabod (1962), in the course of the Twentieth century on the occurrences of the word “Europe” in past literary sources, starting with the Middle Ages. On the basis of a trans-historical perspective, the contribution shall draw conclusions on the historical reception of “the birth of Europe” – both as a “Corps Politique”, and as a strategic concept. It is possible to extent this conceptual frame to the development of a European culture, in order to see how this idea, borne out of Medieval epics, might had contributed in good order to shape a European identity, and had exercised at the same time its “agency” under a political and military strategy, to be seen as a counterpart to the more universal idea of a “Christendom”. The phenomenon here discussed is especially rooted in the birth of vernacular cultures and languages, and the discussion throughout the paper will contextually match the reading of European history made up to present times with the analysis of Early romances and novels. In doing so, a critical approach is pursued.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	DI MEO, Carmen – “Europe” in Literary Sources: A Political Ideal, and a Strategy in NOTES ON EUROPE. THE DOGMATIC SLEEP. Proc. Edited by Eduarda Neves, Luís Lima e Nuno Faleiro Rodrigues. Porto: CEAA / ESAP-CESAP, 2020, p. 79-96	pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn	978-972-8784-96-6
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/31896
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	CEAA/ESAP-CESAP	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/31889	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Europe	pt_PT
dc.subject	Historiography	pt_PT
dc.subject	Vernacular Literature	pt_PT
dc.subject	Political Theory	pt_PT
dc.subject	Identity	pt_PT
dc.title	“Europe” in Literary Sources: A Political Ideal, and a Strategy	pt_PT
dc.type	conference object
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Porto	pt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage	96	pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue	1	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	79	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	NOTES ON EUROPE. THE DOGMATIC SLEEP. Proc.	pt_PT
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	conferenceObject	pt_PT