Abstract
Starting point of my paper are some influential studies related to the beginnings of modern Greek literature – namely those written by Savvidis, who emphasized the media shift from manuscripts to printed books, and Vagenas, who highlighted the importance of Greek consciousness as opposed to Romanness. In the context of early modern Greek books, printed in Venice in the first half of the sixteenth century, modern Greek identity is promoted. The distinction between Greekness and Romanness was not a new issue in the sixteenth century. Young educated Greeks in Venice took advantage of the new medium to promote modern Greekness in a concerted effort, which was new in its kind. This effort was, in the long run, the decisive turning point towards modern Greek literature.
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