Hans Christian Andersen's "Journey" in Greece - On the reception of his fairytale since the end of the 19th century

Hans Christian Andersen travelled to Greece in 1841 when he was still unknown. His itinerary is a valuable source for Philhellenism. During the last three decades of the 19(th) century his tales, too, 'travelled' in Greek publications. At first, they remained in the hands of intellectuals. Since the years between the two world wars Andersen's tales were widely distributed throughout Greece in popular booklets. Most of these translations have in common that Andersen's tales are not as much adapted or transformed as the popular booklets of Andersen's tales which have appeared since 1970.