“People called us crazy. If we weren’t crazy, we wouldn’t have made the Revolution…”
Kolokotronis’s account to Georgios Tertsetis in 1836 and the publication of his Memoirs by the latter in 1851 constitute a milestone, as it brought to light a coherent account of the events by one of the main protagonists of the Revolution. Two hundred years later, the normalization and adaptation of Kolokotronis’ language is not only a philological challenge, but also a duty, so that this narrative, which offers an extremely important insight into the Revolution, becomes the property of many.
(From the foreword by Dr. Stefanos Kavallierakis, Director of the Athens City Museum-Vouros-Euftaxia Foundation)
“En Plo” publications, with this luxurious edition, offer the reading public the opportunity to approach a text that is somewhat inaccessible and difficult to read. The rendering of this important work in modern modern Greek was done with respect for the original text. The syntax was modified so that the speech was fluent and understandable. Unnecessary repetitions were removed, verbs and nouns were adapted to our everyday speech, and those words that hinder immediate comprehension were rendered into Modern Greek, so that the content could be immediately perceived. At the same time, where necessary, historical information is given about persons or place names that are of particular importance. We dedicate it to Greeks everywhere. Let us listen carefully to what the old man of Morea has to tell us…