Ricerc@Sapienza

The essay proposes the revaluation of the work of the Voivode of Moldavia Alexandros Mavrokordatos (1754-1819), entitled Bosphorus in Boristene, which appeared in 1810 anonymously in Moscow and has never been republished ever since. Through a historical-literary approach and an analysis of the structure of the work, the article disputes one of the most arbitrary criticisms of the volume, made by Konstanti- nos Dimaràs, according to which the work doesn’t demonstrate any “aesthetic value” (1949). The article highlights the value of the book and the various reasons that make its republication necessary.