To a large extent the institution of poetry competitions determined the intellectual life of the country. The awards given to K. Krystallis (left) at the Philadelpheio competition are indicative of the change observed after the 1880s.Oil painting by P. Lempesis.Athens, National Gallery-Alexandros Soutzos Museum.Ekpaideutiki Elliniki Egyklopaideia, Pagosmio Viographiko Lexiko,vol. 5, Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1991, p. 106.© Hellenic Ministry of Culture.