Tension Episodes (A Fragment of the History of Literary Theory in Bulgaria. The Case of the Bulgarian Guillaumist School)

The development of structuralist ideas in Bulgaria coincided with the liberalization of the human and social sciences during the 1960s and the 1970s and from the start was involved in various discussions, both internal and external. The present paper focuses on the case of the literary theoretician...

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Main Author: Tenev, Darin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Trieste, University of Ljubljana, University of Konstanz 2018-07-01
Series:Slavica TerGestina
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Online Access:https://www.openstarts.units.it/bitstream/10077/22385/3/SlavicaTer_20-2018-1_06-Tenev.pdf
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Summary:The development of structuralist ideas in Bulgaria coincided with the liberalization of the human and social sciences during the 1960s and the 1970s and from the start was involved in various discussions, both internal and external. The present paper focuses on the case of the literary theoretician Christo Todorov, a representative of the Bulgarian Guillaumist School, and his curious siding with Pantelei Zarev, a powerful professor in the highest ranks of the Bulgarian Communist Party and at the time a Rector of the University of Sofia, during his attack on structuralism. At the end I propose a Guillaumist interpretation of the situation in which Todorov found himself, using his own methodological instruments.
ISSN:1592-0291
2283-5482