PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON NEDKA KAPRALOVA
The text interweaves personal memories of Assoc. Prof. Nedka Kapralova, PhD, with a presentation of her most significant literary contributions to the field of the Bulgarian National Revival. The paradoxical connections between various themes, figures, and works outlined in her research is traced here to present sketches of the colorful and multifaceted image of the National Revival period, as well as the importance of her numerous translations – some of them foundational for Bulgarian literary studies and culture.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON NEDKA KAPRALOVA
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Elka Traykova
- Institute for Literature – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Bulgaria
Elka Traykova is an Associate Professor, PhD, at the Institute for Literature, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Her research interests center on literary polemics, the Bulgarian literary avant-garde, the work of P. K. Yavorov, Aleksandar Balabanov, Boyan Penev, Dr. Krasteo Krastev, as well as the newspaper Razvigor, the journal Misal, alongside other key themes and prominent figures in Bulgarian cultural history.
She is the author of the monographs:
- "Bulgarian Literary Polemics" (2001)
- "Zlatorog Journal and Its Editor Vladimir Vasilev" (2020, co-authored with Prof. M. Nedelchev)
- "Literary-Historical and Critical Plots" (2021)
- Alongside over 90 studies, articles, and reviews published in academic volumes and periodicals in Bulgaria and abroad
She has served as the lead project coordinator for prestigious national and international research projects. From 2012 to 2020, she was the Director of the Institute for Literature, and since 2021, she has served as the Scientific Secretary for the division "Cultural-Historical Heritage and National Identity" at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
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Abstract:The text interweaves personal memories of Assoc. Prof. Nedka Kapralova, PhD, with a presentation of her most significant literary contributions to the field of the Bulgarian National Revival. The paradoxical connections between various themes, figures, and works outlined in her research is traced here to present sketches of the colorful and multifaceted image of the National Revival period, as well as the importance of her numerous translations – some of them foundational for Bulgarian literary studies and culture.
Subject: We for Others and for OurselvesKeywords: Bulgarian Revival period archives memories women authors translations
