RHETORICS OF THE REGIONALITY IN BULGARIAN NATIONAL REVIVAL POETRY
In the 19th century Bulgarian poetry, two contradictory tendenc- es could be outlined. The first one is represented by intensified interest in fo- reign cultures and cultural models. The second one is driven by the idea of national self-preservation. The term “regional” refers to a limited scope of nationally-centered uses. They are based on the locality, nationality, Balkan and Oriental identities, regarded in an essentialist approach, and function as a protective framework of belonging to a group. These spheres were deliberately distinguished from the broader European context and, even more so, from the notion of the universality, which remained influential in Western intellectual discourse at the time. The paper also examines the dynamics of regional discourse, tracing its development from local to national levels, and the strategies through which the Bulgarian identity was legitimized through language, cultural heritage narratives, and certain Occidentalist attitudes.
RHETORICS OF THE REGIONALITY IN BULGARIAN NATIONAL REVIVAL POETRY
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- JDW-8246-2023
Anna Alexieva
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- Institute for Literature – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- България
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Abstract:In the 19th century Bulgarian poetry, two contradictory tendenc- es could be outlined. The first one is represented by intensified interest in fo- reign cultures and cultural models. The second one is driven by the idea of national self-preservation. The term “regional” refers to a limited scope of nationally-centered uses. They are based on the locality, nationality, Balkan and Oriental identities, regarded in an essentialist approach, and function as a protective framework of belonging to a group. These spheres were deliberately distinguished from the broader European context and, even more so, from the notion of the universality, which remained influential in Western intellectual discourse at the time. The paper also examines the dynamics of regional discourse, tracing its development from local to national levels, and the strategies through which the Bulgarian identity was legitimized through language, cultural heritage narratives, and certain Occidentalist attitudes.
Subject: We for Others and for OurselvesKeywords: Bulgarian Revival period poetry реторики на регионалното identity оксидентализъм
