The Last Man in Bulgaria
The Last Man in Bulgaria
Author(s): Vitana KostadinovaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Bulgarian Literature, Translation Studies, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Mary Shelley; The Last Man; Bulgarian translation; reception.
Summary/Abstract: The article maps the Bulgarian translation of Mary Shelley’s The Last Man (2022) onto the author’s reception in this country and discusses aspects of the interaction between readers and text in terms of language and culture. It argues that the English writer feminises the discourse by choosing the Sibyl of Cumae over Milton as a figure of authority, and plants a number of intertextual references that would be lost on Bulgarian-language readers. The overview of the Bulgarian context is paired off with readers’ reactions to the Bulgarian-language edition on Goodreads.
Journal: Studia Philologica Universitatis Velikotarnovensis
- Issue Year: 43/2025
- Issue No: 3.1
- Page Range: 209-223
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
