Explorations of an Idiosyncratic Archive:a Contribution to Bulgarian-Austrian Literary History in the Archive of the Austrian Society for Literature Cover Image

Streifzüge Durch Ein Eigenwilliges Archiv: Ein Stück Bulgarisch-Österreichische Literaturgeschichte Im Archiv Der Österreichischen Gesellschaft Für Literatur
Explorations of an Idiosyncratic Archive:a Contribution to Bulgarian-Austrian Literary History in the Archive of the Austrian Society for Literature

Author(s): Ursula Ebel
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Theoretical Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Translation Studies, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Cold War; cultural exchange; Austrian-Bulgarian relations; archive; book programs; turning point 1989.

Summary/Abstract: Founded in Vienna in 1961, the Austrian Society for Literature (ÖGfL) promoted trans-bloc cultural exchange between ‘East’ and ‘West’ during the Cold War. This paper focuses on Austrian-Bulgarian literary relations fostered by the Society between 1961 and 1990. It consists of two parts: (I) an examination of the advantages and limitations of a non-scholarly archive, and (II) an analysis of selected archival examples with regard to Bulgarian-Austrian literary relations.

  • Issue Year: 44/2025
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 177-192
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English, German
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