On “Chromesthesia” and “Audible Enclaves” in Literary Histories (On the Reception of Romanticism in Bulgaria – The 1950s –1970s) Cover Image
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За „багреното слушане“ и „звуковите анклави“ в литературните истории (Към рецепцията на романтизма в България – 50-те – 70-те години на ХХ век)
On “Chromesthesia” and “Audible Enclaves” in Literary Histories (On the Reception of Romanticism in Bulgaria – The 1950s –1970s)

Author(s): Svetla Cherpokova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, Studies of Literature, Bulgarian Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature, History of Art
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: romanticism; reception; literary history; Bulgarian literary critique; chromesthesia; synesthesia; audible enclaves

Summary/Abstract: This paper studies the presence of the theme of music in Bulgarian literary histories from the socialist period, specifically from the 1950s to the 1970s. The focus is on the reception of European Romanticism. It discusses two main types of presence: the use of musical terminology to promote the socialist model of society, and commentary on the theme of music as a means of legitimizing a particular Romantic artist. These observations are viewed through the lens of the Romantics’ understanding of synesthesia and the concept of the creation of so-called “audible Enclaves” in the reception of Romanticism during the studied period.

  • Issue Year: XX/2026
  • Issue No: 36
  • Page Range: 246-271
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Bulgarian
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