The Axiologisation of Dostoevsky in Russian Literature in the Bulgarian Literary Criticism from the 1920s and the 1930s Cover Image

Аксиологизацията на Достоевски в руската литература в българската литературна критика от 20-те и 30-те години на XX век
The Axiologisation of Dostoevsky in Russian Literature in the Bulgarian Literary Criticism from the 1920s and the 1930s

Author(s): Dechka Chavdarova
Subject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Recent History (1900 till today), Comparative Study of Literature, Bulgarian Literature, Russian Literature, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Dostoevsky; Bulgarian literary criticism; axiologisation

Summary/Abstract: The text reveals the criteria for axiologisation of Dostoevsky’s work in the Bulgarian literary press from the 1920s and 1930s (ideological, instrumental, ethical, pragmatic / patriotic, aesthetic) by tracing its readings from the viewpoint of the “Russian soul“, the “Slavic idea“, and universal ideas. The texts of Bulgarian literary critics reveal the evolution of the reception of Dostoevsky’s work – from the idea of ts being foreign to Bulgarian mentality, to the transformation of his ideas into “one’s own“.

  • Issue Year: 41/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 11-21
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English, Bulgarian