Произход и същност на книгата „Царственник“ от Христаки Павлович, или за утвърждаването на секуларизираната история
Origin and Core of ‘Tsarstvenik’, a Book by Hristaki Pavlovich, or, on Recognition of Secularised History

Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to “Tsarstvenik” (1844), a book by Hristaki Pavlovich, consistently defined in cultural history as ‘the first print edition’ of “Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya” (A Slavo-Bulgarian History) by Paisius of Hilendar. The study starts by tracing the origin of the print edition on the basis of its validated textual lineage. The main thesis is that, despite leaning on Paisius’ “Istoriya” as its source, “Tsarstvenik” conceptually departs from it because Pavlovich fashioned it after the model of secular chronicles. The publication of this secularised history during the National Revival consolidated the budding political sphere, which engendered myths and cults new to the community. The second insight is that the trope of ‘the Turkish yoke’ entered the public space by way of a schoolbook rather than poetry, and a teacher – Hristaki Pavlovich – played a major role in that.

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