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Формиране на българските жанрове в деветото изкуство през периода 1890-1990
Formation of the Bulgarian genres in the Ninth Art during the period 1890-1990

Author(s): Georgi Chepilev
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Cultural Essay, Conference Report
Published by: Академия за музикално, танцово и изобразително изкуство „Проф. Асен Диамандиев“ – Пловдив
Keywords: Comics; Bulgarian Culture; Genres in the Ninth Art; History of Bulgarian Comic Art

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the emergence of distinctive genres within Bulgaria’s Ninth Art by applying a mixed methodological approach that combines cyclical and chronological theories along a spiral model. Since genre has a dual nature—defined both by its external form and its internal essence—researchers often rely solely on outward form or thematic markers, which leads to misinterpretations. A strictly linear, chronological analysis of Bulgarian comic art proves inadequate, as it obscures the underlying substance and conceptual development of the genre.

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