The Reception of Modern Greek Poetry in Bulgaria. Bulgarian Anthologies during the Second Half of the 20th Century
The Reception of Modern Greek Poetry in Bulgaria. Bulgarian Anthologies during the Second Half of the 20th Century

Author(s): Ekaterini Maragoudaki, Alfia Khusainova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Poetry, Anthology, Studies of Literature, Greek Literature, Translation Studies, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: Modern Greek poetry; anthologies; Bulgarian translators; 20th century
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents a research on the perception of Modern Greek poetry in Bulgaria. The research is based on the analysis of Modern Greek poetry anthologies (5 in number), published in Bulgaria in the period between 1960 and 1998. The analysis of the historical framework for each anthology publication offers a most interesting insight into the issue in question. It shows that not only that the historical period influences the content of the anthologies, but also predetermines its interpretation by the readers. Examples of such influence include anything from deliberate exclusion of some of the most prominent Modern Greek poets from the in question publications, to a „controlled“, and in some cases biased representation of the included poets by the compilers of the anthologies. The names of Stefan Gechev and Bozhidar Bozhilov are present in each of the analyzed anthologies.

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