On the Literary Ladder of Socialism – from The Roof  to the The Lowland. Cascades and wayside abodes Cover Image
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По литературната лествица на социализма – от покрива към низината. Каскади и попътни обиталища
On the Literary Ladder of Socialism – from The Roof to the The Lowland. Cascades and wayside abodes

Author(s): Sava Vasilev
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Studies of Literature, Bulgarian Literature
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Keywords: Gencho Stoev; Socialist realism; literary history.
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the idea of the visible and invisible stairs and steps in literary texts, the ascents and descents (both literal and figurative) along the ladders of the structures and literary borders. During the years of socialism the stairs were a trivially used symbol of going up, conquering heights, an uninterrupted ascent to the highest possible political step – that of communism. Consequently, this also meant the coming of the end of history because beyond this highest level there could not be any other. In the article, this idea is revealed against the background of Flying Heroes and Wayside Dwellings in the collection of Gencho Stoev’s works “Like a swallow”.

  • Page Range: 24-50
  • Page Count: 27
  • Publication Year: 2012
  • Language: Bulgarian