Beyond the definition. Allegory in Bulgarian literary thought and Atanas Dalchev’s poetry

• Authors: Kamen Rikev

Title variants

PL

[Poza definicję. Alegoria w bułgarskiej myśli o literaturze i poezji Atanasa Dalcheva]

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper reviews Bulgarian definitions of allegory appearing in dictionaries and reference books. It reveals several paradoxes concerning the usage of the terms “alegoria” (алегория) and “inoskazanie” (иносказание) in contemporary Bulgarian language. Contrary to the lack of critical interest towards allegorical expression in 20th-century poetry, the author argues that several of Atanas Dalchev’s poems (most notably “Hospital” and “The House”) can be successfully interpreted allegorically.

Keywords

EN

allegory; trope; Atanas Dalchev; 20th-century Bulgarian literature; Christian poetry

PL

alegoria; trop; Atanas Dalchev; literatura bułgarska XX wieku; poezja chrześcijańska

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Prace Filologiczne. Literaturoznawstwo
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 6(9)
• Pages: 197-209

Dates

published

2016-06-01

Contributors

author

Kamen Rikev

• Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie