Research Catalog

Title

Master narratives of the Middle Ages in Bulgaria / by Roumen Daskalov.

Author

Daskalov, Rumen

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

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Details

Description

vi, 353 pages : color maps; 25 cm.

Summary

This volume offers a history of historiography, as Roumen Daskalov presents a critical analysis of Bulgarian historiographical views of the Middle Ages to reveal their embeddedness in their historical context and their adaptation to the contemporary circumstances. The study traces the establishment of a master narrative of the Bulgarian Middle Ages and its evolution over time to the present day, including the attempt at a Marxist counter-narrative. Daskalov uses categories of master national narratives, which typically are stories of origins and migrations, state foundations and rises ("golden ages"), and decline and fall, yet they also assert the continuity of the "people", present certain historical personalities (good or evil, "great" or "weak"), and describe certain actions or passivity to others' actions.--Provided by publisher.

Series Statement

East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; volume 75

Uniform Title

East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; v. 75.

Subject

• To 1393
• Middle Ages > Historiography
• Historiography
• Bulgaria > History > Historiography. > To 1393
• Bulgaria > Historiography
• Bulgaria

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: The History of Historiography, Historical Mastern Narratives, and This Book -- "Romantic" History-Writing and the Beginnings of a "Critical" Historiography of the Middle Ages in Bulgaria -- The Establishment of the Master National Narrative -- The Attempt at a Marxist Master Counter-Narrative after World War II -- Communist Nationalism and the Return to the Master National Narrative -- Epilogue: New Trends in the Historiography of the Middle Ages in Bulgaria.

Call Number

JFE 22-439

ISBN

• 9789004464780
• 9004464786

LCCN

2021027109

OCLC

1241442402

Author

Daskalov, Rumen, author.

Title

Master narratives of the Middle Ages in Bulgaria / by Roumen Daskalov.

Publisher

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; volume 75

East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; v. 75.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

To 1393

Other Form:

Online version: Daskalov, Roumen. Master narratives of the Middle Ages in Bulgaria Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] 9789004464872 (DLC) 2021027110

Research Call Number

JFE 22-439