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Gane Todorovski (1929–2010)The name of academician Gane Todorovski is deeply embedded in Macedonian poetry, Macedonian science of literature and Macedonian culture in general. His oeuvre is an extraordinary compilation of his expression as a poet; scholar in several areas: literary history, folklore, linguistics, contemporary flows through critical, theoretical and comparative prism, essayist, translator...
ArmatolPolish translation of the famous epic poem of Grigor Prlichev (Grigorios Stawridis), "Armatol"; translated from New-Greek by Małgorzata Borowska.
Profile of Rafael KamhiThe short biography of Rafael Kamhi, one of the founders of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO-VMRO), and an introductio to his text "The Borders of Macedonia".
Presentation of the book series "Prace Komisji Środkowoeuropejskiej" Presentation of the book series "Prace Komisji Środkowoeuropejskiej" (Works of the Central Europe Commitee), edited and published by the PAU (Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences) in Cracow.
Profile of Dmitri FilosofovThe text presents the short biography of Dmitri Filosofov, Russian immigrant in the interwar Poland, and his importance to the Polish-Russian cultural and politic relations.
National Identity in the Multi-Ethnic Society of MacedoniaThe review of the book: Tożsamość narodowa w społeczeństwie multietnicznym Macedonii, ed. by Irena Stawowy-Kawka and Maciej Kawka and published by Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego in Cracow, 2008.
Kole Čašule (1921–2009)As a playwright, novelist and essayist, whose voluminous creative opus is comprised of twenty-four plays, twelve novels, four collections of short stories and six books of essays, Kole Čašule belongs to those few founders of contemporary Macedonian literature who have significantly marked and created its decades-long modern development. His works have been translated/staged...
A Few Observations on the Distinctive Features of the Greek CultureThe article is devoted to one of the most interesting features of the Greek culture in antiquity, namely for an almost total insensitivity of the Hellenes to sounds and colours of any other language. It is no coincidence that the once-non-pejorative word βάρβαρος over time acquired its current meaning of ‘barbaric/barbarian’, shared...
The Contuinity and Discontinuity. The Question of Territorialism and Double Identity from the Perspective of 20th Century MacedoniaThe sense of territorial identity gains force whenever political means of solving the Macedonian Question, a repugnant legacy of the Eastern issue, become scarce. This attitude is reflected in the articles published by the representatives of the Macedonian diaspora in...
Continuity and Discontinuity in the Cultural Landscape of the Capital City: Paris and SkopjeThe object of my reflections in this article is the question of creating a vision of historical continuity, and thus making significant the narratives about the past, in the space of the city. I treat the city as a cultural landscape par excellence; it is precisely the city that creates the best opportunities...
The Influence of Ancient Greek Culture on Macedonian Literature of the 19th CenturyIn Macedonia under the Ottoman rule during the nineteenth century, the Macedonian people-the nation is subject to political pressure and the cultural influence of Turkey and other countries. Under the influence of propaganda leading by Athens and education politics in the area of contemporary Republic of Macedonia,...
Great People and Us (from the Sunday Conversations series)The Polish translation of the Filosofov's essay on Józef Piłsudski after death of the Polish politician. Filosofov was impressed by the Piłsudski's personality. He perceived him as a hero who would put an end to enmity between Poland and Russia. The essay was first publish in Russian in "Меч", the monthly of Russian immigration.
Macedonian Language from the Perspective of its Balkan Environment (Language Tendencies)In the past fifteen years, Macedonian standard language and its dialects have been subject to various changes effected for the purpose of establishing clearer and simpler communication. At dialectal level, Macedonian speeches are dissolving and fewer differences can be noticed between city and rural speeches. On...
Bogomil G’uzel, a Macedonian Virtuoso of Poetical Synthesis The short presentation of the literary profile of Bogumil G'uzel, Macedonian poet and essayist.
Patrick Leigh Fermor’s “Hellen-Romaic Dilemma”The article discusses one of the guises of the dichotomy between Hellene and Romios, a trope popular among researchers of modern Greek identity. It discusses the provenance and usage of both notions, drawing on the material presented by the English traveller and writer Patrick Leigh Fermor in his monograph Roumeli Travels in Northern Greece (1966). Fermor...
Continuity or Discontinuity – the Case of Macedonian PhoneticsThe article presents its principal topic of the continuity of linguistic phenomena based on the material of Macedonian phonetics, treated as a constituent of south-east European phonetics, and not as an element of the Slavic world. It provides, firstly, a static perspective, produced by enumerating typologically relevant features. Seen...
The Balkan Sprachbund in the Republic of Macedonia Today: “Eurology” as Discontinuity and Dialectology as ContinuityIn the article, I attempt to uphold the thesis about the continuity of the processes which gave rise to the phenomenon of the Balkan linguistic league. I argue that these processes are very much alive in today’s Republic of Macedonia and in other Balkan states. I develop my thesis drawing...
Science-Fiction Novel Liberates Itself from Political DuesThe present issue of "Colloquia Humanistica" contains Professor Ryszard Handke's two last essays, until now unpublished. They belong together and deal with the works of Stanisław Lem, namely with the creation of a sui generis dictionary of this outstanding sci-fi writer. Handke highlights the coming of a new age in the evolution of...
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