About the journal

Principles and objectives

The journal relies on interdisciplinarity and understands literature in the broader context of heterogeneity between texts, of problematizing boundaries, of intertextuality, and of situating literature within a broader cultural context. The journal focuses on different approaches to the interpretive possibilities of literature as well as other cultural fields. The Literature is also keen to look at selected thematisations through the lens of their global relevance. The main priority of the publication is its focus on Bulgarian (regional) contributions to major European and world themes. That is why the emphasis is always on the native voices – of established names, but also of new authors – of young promising scholars, of talented students from all three educational levels who deliver their perspectives on the great debates. The journal is also open to the juxtaposition of humanities inquiries in Balkan, Central and Eastern European contexts. It is gradually establishing itself as a recognisable journal in Central and Eastern Europe as well as in the Balkans.

Unlike the other Bulgarian journals, the thematic focus is the leading one and the texts are written specifically for the issue. The journal is the only one of its kind in Bulgaria that brings together literary, cultural and linguistic texts on a specific issue and topic. The amalgam of directions outlines the broad profile of philology today and preserves this lost status. We can therefore say that for the scale of Bulgaria, where there are generally very few humanities journals, it is unique.

The Literature is also taking shape as a focal point of Bulgarian studies – its Editorial Board includes some of the best Bulgarian and foreign scholars in the world. Its ambition is to be a tribune for them, as well as for new generations of students, to not only make their achievements visible, but also to help preserve Bulgarian studies around the world.

Structure of the journal

The first very important “section” of the journal is the translation section. It can be said that the policy of the journals is related to the establishment of Bulgarian humanities as being comparable to the global ones.

The second section is devoted to publications by Bulgarian authors written specifically for a particular issue. It is the Editorial Board’s responsibility to strengthen cooperation with the national academic community, to establish contacts with other cultural institutions such as libraries and museums, and to create an ethos gravitating towards the journal. Here, Bulgarian scholars from all Slavic, and not only Slavic, countries have been recruited as authors, as well as scholars from other universities around the world, who can also offer their articles in English, but on the subject of the booklet.

The Literature also provides a field for current research and educational debates. It maintains a regular section for reviews of new books. It thus aims at both a kind of topical ‘relevance’ of themes, but also at enlightenment aimed at a student audience. Representatives of this group also find systematic expression as authors in the Debuts section.

The task of the journal is to reach out to a wider interested audience and to communicate successfully with the more pragmatic new generations – the journal’s website is a mediator in this respect.