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https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1345567 https://doi.org/10.60056/Lit.2025.34.11-42   ‘Speaking in the Name of the Biotic Community’: Anatomies and Theories of the Environmental/ Ecological Text Aleksandra Ubertowska Translated from Polish by Margreta Grigorova This is a meta-theoretical and meta-disciplinary study on the achievements of ecocriticism and environmental criticism, from the first wave of ecocriticism to the most recent trends, such as material ecocriticism and Timothy Morton’s theories rooted in deconstruction. Ubertowska devotes particular attention to the concept of the ‘environmental text’ developed by Lawrence Buell, the Nestor of the discipline. His concept forms the axis of this review of different positions within ecocriticism and environmental criticism. […]

https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1346211 https://doi.org/10.60056/Lit.2025.34.297-312   Ecological Thinking – Contexts and Some Manifestations in Contemporary Bulgarian Literary Works from “The River” by Diko Fuchedzhiev to the 2020s Yanitsa Radeva The article analyzes the emergence of ecological thinking in Bulgaria, tracing key works from the humanities and literary fields. Special focus is given to the concept of “moral ecology,” which views ecological thinking as a moral quality, dividing people into groups based on their stance toward nature. The analysis includes examples from contemporary Bulgarian literature across various genres – poetry, short story, novel (by Diko Fuchedzhiev, Elena Alexieva, Kaloyan Ignatovski, Plamen Antov, etc.), with

https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1346216 https://doi.org/10.60056/Lit.2025.34.350-363   The Road to Sustainability. The Story of an Industrial Company’s Transformation and Its Inspirational Leader Elka Vasileva The article focuses on the transformation of the thinking and management of the industrial carpet company Interface towards sustainability. Thirty years ago, the firm’s founder Ray Anderson was challenged by the ideas of the author of The Ecology of Commerce, entrepreneur and environmentalist Paul Hawken. Accidentally falling into his hands, the book changed his view of the world, his life and the management of the company. It leads him to discover that Interface, as a typical company from the time

https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1346224 https://doi.org/10.60056/Lit.2025.34.394-408   Life and Being in the Collection of Angel Karaliychev “Rye” Vladimir Aleksandrov The text traces the transition between the dimensions of life and being in some of the most representative stories from the collection of Angel Karaliychev “Rye”. The various ways in which this transition takes place are traced and the various insights regarding the beginning of being are brought out. The dynamic between life and being is seen as defining the narrative and the figurative specifics of the narratives. The characters in them are torn from the calm rhythm of their everyday life and on their

https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1346227 https://doi.org/10.60056/Lit.2025.34.409-424   The Maiden Sacrifice Motif in “Masons” by Petko Todorov and “The Stone Bridge over Rositsa” by Angel Karaliychev Stefani Velcheva The following article aims to present the folklore motif of maiden sacrifice, where a mason sacrifices his beloved woman to strengthen a building, and its interpretation in literature. The focus is on two pieces of Bulgarian literature – the drama “Masons” by Petko Todorov and the short story “The Stone Bridge over Rositsa” by Angel Karaliychev. The comparison is based on several main points of the motif: the construction, the victim, the method of embedding the soul

https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1346229 https://doi.org/10.60056/Lit.2025.34.425-458   Newspaper “Literaturen Glas”: “Organ of Free Thought”. A Look at Its First Anniversary Yoan Vasilev The weekly edition of “Literaturen glas” edited by Dimitar B. Mitov is a peridocial that is amongst the longer lasting issues throughout the period between the two Wars in the country – 1928 to 1944. The newspaper is famous during its time as a politically neutral but socially active tribune which has analyzed various social, aеsthetic and ethical questions. The issue is physiognomic for the cultural settings of the period between the Wars because it becomes a collective center for creators of

https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1346234 https://doi.org/10.60056/Lit.2025.34.459-477   (The) Literary History of Today’s Literature between Impossible Possibilities and Possible Impossibilities Noemi Stoichkova The text examines the second volume of “Bulgarian Literature in the XXI Century (2000–2020)”, situating it through the differences of Milena Kirova’s literary-historical discourse, but also taking into account its constant characteristics. The starting point for the comparability of the diptych is the different temporal distance of the author to the literary objects – in the first part between 20 and 30 years, in the second part approximately 10 – 12. Keywords: “Bulgarian Literature in the 21st Century (2000–2020)”; differences and similarities in

https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1346236 https://doi.org/10.60056/Lit.2025.34.478-483   Reconstruction of the Classic Literature and the Offering of a New Perspective Marina Petrova The text is a review of the book by Tsvetan Rakiovski – “BG Poetry – One More Thing from the Curves”. The review contains a brief introduction to the book and its significance. The main focus of Rakiovski’s book is Bulgarian poetry from the early 20th century. Keywords: Bulgarian literature; early 20th century; poetry About the author: Marina Petrova holds а bachelor’s degree in Bulgarian Philology and а master’s degree in Literary Studies from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, She is currently а