THE VITA OF ST. RADA, A FEMALE NEOMARTYR FROM PLOVDIV Cover Image

ОТНОВО ЗА ЖИТИЕТО НА СВ. РАДА ПЛОВДИВСКА И ТРАНСФОРМАЦИИТЕ НА ЖИТИЙНИЯ ЖАНР ПРЕЗ БЪЛГАРСКОТО ВЪЗРАЖДАНЕ
THE VITA OF ST. RADA, A FEMALE NEOMARTYR FROM PLOVDIV

Author(s): Andrey Bobev
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Keywords: St. Rada of Plovdiv; hagiographical genre;; Bulgarian literature;

Summary/Abstract: The main goal of this paper is to popularize an almost unstudied text from the period of Bulgarian national revival – the Vita of St. Rada, a female neomartyr from Plovdiv. The Life of the Saint is noteworthy for the transformations, applied to the hagiographical genre, adapting its characteristic features to the new socio-cultural situation in Bulgaria.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 201-204
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Bulgarian
Toggle Accessibility Mode