Критика потчињавања и породичног насиља у приповијетки "Наказао је бог" Љубена Каравелова
Criticism of Subjection and Domestic Violence in the Short Story "Nakazao je Bog" by Lyuben Karavelov

Author(s): Saša D. Šmulja, Suzana Peševiћ
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Bulgarian Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: Lyuben Karavelov; “Nakazao je Bog”; domestic violence; subjection; feminism; emancipation of women
Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes the socio-critical aspects of the short story “Nakazao je Bog” by the Bulgarian writer Lyuben Karavelov (1834–1879), published in Serbian in 1870. The fact that this short story features strong criticism of subjection and domestic violence, which, so far, has not been discussed in theoretical terms, represents the basic hypothesis of the paper. The authors rely on the feminist approach as the point of departure with regard to the theory and methodology applied, that is, for the theoretical, terminological, and critical framework as laid out by feminism concerning the literary issue in question. Thus, the paper points to the role Lyuben Karavelov played in Serbian social circles of the second half of the 19th century, to his activism in the “United Serbian Youth” organisation, as well as to his significance within the context of the emergence of the women’s suffrage movement in Serbia.

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