Книжовноезиковият проект на Неофит Рилски
The Literary-Linguistic Project of Neofit Rilski

Author(s): Dmitro Gerginov
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Philology
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Keywords: Neofit Rilski; the Lancastrian method; the literary modern Bulgarian language
Summary/Abstract: This article studies part of the life and work of the great Bulgarian clergyman Neofit Rilski. He was a man, clergyman and educator, who tried and for the most part succeeded in making reforms in Bulgarian education. During his time and with his huge help, more than 15 secular schools were opened across Bulgaria in its current boundaries. The article also studies the introduction and use of the Lancastrian method of mutual assistance in education, applied by Neofit Rilski in Gabrovo secular school, as makes a comprehensive review of „Bulgarian Grammar” written by Neofit Rilski (published in 1835 by Moustakov brothers), which was fundamental for the revival and development of the literary modern Bulgarian language.

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