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Central Europe as a Place where Literature and History Intertwine

Vjekoslava Jurdana ; Osnovna škola "Rikard Katalinić Jeretov", Opatija, Hrvatska

Abstract

The paper states that Central Europe is an exceptionally unstable entity, the only stable determinant of which is – for the paradox itself to be even greater – its tumultuous and troubled history, determined by foreign power from the very beginning. In this context, the specific Central European literary discourse, the topic of which being history thus imposed, is analysed, in addition to tackling the relationship between creating literary work and writing history. The main protagonists of the literary production are writer-intellectuals, whose opuses witness the intertwinement between the authors’ writer and historian roles.

Keywords

Central Europe; literature; history; writer-intellectual

Hrčak ID:

55529

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/55529

Publication date:

10.6.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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