(PRE)KNOWLEDGE – A CURSE AND/OR MISSION IN ATANAS DALCHEV AND DIMITAR PANTALEEV`S POETRY

Abstract

The similarities and differences in the artistic and aesthetic pursuits of AtanasDalchev and DimitarPanteleev have not been objects of exploration in the literary field. The publishing of their collection ‘Most’ (Bridge) in 1923 and later of their joint article ‘Martvapoezia’ (Dead poetry) in 1925 lays ground for a comparative study of the respective debut collections of the two authors, namely ‘Strelets’ (Gunslinger) in 1924, and ‘Prozorets’ (Window) in 1926,in comparison to the works published earlier in ‘Most’. The study’s goal is to determine whether the similarities in the aesthetic attitudes of the two poets are realised in their debut poetic projects.