ELECTIVE AFFINITIES: CONCEPTUALIZATIONS ON TIME IN THE DIALOGUE BOTEV – RAKOVSKI

Abstract

The paper explores the poetic relationship between Georgi Rakovski and Hristo Botev through a comparative analysis of the time constructions in some of their works. It focuses on the reception of constructive elements from the poetry of Rakovski and their revaluation and representation in Botev’s works. The main observations are related to the poems “The Forest Traveler” and “Hadji Dimitar” and their intertextual relationship and in particular the re-creation of the mythological model regarding the care by the wood nymphs. The result is intriguing with respect to the holistic approach of putting “the hero” in the axis of the Bulgarian Revival literature.