Impressions Of A Frenchman About The Balkans In The XVIII Century

  • Тodor Galunov University of Veliko Tarnovo St. Cyril and St. Methodius, Fakulty of Philosophy, Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria)
Keywords: Balkans in the eighteenth century, epistolary material, historiography, Dalibor Elezović

Abstract


The paper gives an overview of Dalibor Elezović’s book Balkans in letters: the impressions of an 18th-century Westerner. It is about the book based on epistolary material, created from the pen of an unknown Frenchman who toured the Balkans in the eighteenth century. The book deals with the study of epistolary discourse, which is a current issue of contemporary historical science and other social sciences. The focus is on the importance of letters from a Westerner on the image of the Balkans in the eighteenth century since there are not many sources of similar content.

References

Tsvetkova, B. (1975). French travelogues for the Balkans: XV–XVIII centuries. Sofia: Science and Art [In Bulgarian]

Elezović, D. (2019). Balkans in letters: the impressions of an 18th-century Westerner. Sofia: Bulgari PH; Kosovska Mitrovica: Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Prištini

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Jonov, M. (1979).German and Austrian travelogues for the Balkans: XV–XVI c. Sofia: Science and Art [In Bulgarian]

Pantev, A., Glushkov, H., Mishev, R. (2010). History of the Modern World.V. Tarnovo: Abagar [In Bulgarian]

Published
2020/03/31
Section
Opinion Reviews