Димитър Тополин и респиритуализирането на сонетната форма

Kalin Mihaylov

doi:10.17951/zcm.2018.7.135-149

Abstract

The sonnet in its Shakespearean form holds a prominent place in the poetry of the Bulgarian Orthodox priest Dimitar Popnikolov-Topolin (1886–1962) whose ample oeuvre has only partially been published. This article seeks to situate Topolin’s poems within the seven-centuries old European tradition of this influential lyric genre. As it turns out, Topolin’s numerous sonnet variations consistently work towards overcoming the cult of the superb human personality celebrated as an idol in Western Renaissance classical literary samples. Thus, Dimitar Topolin turns into a unique Bulgarian Orthodox “Shakespeare” who breathes new life into the sonnet form and fills it with the spiritual essence of Eastern Christian sensibility and worldview.

Highlights

DIMITAR TOPOLIN AND THE REMODELING OF THE SONNET FORM
The sonnet in its Shakespearean form holds a prominent place in the poetry of the Bulgarian Orthodox priest Dimitar Popnikolov-Topolin
Topolin's numerous sonnet variations consistently work towards overcoming the cult of the superb human personality celebrated as an idol

Summary

Introduction

DIMITAR TOPOLIN AND THE REMODELING OF THE SONNET FORM. The sonnet in its Shakespearean form holds a prominent place in the poetry of the Bulgarian Orthodox priest Dimitar Popnikolov-Topolin (1886–1962) whose ample oeuvre has only partially been published. Преди да стане дума за сонетното творчество на протойерей Димитър Попниколов – Тополин, редно е да обърна внимание на неговата личност, все още слабо позната на читателската аудитория. ЗА МОИТЕ ДВЕ ЗАДОЧНИ СРЕЩИ С ПОЕТА ДИМИТЪР ПОПНИКОЛОВ Първата ми среща с поета Димитър Попниколов се състоя сравнително отдавна, през периода, в който работех по изследователски и издателски проект на Института по литература при БАН, свързан с поредицата Периодика и литература (1985–1999).

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