Interwar southeastern Europe confronts the west: The New Generation: Cioran, Yanev, Popović

Keith Hitchins

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Abstract

This piece examines the reaction to modernism or Europeanization of an important segment of the intellectual elite in southeastern Europe in the period between the two world wars. The Romanian Emil Cioran, the Bulgarian Yanko Yanev, and the Serb Justin Popovic represented broader currents of opinion in their respective countries on the crucial issues of national identity and paths of development. But each approached the challenges that Europe posed in highly individual ways. Whatever their response may have been - approval or rejection - they were certain that they could ignore Europe only at their peril.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)9-26
Number of pages18
JournalAngelaki - Journal of the Theoretical Humanities
Volume15
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2010

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cultural Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Literature and Literary Theory

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