Prof. Diana Ivanova, DSc.
University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”
https://doi.org/10.53656/for21.17hris
Absract. The object of the research is one of the first two modern Bulgarian textbooks on letter writing – „Pismennik obshtepolezen“ („A Letter Writing Handbook of General Use“), 1835, by the prominent Revival pedagogue Hristaki
Pavlovich. The book on letters is presented in the context of the cultural and historical
situation in the second quarter of the 19th century, and from the point of view of the changes in the Bulgarian school, where new teaching methods and “modern sciences” were introduced. The article analyzes the theoretical part of „Pismennik obshtepolezen“, which contains instructions and rules for writing letters, and groups the types of letters and their components. Based on some statements by the author, conclusions are drawn about his views on ethical, social and pedagogical issues.
Keywords: Bulgarian Revival; didactic literature;
Hr. Pavlovich; textbook on letter writing