Matija Murko as a Forerunner of Slovenian Literary Studies and Mediator in the Formation of Literary Theory
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3986/pkn.v48.i2.06Keywords:
comparative literature, Slovenian literary historians, Murko, Matija, Slavic philology, Prijatelj, Ivan, Jakobson, Roman, literary theory, Central EuropeAbstract
This article situates the Slavic philologist Matija Murko within the broader intellectual landscape of the region in which he was active. It examines Murko’s relationships with younger Slovenian Slavists (his students) as well as with some of his international collaborators. On the one hand, the article examines Murko’s relationship with the linguist Fran Ramovš and the literary historian Ivan Prijatelj, who both worked at the newly founded University of Ljubljana after World War I. On the other hand, it focuses on Murko’s relationship with the linguist Roman Jakobson, a central figure of the Prague Linguistic Circle, in the establishment of which Murko played a significant role. The article underscores the epistemological affinities and, above all, divergences among these figures, thereby exploring the implications of Murko’s understanding of Slavic philology for the scholarly study of language and literature. By observing Murko’s activities, intellectual exchanges, and institutional relocations, the article seeks to reconstruct the specifically historical milieu of Central Europe.
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