We are pleased to invite you to read the special issue of the 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐥𝐧𝐚 𝐤𝐧𝐣𝐢𝐳̌𝐞𝐯𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭 journal dedicated to the work of Slavic philologist 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐣𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐨 and his relationship with comparative literature. The guest editor of the issue is Blaž Zabel.

From Blaž Zabel’s Introduction:

“Murko has also frequently been cited as a comparatist. Anton Slodnjak referred to him as the first Slovenian comparative literary historian, Anton Ocvirk highlighted his research on Czech-German literary relations in his 𝑇𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑗𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑗𝑎𝑙𝑛𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒 𝑧𝑔𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑒, and the American comparatist Albert Bates Lord called him a “true pioneer” in the study of oral literature. Despite the clear significance of Murko’s work for comparative literature both in Slovenia and nternationally, his contributions to the field remain relatively unknown, as does his influence on the discipline’s international development. This publication seeks to fill this gap.”

The full issue is available here: https://shorturl.at/ynpPz.