Under the Yoke (Bulgarian: Под игото - Pod Igoto), with subtitle A Romance of Bulgarian Liberty[1] is a historicalnovel by Bulgarian author Ivan Vazov written in 1887-1888 and published in parts between 1889–1890 in a magazine The Collection of Folk Tales and in a single book in 1894.[2][3] It is set in a small town in Central Bulgaria during the months leading up to the April Uprising in 1876 and is the most famous piece of classic Bulgarian literature. Under the Yoke has been translated into more than 30 languages. The English translation was made in 1894 by William Morfill and published by the London publishing house William Heinemann.[4]
The tranquility in a Bulgarian village under Ottoman rule is only superficial: the people are quietly preparing for an uprising. The plot follows the story of Boycho Ognyanov, who, having escaped from a prison in Diarbekir, returns to the Bulgarian town of Byala Cherkva (White Church, fictional representation of Sopot) to take part in the rebellion. There he meets old friends, enemies, and the love of his life. The plot portrays the personal drama of the characters, their emotions, motives for taking part in or standing against the rebellion, betrayal and conflict.
Historically, the April Uprising of 1876 failed due to bad organization, limited resources, and betrayal. The brutal way in which the Ottomans broke down the uprising became the pretext for the Russian-Turkish war,[5] that brought about Bulgarian independence.
The book has many autobiographical elements: Sopot is the writer's hometown, and he did take a personal part in the uprising described.
Reactions
Mary C. Neuburger has described the novel's coffeehouse scenes as a "social panorama" of Ganko's kafene (small Bulgarian coffeehouse) featuring a "parade of archetypal characters from a Balkan mountain town in Ottoman Bulgaria who drink bitter coffee, ruminate, and debate, laugh and observe, within a 'dense fog of tobacco smoke'". She writes that Vazov "skillfully paints a late Ottoman landscape" leading to the April Uprising of 1876.[6]
Adaptation into films
Under the Yoke has been twice adapted into films :
1952 : Under the Yoke (Под игото) by Dako Dakovski.[7]Sylvie Vartan, then a seven-year little girl, plays the role of a schoolgirl under tensely patriotic end-of-year examination.
1990 : Under the Yoke (Под игото) by Yanko Yankov.[8] A production in nine parts for Bulgarian television.
References
^""Ivan Vazov - Under the Yoke"". Internet Archieve. William Heinemann. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^""Илюстрациите от първото издание на "Под игото" в онлайн изложба (линк)"". Площад Славейков. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^"Защо "Под игото" излиза първо на английски език?". Българска телеграфска агенция. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^Boyadzhieva, Ellie (June 11, 2019). "Distant Reading Recommends: Under the Yoke by Ivan Vazov". distant-reading.net (in Bulgarian). Distant Reading. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^[1] Illustrated history of the Russo-Turkish war in 1877-1878
^Mary C. Neuburger (2013). "Coffeehouse Babble: Smoking and Sociability in the Long Nineteenth Century". Balkan Smoke: Tobacco and the Making of Modern Bulgaria. Cornell University Press. JSTOR 10.7591/j.cttq43m0.5.
under, yoke, 1918, film, starring, theda, bara, film, novel, stirling, stirling, novel, bulgarian, Под, игото, igoto, with, subtitle, romance, bulgarian, liberty, historical, novel, bulgarian, author, ivan, vazov, written, 1887, 1888, published, parts, between. For the 1918 film starring Theda Bara see Under the Yoke film For the novel by S M Stirling see Under the Yoke Stirling novel Under the Yoke Bulgarian Pod igoto Pod Igoto with subtitle A Romance of Bulgarian Liberty 1 is a historical novel by Bulgarian author Ivan Vazov written in 1887 1888 and published in parts between 1889 1890 in a magazine The Collection of Folk Tales and in a single book in 1894 2 3 It is set in a small town in Central Bulgaria during the months leading up to the April Uprising in 1876 and is the most famous piece of classic Bulgarian literature Under the Yoke has been translated into more than 30 languages The English translation was made in 1894 by William Morfill and published by the London publishing house William Heinemann 4 Under the YokeAuthorIvan VazovOriginal titlePod igotoTranslatorWilliam MorfillIllustratorIvan MrkvickaAnton MitovJoseph OberbauerCountryBulgariaLanguageBulgarianSeriesByala CherkvaRelease number2GenreHistorical novelSet inByala ChrkvaPublisherT F Chipev William Heinemann UK Publication date1889 90Published in English1894OCLC925524463Preceded byUncles Followed byNew Land Ivan Vazov Contents 1 Plot 2 Reactions 3 Adaptation into films 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditThe tranquility in a Bulgarian village under Ottoman rule is only superficial the people are quietly preparing for an uprising The plot follows the story of Boycho Ognyanov who having escaped from a prison in Diarbekir returns to the Bulgarian town of Byala Cherkva White Church fictional representation of Sopot to take part in the rebellion There he meets old friends enemies and the love of his life The plot portrays the personal drama of the characters their emotions motives for taking part in or standing against the rebellion betrayal and conflict Historically the April Uprising of 1876 failed due to bad organization limited resources and betrayal The brutal way in which the Ottomans broke down the uprising became the pretext for the Russian Turkish war 5 that brought about Bulgarian independence The book has many autobiographical elements Sopot is the writer s hometown and he did take a personal part in the uprising described Reactions EditMary C Neuburger has described the novel s coffeehouse scenes as a social panorama of Ganko s kafene small Bulgarian coffeehouse featuring a parade of archetypal characters from a Balkan mountain town in Ottoman Bulgaria who drink bitter coffee ruminate and debate laugh and observe within a dense fog of tobacco smoke She writes that Vazov skillfully paints a late Ottoman landscape leading to the April Uprising of 1876 6 Adaptation into films EditUnder the Yoke has been twice adapted into films 1952 Under the Yoke Pod igoto by Dako Dakovski 7 Sylvie Vartan then a seven year little girl plays the role of a schoolgirl under tensely patriotic end of year examination 1990 Under the Yoke Pod igoto by Yanko Yankov 8 A production in nine parts for Bulgarian television References Edit Ivan Vazov Under the Yoke Internet Archieve William Heinemann Retrieved 8 October 2020 Ilyustraciite ot prvoto izdanie na Pod igoto v onlajn izlozhba link Ploshad Slavejkov 11 May 2020 Retrieved 8 October 2020 Zasho Pod igoto izliza prvo na anglijski ezik Blgarska telegrafska agenciya 7 July 2020 Retrieved 8 October 2020 Boyadzhieva Ellie June 11 2019 Distant Reading Recommends Under the Yoke by Ivan Vazov distant reading net in Bulgarian Distant Reading Retrieved October 2 2020 1 Illustrated history of the Russo Turkish war in 1877 1878 Mary C Neuburger 2013 Coffeehouse Babble Smoking and Sociability in the Long Nineteenth Century Balkan Smoke Tobacco and the Making of Modern Bulgaria Cornell University Press JSTOR 10 7591 j cttq43m0 5 See Dako Dakovski s biography on IMDb See Yanko Yankov s biography on IMDbExternal links EditText of Under the Yoke at the Internet Archive This Bulgaria related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about an 1890s novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Under the Yoke amp oldid 1127611780, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
