Benedikts Kalnačs
Biographic Data
| ID | 4162304 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benedikts Kalnačs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benedikts |
| FAMILY NAME | Kalnačs |
| SIGNATURE | KALNAČS B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Latvia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6435-325X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Nietzsche in fin-de-siècle Latvian Literary Culture
Local Identity and Comparative Aspects in Nineteenth-Century Latvian Literature
Writing the History of Latvian Literature in the Soviet Period
The article focuses on the political and ideological conditions that shaped the dominant trends in writing the history of Latvian literature in the second half of the 20th century.The main focus is on the situation in Soviet Latvia in comparison to that in exile.The limited possibilities that existed in the interpretation of literary history under Soviet rule as well as the researchers' compromises with the official requirements are considered.Th…
Mapping the symbolic capital of a nation
This article concentrates on the representation of Riga in six fin-de-siècle Latvian novels written by Augusts Deglavs, Jānis Poruks, and Andrejs Upīts. The relations between the country and the city were changing significantly at the time due to growing social mobility in the Baltic littoral. However, in this paper we also argue that to a considerable extent the descriptions of Riga preserve principles previously employed by Latvian writers who …
Soviet Colonial Modernity and the Everyday in Twenty-First Century Latvian Literature
This paper intends to discuss the case of Latvia in comparison with other European postcolonial situations and to trace the problems which determine the complexity of self-consciousness of the inhabitants of the country from postcolonial and post-Soviet perspective. The focus of this investigation is on the series of novels which deal with twentieth-century history and memory in Latvia. Due to the fact that the chosen texts attempt an evaluation …
Comparing colonial differences
The article discusses the Baltic colonial experience in historical and comparative perspective. It sketches the ways in which Baltic societies are best linked to theoretical discussions on postcolonial issues, and whether they might be looked upon in a more global context. The main question posed by the article is in what ways Baltic identity has been determined by processes of foreign settlement, occupation and colonization of the territory of e…
Postcolonial Narratives, Decolonial Options
Comparing colonial differences
The article discusses the Baltic colonial experience in historical and comparative perspective. It sketches the ways in which Baltic societies are best linked to theoretical discussions on postcolonial issues, and whether they might be looked upon in a more global context. The main question posed by the article is in what ways Baltic identity has been determined by processes of foreign settlement, occupation and colonization of the territory of e…
Postcolonial Narratives, Decolonial Options
Comparing colonial differences
The article discusses the Baltic colonial experience in historical and comparative perspective. It sketches the ways in which Baltic societies are best linked to theoretical discussions on postcolonial issues, and whether they might be looked upon in a more global context. The main question posed by the article is in what ways Baltic identity has been determined by processes of foreign settlement, occupation and colonization of the territory of e…
Soviet Colonial Modernity and the Everyday in Twenty-First Century Latvian Literature
This paper intends to discuss the case of Latvia in comparison with other European postcolonial situations and to trace the problems which determine the complexity of self-consciousness of the inhabitants of the country from postcolonial and post-Soviet perspective. The focus of this investigation is on the series of novels which deal with twentieth-century history and memory in Latvia. Due to the fact that the chosen texts attempt an evaluation …
Mapping the symbolic capital of a nation
This article concentrates on the representation of Riga in six fin-de-siècle Latvian novels written by Augusts Deglavs, Jānis Poruks, and Andrejs Upīts. The relations between the country and the city were changing significantly at the time due to growing social mobility in the Baltic littoral. However, in this paper we also argue that to a considerable extent the descriptions of Riga preserve principles previously employed by Latvian writers who …
Writing the History of Latvian Literature in the Soviet Period
The article focuses on the political and ideological conditions that shaped the dominant trends in writing the history of Latvian literature in the second half of the 20th century.The main focus is on the situation in Soviet Latvia in comparison to that in exile.The limited possibilities that existed in the interpretation of literary history under Soviet rule as well as the researchers' compromises with the official requirements are considered.Th…
Local Identity and Comparative Aspects in Nineteenth-Century Latvian Literature
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Nietzsche in fin-de-siècle Latvian Literary Culture
History (6 works) · European Cultural and National Identity (5 works) · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics (5 works) · Latvian (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works)