Цамблак

So far, in our scientific literature, the Praise of Metropolitan Cyprian of Kiev and later of All Russia (1376-1406) by his younger contemporary and relative, Grigory Tsamblak of Tarnovo, has not been subjected to a more thorough literary analysis. However, all researchers who have dealt with it to one degree or another note that this work of Tsamblak is one of the very interesting works of our old literature. For example, Bonyu St. Angelov, who recently reprinted the Word, points out that he is doing this because, in his opinion, Tsamblak's glorification of Cyprian possesses "great literary and historical value." Professor Peter Dinekov, making a general assessment of the Word, finds that it - like the rest of Tsamblak's works - is a vivid manifesto of his great literary talent, especially as regards the depiction of mass scenes; One such moment is the welcoming of Cyprian in Tarnovo in 1379. In describing this holiday for the people of Tarnovo, Tsamblak managed to convey the excitement of the crowd (and) to color his story emotionally.

In the history of our old literature there are still details to be clarified, some previous assumptions to be re-evaluated, there is a great need to search for and publish new materials on individual writers or periods. But when one proceeds to re-evaluate previous conceptions, it is necessary that the argumentation be more comprehensive and more convincing, so as not to introduce unnecessary or premature disturbances into the course of our literary history, which has to solve such important tasks, to clarify more fully the content, the problematics and the significance of old Bulgarian literature.