Atanas Manchorov, PhD
The “Paisii Hilendarski” University of Plovdiv
Department of English and American Studies
E-mail: atanas_manchorov [at] hotmail.com
Research interests:
English Literature, Literary Theory, Philosophy
Subjects taught:
BA Courses:
- Medieval and Renaissance English Literature (B.A. Programs: English Philology, Bulgarian and English, Russian and English, etc.)
- A History of Literature in the English Language (B.A. Program: Applied Linguistics – English and Spanish/Greek/Turkish)
MA Courses:
- Literary Translation (M.A. Program: English Philology – Linguistics and Translation)
- Legal Translation (M.A. Program: English Philology – Translation and Business Communication)
Major publications:
Books:
- Между епоса и романа. Концепциите на М. М. Бахтин и „междинните” жанрове в средновековната английска литература. Пловдив: УИ „Паисий Хилендарски”, 2011. Печ. изд. (ISBN 978-954-423-676-2).
Articles:
- “On the Levels of Communication in Narrative: An Insight into Anglo-Saxon Epic Tradition.” Dialogues: American Studies in an International Context. Ed. M. Katsarska. Plovdiv: Zombori, 2002. 233-38. Print (ISBN 954-91615-1-X).
- “Cases of Narratorial Overtness in Medieval Romance”. Научни трудове на съюза на учените – Пловдив (Серия Б. Естествени и хуманитарни науки. Т. II). Пловдив: Академично издателство на Аграрен университет, 2002. 315-20. Печ. изд. (ISSN 1311-9192).
- «За състоянието на категориите “автор” и “повествовател” в англосаксонския епос». Научни трудове на съюза на учените – Пловдив (Серия Б. Естествени и хуманитарни науки. Т. III). Пловдив: Академично издателство на Аграрен университет, 2003. 300-07. Печ. изд. (ISSN 1311-9192).
- «Концепциите на Михаил Бахтин и „междинните” жанрове в средновековната литература». Scientific Research of the Union of Scientists – Plovdiv. Plovdiv: n.p., 2009. 258-62. Print (ISSN 1311-9192).
- «Bakhtin Revisited: The “Philosophy of Value” and Narratology as Languages of Diverse Critical Methodologies». Intercultural Communication (Proceedings of the International Conference of the Bulgarian American Studies Association and the Bulgarian Society for British Studies). Part II. Comp. Madeleine Danova and Milena Katsarska. Sofia: Polis Publishers, 2009. 161-74. Print (ISBN 978-954-796-030-5).
Awards:
- June 18, 2009: An honorary diploma from The Union of Scientists in Bulgaria – Plovdiv (Young Scientists Club) for best presentation of a paper («Концепциите на Михаил Бахтин и „междинните” жанрове в средновековната литература») at the International Conference of Young Scientists 2009.