Considerazioni sull’opera della slovenista Marja Boršnik (1906-1982). Per il 110° anniversario della nascita

Abstract

The book Prof. dr. Marja Boršnik – prva dama slovenske slavistike (Kranj 2015) depicts the life and work of Marja Boršnik, the first woman to occupy the chair of Slovenian Literature at the Philosophy Faculty in Ljubljana. The volume is edited by the slavists Francka Premk and Eva Premk Bogataj, the scholar’s daughter and niece respectively. The dramatic events of Maria Boršnik’s life during World War ii are recalled throughout the book, which also analyzes her approach to literary research based on the biorhythmic principle.