CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2022
| Author | Jansky, Jonas |
|---|---|
| Title | Appeal to Svatopluk: Narrativization and Instrumentalization of the Early Medieval History in the Slovak Republic (1939-1945) |
| Summary | This thesis aims to investigate the narrativization and instrumentalisation of the early medieval period between the years 1938-1945 in the independent Slovak state. Specifically, it focuses on how discourse produced during this period aimed to create legitimacy for the state through references to historical Slovak state tradition. Because of this, most of the analysis focuses on the representation of the two early medieval political units, 9th-century Pribina's principality of Nitra and then Great Moravia. The analysis is done through close reading and comparison of various texts produced during the period. Chosen texts include both scholarly writings of professional historians as well as ideological publications and speeches given by politicians. Based on the reading of this selection of the texts, it is possible to argue that there was a shift within the narrativization and representation of early medieval history in Slovakia. This shift consisted of emphasising the nature of Great Moravia and Pribina's principality as states and the creation of the historical state tradition that legitimized Slovak independence. This shift was most prominent within the circles around the conservative wing of the ruling Hlinka's People Party. |
| Supervisor | Trencsényi Balász |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2022/jansky_jonas.pdf |
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