Approaches to literature in “Studime Filologjike” (Philological Studies) journal

Abstract

Studies on literature are an important part of the scientific activity published in the journal “Studime filologjike” (Philosophical Studies). Represented with only one article in the first two years (1964, 1965), the importance and the quality of the literary studies have gradually risen. The literary studies have tried to cover all the periods of the literature development, and of course, to express the general features of the Albanian scientific opinion in different periods during 50 years. In the years 1965-1990 the literature studies were seen as areas through which the ideology of that time was to be expressed and fulfilled. The ranking of the articles and their themes were closely related to the official political documents. As suggested in these documents, everything began from the socialist reality represented in the literary works, i.e. from the actuality. This was in the theoretical point of view - explaining in light of the ideology how should the literary works be interpreted - and in the practical aspect, which was related to contemporary literature studies, which preceded the studies on the authors of the tradition. The topics addressed in this period are: the literature of the Antifascist National War, the positive hero, tradition and innovation, the literature on the topic of war in contemporary literature, the literature about the socialist village. In the theoretical prism, the emphasis was on the typicality and characterization, on the national and folklore character, on the folklore literature relations. This led to the often repetition of themes and authors who tried to answer these fundamental topics. In studies about tradition literature I will mention those of the Arbëresh literature: De Rada, Dara, Santorini, Serembe. From the romanticism of the Renaissance literature: Naim, Mjeda, Çajupi, Asdreni; and from the literature of the years '20 -'30 I will mention: Grameno, Noli, Migjeni, Bulka, Stërmilli, as well as press articles on the role of the press in different periods. Another present model is related to the thematic publishing of the articles after the conferences that were held. I will mention articles about the figure of Skanderbeg in literature, articles about the tradition and innovator in literature, Naim Frashëri and Fan Noli, articles on the contemporary literature etc. After the 90-s, the number of the articles decreased, but despite this the degree of their authenticity grew and an obvious variety was created, not only in the titles, but primarily in the content. The journal “Studime filologjike” (Philological Studies) remains a continuous challenge for all the contributors of the Albanian researchers. It thus represents one of the main reference points for the creation of a history of the Albanian scientific thinking in the course of the years. This journal also aims at continuously improving its physiognomy and the studies.