Γλώσσες και εθνικές ομάδες της Μακεδονίας στο έργο της Π. Σ. Δέλτα

Abstract

This article examines the picture of Macedonia given by the historical
novels of P. S. Delta (particularly The Secrets of the Marsh), from the point of
view of her presentation of the linguistic and ethnic problems in the region
during the Macedonian Struggle. Taking account of Delta’s sources and her
earlier works, the writer discusses the continuity and development of her
views on the relations between the various ethnic groups, as also her criteria
for ethnic classification and how they are presented to her chiefly young
readership. The writer concludes that, motivated as she was by an ardent
patriotism, and despite all her efforts to record events accurately. Delta
frequently blurred the distinctions between and the characteristics of the
various ethnic groups living in Macedonia and the languages they spoke. Her
confusion was certainly due to the particular situation that obtained in
Macedonia at the turn of the century.