Tarnovo Literary School

The Tarnovo Literary School was a notable cultural movement in medieval Bulgaria during the 13th and 14th centuries, centered around the capital, Tarnovo. It played a key role in developing Bulgarian literature, art, and ecclesiastical tradition, fostering a distinctive style of religious and historical texts. Influenced by Orthodox Christianity and Byzantine culture, the school contributed to Bulgaria’s religious and cultural identity, producing important writers like Patriarch Euthymius and Constantine of Preslav. Its legacy includes a rich body of manuscripts, hymnography, and historical chronicles that helped shape Bulgarian cultural history and influenced the broader Slavic literary tradition.