“From Myth to Territory: Vuk Karadžić, Kosovo Epics and the Role of Nineteenth-Century Intellectuals in Establishing National Narratives”
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In this article, we argue that the nineteenth-century Serbian scholars had a pivotal role
in establishing Kosovo as the crucial subject of Serbian literature, culture, and politics.
By revisiting the formation of the Kosovo epic in the collections of Vuk Karadžić, the
founder of modern Serbian culture, we trace his role in making Kosovo the foundational
myth of the whole Serbian nation from the nineteenth-century surge in Romantic
nationalism onwards. In particular, we scrutinize Karadžić’s editorial procedures as parts
of a process of cultural inscription representing a cultural transformation that made the
Kosovo epic an instance of the invention of national tradition in Eric Hobsbawm’s terms.
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Kosovo epic / serbian oral tradition / Vuk KaradžićSource:
Hungarian Historical Review, 2016, 5, 2, 357-376Publisher:
- Budapest : Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS)
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IFDTTY - JOUR AU - Pavlović, Aleksandar AU - Atanasovski, Srđan PY - 2016 UR - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/1617 AB - In this article, we argue that the nineteenth-century Serbian scholars had a pivotal role in establishing Kosovo as the crucial subject of Serbian literature, culture, and politics. By revisiting the formation of the Kosovo epic in the collections of Vuk Karadžić, the founder of modern Serbian culture, we trace his role in making Kosovo the foundational myth of the whole Serbian nation from the nineteenth-century surge in Romantic nationalism onwards. In particular, we scrutinize Karadžić’s editorial procedures as parts of a process of cultural inscription representing a cultural transformation that made the Kosovo epic an instance of the invention of national tradition in Eric Hobsbawm’s terms. PB - Budapest : Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) T2 - Hungarian Historical Review T1 - “From Myth to Territory: Vuk Karadžić, Kosovo Epics and the Role of Nineteenth-Century Intellectuals in Establishing National Narratives” IS - 2 VL - 5 SP - 357 EP - 376 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_1617 ER -
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Pavlović, A.,& Atanasovski, S.. (2016). “From Myth to Territory: Vuk Karadžić, Kosovo Epics and the Role of Nineteenth-Century Intellectuals in Establishing National Narratives”. in Hungarian Historical Review Budapest : Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS)., 5(2), 357-376. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_1617
Pavlović A, Atanasovski S. “From Myth to Territory: Vuk Karadžić, Kosovo Epics and the Role of Nineteenth-Century Intellectuals in Establishing National Narratives”. in Hungarian Historical Review. 2016;5(2):357-376. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_1617 .
Pavlović, Aleksandar, Atanasovski, Srđan, "“From Myth to Territory: Vuk Karadžić, Kosovo Epics and the Role of Nineteenth-Century Intellectuals in Establishing National Narratives”" in Hungarian Historical Review, 5, no. 2 (2016):357-376, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_1617 .