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MYTHOLOGISATION ON THE EXAMPLE HISTORICAL FIGURES KING MARKO
Radoslav Zaradić
Abstract
With the awakening of national consciousness and the struggle for liberation from Ottoman rule (which ended a certificate of recognition of independence of Serbia at the Berlin Congress in 1878.) for some Serb circles through the 19th century, there was the idea of Setting up a large Serbian state. According to the germinal ideas that have given their final shape in the works of Serbian minister Ilija Garašanin and linguist and reformer Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic, Greater Serbia was supposed to restore radiance and power of the medieval Serbian Slavonic and become a leading force in this part of Europe. One of the arguments by which all others are Karadzic and used to justify their irredentist aspirations were similar to oral cultural heritage of Southeastern Europe, primarily in the form of songs from the people. One of the real historical person of whose deeds the people sang was Prince (King) Marko. His popularity will be used by Serbian irredentists like Vuk Karadzic. In addition to the Serbs, Marko Kraljevic has enjoyed a great reputation trough Croatian folk songs, which is also used by various political circles in Croatia. The aim is to show concrete examples in what contexts and for any / of whose goals is used figure of Prince (King) Marko.
Keywords
Prince (King) Marko; Greater Serbia; epic poetry; Yugoslav; Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic
Hrčak ID:
64303
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Publication date:
18.6.2010.
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