Jovan Sterija Popović
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Jovan Sterija Popović (pronounced
Life
Popović was born in Werschetz (Vršac), in Temesch County of the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary (now Serbia). His father Sterija (meaning 'star'), after whom he was nicknamed,[3] was a merchant.[4] The ethnicity of Popović's father and of Popović himself is disputed, with some saying that they were of Aromanian descent[3][5] and others saying they were Greek.[6] His maternal grandfather was the painter and poet Nikola Nešković,[3] about whom he wrote a biography.[7]
Popović attended grammar schools in Vršac,
He was instrumental in founding the
Drama
Jovan Sterija Popović is undoubtedly one of the most significant figures of
Sterija showed a real artistic value as the writer of comedies. His comedian talent has created strong and great literary works, which are even greater because it was, in fact, Sterija who paved the way to the Serbian comedy in general. The first period of Sterija's writing of comedies falls on the time of his life in Vršac, between 1830 and 1840. Sterija eternalized his home-town with the characters of Kir Janja, Fema Ružić and others. His comedies Laža i Paralaža (1830), Pokondirena tikva (1830), Tvrdica (1837) and Zla žena (1838), have brought him the appreciation of his contemporaries and the reputation of being "Serbian Molière".[13] In 1841, 1842 and 1847 some less important Sterija's comedies were also performed: Ženidba i udadba, Simpatije i antipatije, Volšebni magarac, Džandrljiv muž, Sudbina jednog razuma, and Prevara za prevaru. His comedy Beograd nekad i sad which describes the environment of 19th century Belgrade was published in 1853. The last comedy Sterija wrote was the satire Rodoljupci. He did not print this important comedy at all, so it remained in manuscript long after his death. Sterija found the inspiration for this comedy in the revolutionary events of 1848–1849.[14]
Poetry
A dominant theme in Sterija's poetry is his criticism of the discrepancy between what was being proclaimed and people's actual behavior. In his poem Godine 1848 (Year 1848) the focus is the betrayal of the ideals of the American Revolution—legal slavery in the supposed ``land of the free; in Izobraženiku (To an Enlightened One), the hypocrisy of those who condemn the Ottoman Empire as barbaric, while themselves engaging in conquest and the slave trade.[citation needed]
Legacy
Sterija was recognized by his contemporaries as one of the leading Serbian intellectuals.[15] He is regarded as one of the best comic playwrights in Serbian literature.[16]
Sterija's comedies are artistically authentic pictures of one part of the Serbian society in
A documentary about his life was produced in
Notable works
- Slezi Bolgariji, epic poem, 1825
- Boj na Kosovu (Milan Toplica i Zoraida), historical novel, 1828
- Svetislav i Mileva (Nevinost), historical drama, 1827
- Miloš Obilić, historical drama, 1828
- Život i viteška vojevanja slavnoga kneza epirskoga Đurđa Kastriota Skenderbega, 1828[21]
- Nahod Simeun, historical drama, 1830
- Dejan i Damjanka (Padenije Bosanskog kreljevstva), historical novel, 1830
- Laža i paralaža, comedy, 1830
- Tvrdica (Kir Janja), comedy, 1837
- Pokondirena tikva, comedy, 1838
- Zla žena, comedy, 1838
- Roman bez romana, novel, 1832–1838
- Vladislav, tragedy, 1843
- San Marka Kraljevića, tragedy, 1848
- Smrt Stefana Dečanskog, tragedy, 1849
- Rodoljupci, comedy, 1849–1853
- Ajduci, tragedy, 1853
- Lahan, tragedy, 1853
- Ženidba i udadba, comedy, 1853
- Beograd nekad i sad, comedy, 1853
- Davorje, book of poems, 1854
See also
References
- ISBN 978-94-007-1479-3.
- ^ Zoran T., Jovanović (2009). "KOMEDIJA RODOLJUPCI JOVANA STERIJE POPOVIĆA – IZMEĐU PROŃLOSTI I SADAŃNJOSTI" (PDF). Język – Literatura – Kultura. 6: 165.
- ^ a b c Pavlović 1999.
- ^ Mihailovich & Mikasinovich 2007, p. 41, Mikasinovich, Milivojević & Mihailovich 1973, p. 26
- ^ BRILL 2021, p. 174.
- ^ Mihailovich & Mikasinovich 2007, p. 41, Mikasinovich, Milivojević & Mihailovich 1973, p. 26
- ^ Südost-Forschungen. Vol. 24. S. Hirzel. 1965. p. 169.
- ^ a b c d Norris 2008, pp. 107–108.
- ^ Hochman 1984, p. 154.
- ^ Zoran T., Jovanović (2009). "KOMEDIJA RODOLJUPCI JOVANA STERIJE POPOVIĆA – IZMEĐU PROŃLOSTI I SADAŃNJOSTI" (PDF). Język – Literatura – Kultura. 6: 165.
- ^ eVršac. "Na današnji dan, pre 211 godina u Vršcu je rođen rodonačelnik srpske komediografije". arhiva.evrsac.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- OCLC 11356363, retrieved 26 November 2011,
"Život i viteška voevanja slavnog kneza epirskoga Đorđa Kastriota Skenderbega" imade i Kačićevih pjesama po kojima je pisac i radio to svoje djelo.
- ^ Janačković, Jelica. "Jovan Sterija Popović — osnivač srpske drame". www.studnel.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Zoran T., Jovanović (2009). "KOMEDIJA RODOLJUPCI JOVANA STERIJE POPOVIĆA – IZMEĐU PROŃLOSTI I SADAŃNJOSTI" (PDF). Język – Literatura – Kultura. 6: 165–166.
- ^ Norris 2008, p. 107.
- ^ Politikin Zabavnik 2014.
- ^ Popovic, Tanja (January 2006). "T. Popovic, Sterija i evropska komediografija". Književna Istorija, 130.
- ^ "Da li znate ko je Jovan Sterija Popović? – Portalibris" (in Serbian). 9 April 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Jovan Sterija Popović – autor". Knjizara.com. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- IMDb]
- ^ Miljković 1956, p. 278.
Sources
- Hochman, Stanley (1984). McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International Reference Work in 5 Volumes. VNR AG. ISBN 978-0-07-079169-5.
- Mikasinovich, Branko; Milivojević, Dragan; Mihailovich, Vasa D. (1973). Introduction to Yugoslav literature: an anthology of fiction and poetry. Twayne Publishers.
- Mihailovich, Vasa; Mikasinovich, Branko (2007). An Anthology of Serbian Literature. Slavica. ISBN 978-0-89357-320-1.
- Miljković, Branislav (1956). Knjiga o Steriji. Štamp. "Kultura".
- Norris, David (2008). Belgrade: A Cultural History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-537609-8.
- Sorescu-Marinković, Annemarie; Dragnea, Mihai; ISBN 978-90-04-45617-4.
- Pavlović, Trifun (1999). "KOJI OD ZVEZDA VODI POREKLO". Srpsko Nasleđe (13).
- Отац српске драме и позоришта [Father of Serbian drama and theater]. ISSN 0032-339X.
External links
- Marković, Olga. Јован Стерија Поповић (1806 –1856) (PDF). Српска академија наука и уметности (in Serbian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2016.
- Kir Janja – Rastko.com
- Jovan Sterija Popović at IMDb