THE LIVES OF RULERS AND ARCHBISHOPS FROM THE MEDIEVAL SERBIAN LITERATURE (XIII – XIV C) – A VALUABLE SOURCE FOR BULGARIAN HISTORY Cover Image

ЖИТИЯТА НА ВЛАДЕТЕЛИ И АРХИЕПИСКОПИ ОТ СТАРОСРЪБСКАТА ЛИТЕРАТУРА (ХIII–XIV В.) – ЦЕНЕН ИЗВОР ЗА БЪЛГАРСКАТА ИСТОРИЯ – II ЧАСТ
THE LIVES OF RULERS AND ARCHBISHOPS FROM THE MEDIEVAL SERBIAN LITERATURE (XIII – XIV C) – A VALUABLE SOURCE FOR BULGARIAN HISTORY

Author(s): Ivo Androvski
Subject(s): History, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history, History of Art
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: hagiography; history; historical sources

Summary/Abstract: The study presents some of the lives of Serbian rulers and archbishops during the period from the end of the 13th and the first four decades of the 14th century, which contain information about personalities and events in Bulgarian history. An analysis and a brief historical comparison with non-literary sources by Serbian, Byzantine and Bulgarian authors were made to highlight the uniqueness and significance of these literary sources as an important source of historical information.