THE MATICA SRPSKA AND THE LITERATURE OF OLD DUBROVNIK: BETWEEN THE SERBIAN NEED FOR UNDERSTANDING AND THE CROATIAN PASSION FOR POSSESSING
THE MATICA SRPSKA AND THE LITERATURE OF OLD DUBROVNIK: BETWEEN THE SERBIAN NEED FOR UNDERSTANDING AND THE CROATIAN PASSION FOR POSSESSING
Author(s): Ivan NegrišoracContributor(s): Ljubica Jankov (Translator)
Subject(s): Cultural history, Political history, Social history, Comparative Study of Literature, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Матица српска
Keywords: literary culture; cultural peculiarities; historians; Serbian-Croatian relations; mutual understanding; dialogue; future Europe; peaceful resolution; Balkan conflicts; small nations; historical knowledge;
Summary/Abstract: If we want to see more clearly the nature of old Dubrovnik and its literary and cultural peculiarities, it would be very necessary to listen to what reliable scholarly knowledge historians have come to, and how the citizens of Dubrovnik saw themselves and their relations with the Serbs and Croats. Only on the basis of such indisputable knowledge should we build our picture of the entire problem we are talking about, and even build a possible agreement and better mutual understanding, and thus a better future for both peoples – Serbian and Croatian. That future could be built only in some kind of future Europe that will not renounce the principles of dialogue, will not solve the problems in the Balkans by violence, and will not encourage small nations to settle accounts to the last drop of blood. I believe that such hopes are not deprived of a serious foundation and that we should actively work in accordance with such peaceful and civilized goals.
Journal: Literary Links of Matica srpska
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 6-7
- Page Range: 141-160
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English
