The historical micro-narrative as an Instrument in the formation of collective identity and memory. The symbolic and ideological dimension of the visit of Štúr’s group to Ján Hollý at Dobrá Voda
The historical micro-narrative as an Instrument in the formation of collective identity and memory. The symbolic and ideological dimension of the visit of Štúr’s group to Ján Hollý at Dobrá Voda
Author(s): Peter MachoSubject(s): History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Oral history, Social history, Nationalism Studies, 19th Century
Published by: Historický ústav SAV
Keywords: History of Slovakia in the 19th and 20th centuries; Slovak nationalism; National story; Standard written language; Catholics and Protestants; Ján Hollý; Ľudovít Štúr; Jozef Miloslav Hurban;
Summary/Abstract: The study analyses the structural elements of the story of the visit of Štúr and two of his followers to the poet Ján Hollý. The meeting of representatives of the Protestant and Catholic intelligentsia in 1843 was a key moment in the Slovak national historical narrative. It symbolizes national unity overcoming confessional limitations. The author studies this story as part of the nationalist repertoire, pointing to its use for the needs of national ideology.
Journal: Historický časopis
- Issue Year: 66/2018
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 849-884
- Page Count: 36
- Language: English