The Land, the People, and the Language of Petar Kočić
The Land, the People, and the Language of Petar Kočić
Author(s): Ivo AndrićContributor(s): Ana Stanović Obradović (Translator), Mirjana Savić Obradović (Translator)
Subject(s): Bosnian Literature, Serbian Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wittenberg University - Sociology Department
Keywords: Petar Kočić; Ivo Andrić; From the Mountain and Below the Mountain; Kočić's literary work;
Summary/Abstract: I will not talk about all the aspects of Petar Kočić, but only about three elements from the life and work of Petar Kočić —the land, the people and the language, and how these three elements show up in his life and work and influence them. »The Bosnia vilayet is crisscrossed in all directions by wild mountains«. With these words Austrian major Gustav Thömel began his book about Bosnia, published in 1867. That book is part of the literature of intelligence and propaganda that the Austro-Hungarian government disseminated in order to prepare for its occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the year 1878. But even tendentious and commissioned books can sometimes contain some accurate observation. Such is also this opening line. Seemingly too simple and obvious, it comprises a well-observed characteristic of a country, one important part of its reality, and a circumstance that determines people’s lifestyle and influences their development and social conditions.
Journal: Duh Bosne
- Issue Year: 18/2023
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 1-15
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
