Literary Collectors as Literary Scribes: The Case of Đuro Ferić (1739–1820)
Literary Collectors as Literary Scribes: The Case of Đuro Ferić (1739–1820)
Author(s): Ivan Lupić, Irena BratičevićSubject(s): Library and Information Science, Studies of Literature, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Đuro Ferić (1739–1820); Ragusan literature; manuscript studies; scribal culture; history of literature; history of collecting;
Summary/Abstract: The essay reconstructs the scribal collection of Ragusan literature compiled by Đuro Ferić (1739–1820) and currently scattered across various libraries. It argues that the focus on individual scribes is the best way of understanding Ragusan manuscript culture and of identifying relationships among different manuscript witnesses. Once scribal collections are reconstructed, it is possible to determine to what extent scribes understood their job as involving specific editorial decisions rather than just mechanical copying of the text in front of them. The approach is recommended not just to scholars interested in manuscript culture but to those interested in the larger questions of literary history as well.
Journal: Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 129-147
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English