Епски пјевачи српских народних пјесама у поствуковској ери
Serbian Oral Tradition Performers in the Age After Vuk Stefanović Karadžić

Summary/Abstract: Vuk Stefanović Karadžić was deprived of his life-long wish to travel across the territory of the then Bosnia and Herzegovina and witness first-hand the vibrant oral traditions in the region. Numerous followers of his oeuvre set on a mission to fulfill his desire in this regard, with their efforts being made easier by the social ambience of the second half of the 19th century, which saw vivid activity concerning gathering and publishing pieces of oral tradition. Although a certain number of collections featuring these kinds of poems emerged during that period, with poems also appearing in journals published in the region, this still does not mean that research into the matter is any easier, since there are few pieces of data left by the editors on singers engaged, and journals often record only data regarding the sender of the poem, not its singer. Thus, our research focuses on two singers, in many ways specific and exemplary. They are Ilija Divjanović and Milovan Vojičić, Bogoljub Ptranović’s and Milman Parry’s most significant associate respectively. A comparative analysis of poems taken from classic collections edited by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić shows that both of them are adherents of the best Serbian epic singers from this region.

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