Svetozar Petrović o nacionalnom pitanju: uvodna razmatranja
Svetozar Petrović on the National Question: Introductory Considerations
Author(s): Predrag BrebanovićSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Nationalism Studies, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Sociology of Politics, Politics and Identity
Published by: Srpsko narodno vijeće, Arhiv Srba u Hrvatskoj
Keywords: Svetozar Petrović; nation; nationalism; Yugoslavia; philology; Serbs; Croats;
Summary/Abstract: Despite seemingly not taking a prominent place in the hierarchy of his interests, the national question plays an important role in the oeuvre of literary scholar Svetozar Petrović. Therefore, the article diachronically traces the various aspects of Petrović's engagement with the nation. The emphasis is on the continuity evident in this regard from his early Indological to late works in the field of verse theory. Particular attention is paid to the author's attitude towards the language and critique of the essentialist approach to the nation that such a relationship entails. In conclusion, Petrović's understanding of philology is seen not only as an attempt to overcome Yugoslav nationalisms, but also as a distinct contribution to the philosophy of history and culture.
Journal: Tragovi: časopis za srpske i hrvatske teme
- Issue Year: 3/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 121-151
- Page Count: 31
- Language: Serbian