TY - JOUR
TI - Medieval Themes in Serbian Children’s Literature: Oblivion and Memory as Instruments of Ideology
AU - Polovina, Nataša
TI - Medieval Themes in Serbian Children’s Literature: Oblivion and Memory as Instruments of Ideology
AB - From the 1990s onwards, in Serbian children’s literature, there has been an increased interest in historical figures and events of the Serbian Middle Ages. In the extensive collection of books and picture books for children in which medieval history is themed, and whose authors are Svetlana Velmar Janković, Slobodan Stanišić, Milovan Vitezović and others, certain – almost always the same – historical figures (Stefan Nemanja, Saint Sava, Tsar Dusan) stand out, while some others are completely forgotten. The paper discusses these facts in an ideological context: a return to medieval history and culture in children’s literature takes place through the memory of the “bright age” of Serbian history.
VL - 2022
IS - Vol. XVIII
PY - 2022
SN - 2451-4985
C1 - 2543-9561
SP - 107
EP - 116
DO - 10.4467/25439561KSR.22.008.16360
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/kultura-slowian/article/srednjovekovne-teme-u-srpskoj-knjizevnosti-za-decu-zaborav-i-secanje-kao-instrumenti-ideologije
KW - national identity
KW - tradition
KW - value system
KW - Saint Sava
KW - Tsar Dusan