Isidora Sekulić (Serbian Cyrillic: Исидора Секулић, 16 February 1877 – 5 April 1958) was a Serbian writer, novelist, essayist, polyglot and art critic. She was "the first woman academic in the history of Serbia".[1]
Sekulić was born in Mošorin, a village of Bács-Bodrog County, (now Serbia). Apart from her studies in literature, Sekulić was also well versed in natural sciences as well as philosophy. She graduated from the pedagogical school in Budapest in 1892, and obtained her doctorate in 1922 in Germany. Her travels included extended stays in England, France and Norway. Her travels from Oslo through Bergen to Finnmark resulted in Pisma iz Norveške / Letters from Norway meditative travelogue in 1914. Her collection of short stories, Saputnici, are unusually detailed and penetrating accomplishment in self-analysis and a brave stylistic experiment. She also spoke several classical as well as nine modern languages.
Sekulić's lyrical, meditative, introspective and analytical writings come at the dawn of Serbian prose writing. Sekulić is concerned with the human condition of man in his new, thoroughly modern sensibility. In her main novel, The Chronicle of a Small Town Cemetery (Кроника паланачког гробља), she writes in opposition to the usual chronological development of events. Instead, each part of the book begins in the cemetery, eventually returning to the time of bustling life, with all its joys and tragedies. Characters such as Gospa Nola, are the first strong female characters in Serbian literature, painted in detail in all their courage, pride and determination.
Isidora Sekulić also wrote critical writings in the areas of music, theatre, art, architecture and literature and philosophy. She wrote major studies of Yugoslav, Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Norwegian and other literatures.[2]
Since 1968, the municipality of Savski venac endows the literary prize Isidora Sekulić Award annually, honoring contemporary authors for significant achievement in the field of literature, and encouraging their literary creativity in the sense of the work of Isidora Sekulić, who spent the last years of her life in a small house with garden on Topčider Hill.[4]
^"10 Amazing Serbian Women Who CHANGED THE 20TH CENTURY". www.serbia.com. from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ (Isidora Sekulić, European Spirit of Serbian Literature), Catalog of the exhibition on the 50th anniversary of her death, City Library of Belgrade 2008, archived by Wayback Machine, retrieved 2019-04-29.
^Fellow Travellers Of A Serbian Woman, Academia.edu, retrieved 2019-11-24.
^About the Sekulić House, Kulura Dobra Beograda, retrieved 2019-04-29.
Bibliography
Jugoslovenski Književni Leksikon (Encyclopedia of Yugoslav Literature), Matica Srpska, Novi Sad, 1984.
Jovan Skerlić, Istorija Nove Srpske Književnosti (Belgrade, 1921) page 476.
Hawkesworth, C. (2000). Voices in the Shadows: Women and Verbal Art in Serbia and Bosnia. Central European University Press. ISBN978-963-9116-62-7. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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isidora, sekulić, serbian, cyrillic, Исидора, Секулић, february, 1877, april, 1958, serbian, writer, novelist, essayist, polyglot, critic, first, woman, academic, history, serbia, born16, february, 1877mošorin, austria, hungarydied5, april, 1958, aged, belgrad. Isidora Sekulic Serbian Cyrillic Isidora Sekuliћ 16 February 1877 5 April 1958 was a Serbian writer novelist essayist polyglot and art critic She was the first woman academic in the history of Serbia 1 Isidora SekulicBorn16 February 1877Mosorin Austria HungaryDied5 April 1958 aged 81 Belgrade FPR Yugoslavia Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 2 1 On her work 3 Isidora Sekulic Award 4 See also 5 References 5 1 BibliographyBiography EditSekulic was born in Mosorin a village of Bacs Bodrog County now Serbia Apart from her studies in literature Sekulic was also well versed in natural sciences as well as philosophy She graduated from the pedagogical school in Budapest in 1892 and obtained her doctorate in 1922 in Germany Her travels included extended stays in England France and Norway Her travels from Oslo through Bergen to Finnmark resulted in Pisma iz Norveske Letters from Norway meditative travelogue in 1914 Her collection of short stories Saputnici are unusually detailed and penetrating accomplishment in self analysis and a brave stylistic experiment She also spoke several classical as well as nine modern languages Sekulic s lyrical meditative introspective and analytical writings come at the dawn of Serbian prose writing Sekulic is concerned with the human condition of man in his new thoroughly modern sensibility In her main novel The Chronicle of a Small Town Cemetery Kronika palanachkog grobљa she writes in opposition to the usual chronological development of events Instead each part of the book begins in the cemetery eventually returning to the time of bustling life with all its joys and tragedies Characters such as Gospa Nola are the first strong female characters in Serbian literature painted in detail in all their courage pride and determination Isidora Sekulic also wrote critical writings in the areas of music theatre art architecture and literature and philosophy She wrote major studies of Yugoslav Russian English German French Italian Norwegian and other literatures 2 Selected works EditSaputnici 1913 Pisma iz Norveske 1914 Iz proslosti 1919 Đakon Bogorodicine crkve 1919 Kronika palanackog groblja 1940 Zapisi 1941 Analiticki trenuci i teme 1 3 1941 Zapisi o mome narodu 1948 Njegosu knjiga duboke odanosti 1951 Govor i jezik kulturna smotra naroda 1956 On her work Edit Bust of Sekulic in Sombor Vladislava Ribnikar Knjizevni pogledi Isidore Sekulic The Literary Views of Isidora Sekulic Belgrade Prosveta 1986 Magdalena Koch Fellow Travellers Of A Serbian Woman Wroclaw 1998 3 Sonja Veselinovic Notes on Translation in the Work of Isidora Sekulic Srbistika danas University of Banja Luka 2017 Isidora Sekulic Award EditSince 1968 the municipality of Savski venac endows the literary prize Isidora Sekulic Award annually honoring contemporary authors for significant achievement in the field of literature and encouraging their literary creativity in the sense of the work of Isidora Sekulic who spent the last years of her life in a small house with garden on Topcider Hill 4 See also EditJelena Dimitrijevic Mir JamReferences Edit 10 Amazing Serbian Women Who CHANGED THE 20TH CENTURY www serbia com Archived from the original on 8 November 2016 Retrieved 4 January 2019 Isidora Sekulic evropski duh srpske knjizevnosti Isidora Sekulic European Spirit of Serbian Literature Catalog of the exhibition on the 50th anniversary of her death City Library of Belgrade 2008 archived by Wayback Machine retrieved 2019 04 29 Fellow Travellers Of A Serbian Woman Academia edu retrieved 2019 11 24 About the Sekulic House Kulura Dobra Beograda retrieved 2019 04 29 Bibliography Edit Jugoslovenski Knjizevni Leksikon Encyclopedia of Yugoslav Literature Matica Srpska Novi Sad 1984 Jovan Skerlic Istorija Nove Srpske Knjizevnosti Belgrade 1921 page 476 Hawkesworth C 2000 Voices in the Shadows Women and Verbal Art in Serbia and Bosnia Central European University Press ISBN 978 963 9116 62 7 Retrieved 23 March 2018 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Isidora Sekulic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Isidora Sekulic amp oldid 1095471113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
