Dimitrijević was born in Kruševac on 27 March 1862,[3] and featured as a prominent Serbian writer of the late 19th- and early 20th-century. She taught herself to speak French, English, Russian, Italian, Greek and Turkish. She was raised in a respected and wealthy family, in the spirit of Serbian cultural heritage and Orthodox religion.
From an early age, she dedicated herself to writing – notwithstanding a childhood eye injury that forced her to leave school, and against medical advice forbidding her to read.[4] She had a great support in her husband Jovan Dimitrijević. Besides supporting her writing and social activities, he was often her fellow traveler and the person she could completely rely on. Dimitrijević travelled widely, describing her experiences of Greece, India, Egypt, and America in a series of books. When he died, she was in mourning for the rest of her life.[5]
In 1881 they moved to Niš, which had been part of the Ottoman Empire until 1878. She devoted her energies to the study of Muslim women, and in 1897 published Pisma iz Niša o haremima (Letters from Niš Regarding Harems) – "... the first Serbian prose book written and published by a female author."[4] Among her achievements were gaining an understanding of the lives of Turkish women, including access to the private world of the harem, and undertaking a journey around the world in her sixties. Such portraits are a valuable counter to the narrow conceptions of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century feminism which sees it firmly rooted in north-west Europe and North America. For example, "Jelena was proud to have met Mrs Hoda Sha’arawi, the founder of the Egyptian Feminist Union;[4] an encounter she wrote about in great detail in her acclaimed 1940 travelogue Sedam mora i tri okeana (Seven Seas and Three Oceans) which deals with her travels across the Near East[6][7] Her most important novel Nove (New Women) deals with the dilemmas facing educated Muslim women in the twentieth century in relation to their traditional way of life. For Nove Dimitrijevic won the prestigious Matica Srpska prize for literature in 1912.
She also wrote lyric poetry as well as novels, but is possibly most famous for her Pisma iz Nisa o Haremima, a semi-fictionalised, semi-historical, anthropological narrative containing portraits of life in the Turkish harems 50 years before her birth when the south-Serbian city of Niš was still a part of the Ottoman Empire, and Pisma iz Soluna/Letters from Salonica, a genuine travelogue from the Ottoman Empire during the Young Turk Revolution in 1908, of which Salonica was the centre. The Letters were published first in Srpski književni glasnik (Serbian Literary Review) in 1908–09, and then as a separate book in 1918 in Sarajevo.
By the beginning of the 20th Century she and her husband were living in Belgrade and she was a member of the Serbian Writers' Society.[4] She died in Belgrade on 10 April 1945, aged 83.
Worksedit
Jelenine pesme (Pesme Jelene Jov. Dimitrijevića), 1894.
Pisma iz Niša o haremima, 1897.
Đul-Marikina prikažnja, short stories, 1901.
Fati-Sultan, Safi-Hanum,Mejrem-Hanum, short stories, 1907.
^Stjelja, Ana (2012). "Tragom prve priznate srpske književnice" (PDF). Književna istorija: 344. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
^The Hidden History of New Women in Serbian Culture: Toward a New History of Literature. Rowman & Littlefield. 10 February 2022. ISBN9781793631992.
^Krešimir Georgijević (1971). Živan Milisavac (ed.). Jugoslovenski književni leksikon [Yugoslav Literary Lexicon] (in Serbo-Croatian). Novi Sad (SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia): Matica srpska. p. 95.
^ abcdStevanović, Ana (27 March 2019). "Jelena Dimitrijević, Serbia's first feminist author". Europeana (CC By-SA). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^Stjelja, Ana, "The case of Serbian writer Jelena J. Dimitrijević (1862-1945)", Lamed-E, Autumn 2013, Number 20 (ed. Ivan Ninić), p. 21.
^Todorović, Miloš (2021). Serbian–Egyptian Intercultural Relations. Belgrade: Alia Mundi. p. 153. ISBN978-86-81396-12-4. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^The Hidden History of New Women in Serbian Culture: Toward a New History of Literature. Rowman & Littlefield. 10 February 2022. ISBN9781793631992.
Sourcesedit
Jelena Dimitrijević (1986). "Pisma iz Niša o haremima". National Library of Serbia. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
Slobodanka Peković (2008). "Putopisi Jelene Dimitrijević kao mogućnost viđenja Drugog (117-35)" [Jelena Dimitrijević's travellogues] (in Serbian). Belgrade, Serbia: Institute for Literature and Arts. Retrieved 2 December 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Hawkesworth, Celia, Voices in the Shadows: Women and Verbal Art in Serbia and Bosnia, published by Central European University Press (Budapest, New York, 2000).
Skerlić, Jovan, Istorija Nove Srpske Književnosti/A History of New Serbian Literature (Second Edition, 1921), p. 476.
January 01, 1970
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For the Serbian footballer see Jelena Dimitrijevic footballer Jelena Dimitrijevic 27 March 1862 10 April 1945 was a Serbian short story writer novelist poet traveller social worker feminist and a polyglot She is considered to be the first woman in modern Serbian history to publish a work of travel related prose in 1894 1 During the years 1926 to 1927 she traveled around the world including the Far East East Asia and India where she was the guest of Rabindranath Tagore 2 Bust of Jelena J Dimitrijevic Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 See also 4 References 5 SourcesBiography editDimitrijevic was born in Krusevac on 27 March 1862 3 and featured as a prominent Serbian writer of the late 19th and early 20th century She taught herself to speak French English Russian Italian Greek and Turkish She was raised in a respected and wealthy family in the spirit of Serbian cultural heritage and Orthodox religion From an early age she dedicated herself to writing notwithstanding a childhood eye injury that forced her to leave school and against medical advice forbidding her to read 4 She had a great support in her husband Jovan Dimitrijevic Besides supporting her writing and social activities he was often her fellow traveler and the person she could completely rely on Dimitrijevic travelled widely describing her experiences of Greece India Egypt and America in a series of books When he died she was in mourning for the rest of her life 5 In 1881 they moved to Nis which had been part of the Ottoman Empire until 1878 She devoted her energies to the study of Muslim women and in 1897 published Pisma iz Nisa o haremima Letters from Nis Regarding Harems the first Serbian prose book written and published by a female author 4 Among her achievements were gaining an understanding of the lives of Turkish women including access to the private world of the harem and undertaking a journey around the world in her sixties Such portraits are a valuable counter to the narrow conceptions of nineteenth and early twentieth century feminism which sees it firmly rooted in north west Europe and North America For example Jelena was proud to have met Mrs Hoda Sha arawi the founder of the Egyptian Feminist Union 4 an encounter she wrote about in great detail in her acclaimed 1940 travelogue Sedam mora i tri okeana Seven Seas and Three Oceans which deals with her travels across the Near East 6 7 Her most important novel Nove New Women deals with the dilemmas facing educated Muslim women in the twentieth century in relation to their traditional way of life For Nove Dimitrijevic won the prestigious Matica Srpska prize for literature in 1912 She also wrote lyric poetry as well as novels but is possibly most famous for her Pisma iz Nisa o Haremima a semi fictionalised semi historical anthropological narrative containing portraits of life in the Turkish harems 50 years before her birth when the south Serbian city of Nis was still a part of the Ottoman Empire and Pisma iz Soluna Letters from Salonica a genuine travelogue from the Ottoman Empire during the Young Turk Revolution in 1908 of which Salonica was the centre The Letters were published first in Srpski knjizevni glasnik Serbian Literary Review in 1908 09 and then as a separate book in 1918 in Sarajevo By the beginning of the 20th Century she and her husband were living in Belgrade and she was a member of the Serbian Writers Society 4 She died in Belgrade on 10 April 1945 aged 83 Works editJelenine pesme Pesme Jelene Jov Dimitrijevica 1894 Pisma iz Nisa o haremima 1897 Đul Marikina prikaznja short stories 1901 Fati Sultan Safi Hanum Mejrem Hanum short stories 1907 Nove 1912 Amerikanka 1918 Pisma iz Soluna 1918 Pisma iz Indije 1928 Pisma iz Misira 1929 Novi svet ili u Americi godinu dana 1934 Une vision 1936 Sedam mora i tri okeana Putem oko sveta 1940 See also editIsidora Sekulic Mir JamReferences edit Stjelja Ana 2012 Tragom prve priznate srpske knjizevnice PDF Knjizevna istorija 344 Retrieved 14 August 2017 The Hidden History of New Women in Serbian Culture Toward a New History of Literature Rowman amp Littlefield 10 February 2022 ISBN 9781793631992 Kresimir Georgijevic 1971 Zivan Milisavac ed Jugoslovenski knjizevni leksikon Yugoslav Literary Lexicon in Serbo Croatian Novi Sad SAP Vojvodina SR Serbia Matica srpska p 95 a b c d Stevanovic Ana 27 March 2019 Jelena Dimitrijevic Serbia s first feminist author Europeana CC By SA Retrieved 1 May 2019 Stjelja Ana The case of Serbian writer Jelena J Dimitrijevic 1862 1945 Lamed E Autumn 2013 Number 20 ed Ivan Ninic p 21 Todorovic Milos 2021 Serbian Egyptian Intercultural Relations Belgrade Alia Mundi p 153 ISBN 978 86 81396 12 4 Retrieved 9 July 2021 The Hidden History of New Women in Serbian Culture Toward a New History of Literature Rowman amp Littlefield 10 February 2022 ISBN 9781793631992 Sources editJelena Dimitrijevic 1986 Pisma iz Nisa o haremima National Library of Serbia Retrieved 2 December 2016 Slobodanka Pekovic 2008 Putopisi Jelene Dimitrijevic kao mogucnost viđenja Drugog 117 35 Jelena Dimitrijevic s travellogues in Serbian Belgrade Serbia Institute for Literature and Arts Retrieved 2 December 2016 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Hawkesworth Celia Voices in the Shadows Women and Verbal Art in Serbia and Bosnia published by Central European University Press Budapest New York 2000 Skerlic Jovan Istorija Nove Srpske Knjizevnosti A History of New Serbian Literature Second Edition 1921 p 476 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jelena Dimitrijevic amp oldid 1181115124, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
