Sima Milutinović Sarajlija

Sima Milutinovic (also Simeon Milutinowitsch written ) (* 3 Oktoberjul / October 14 1791greg in Sarajevo, .. .. † December 30 1847jul / January 11 1848greg in Belgrade ) was a Serbian poet and is regarded as the founder of neuserbischen literature, Vuk Stefanović Karadžić along with.

Life and work

Milutinovic was born the son of a businessman. Only with difficulty and many complaints he acquired in Belgrade, where his parents had fled from the plague, and in high school to Carlovicz ( Karlowitz; Austria ) some education. From the last institution expelled for reading of banned books, he received in 1806 a clerk job with the ( princely ) State Chancellery to Belgrade, which he set up in 1813. In addition, he held a teaching position at the Belgrade University.

During the uprising of the Serbs in 1815, he wandered often erratic; soon he was clerk of the Serbian bishop, soon scattered among flocks ( ... anti- Turkish to regionally typical armament freedom fighters belonging, reversed ( the poet ) Simeon Milutinowitsch the spring with the gun ... ).

Eventually he became gardener's assistant at a Turk in Vidin. On his return to Belgrade, he took a long time a job with the brother of Prince Miloš ( Milosh ); then he traveled to Bessarabia to see his parents.

Abroad

The Vlach - Greek riots, which had now broken out, prevented his return to Serbia; He emigrated in 1820 from Russia and received by the Russian Emperor a pension, which he could now devote himself to the Muses. At the time he wrote his Serbianka ( The Serbian ), a series of lyrical and epic poems in which the revolt of the Serbs is portrayed against foreign rulers with warmth and loyalty.

Milutinovic in 1825 went to Leipzig, where he not only this collection of poems ( 4 volumes, 1826), but also two other poetry collections ( Nekolike pjesnice stare, 1826, and Zorica, 1827), made ​​it seem. Glowing patriotism, warmth of feeling, bold originality in sound and expression characterize these poems. For two years he attended lectures at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Leipzig, making it the German language and higher education appropriated. In addition, Milutinovic joined with the writer Talvj in conjunction.

He also offered Wilhelm Gerhard in the publication of his Wila backup ( that you may give the Slavic languages ​​your activity., You have Mr. Milutinowitsch bey, and it will certainly not lacking in such an important trading city [ Leipzig ] at each Bey and Nachhülfe ).

In 1827, he came to pass, as he was still unable to return to Serbia to Montenegro, where the Prince-Bishop Peter took him I. Petrović hospitable, entrusted to him the education of the future ruler Vladika Peter II and gave him leisure to a new rich to create collection of Serbian folk songs, which was then printed with the title folk songs of Montenegrins and Serbs Herzegovinians under the personal direction Milutinovićs in the original language, but under the pseudonym Čubro Cojkovié appeared ( furnace in 1833 and Leipzig 1837). In addition, he could let his written in Serbian history of Montenegro (Petersburg 1835) and the history of Serbia in the years 1813-15 appear. 1835 also was the drama Dika Crnogorska ( The pride Cernagoras, Cetinje 1835) published. A source reported briefly that Milutinovic also was in Bulgaria.

Back in Serbia

Since 1840 Milutinovic was revived in Serbia ( where were staying the first Serbian voivode, remained Milutinowitsch ), was a high post in the Ministry of Education, but interfered in the higher politics, so he floated during the uprising of 1840 in danger and was sentenced in absentia even to death.

Nevertheless Milutinovic wrote numerous Epic and Lyric in the spirit of Serbianka and became an important pioneer of the resurgent literary activity in Serbia. However, he gained by the publication of the tragedy Karadjordje many new enemies and died in poverty December 30, 1847jul. / January 11 1848greg ..

Comment

A comparison of the biographies of the two Serbian poet ( Milutinovic and Karadžić ) shows remarkably similar ways of life and results. - Both attended school in Karlovicz, both served in the same family, the prince Miloš Obrenović, both were in Leipzig, both worked together with Wilhelm Gerhard, both created Understanding in the Serbian language, because the assumption seems opportune that they knew each other and possibly benefit from each other. However, found himself in the German literature ( so far) no specific indication.

Sources and links

• General German Real - Encyclopaedia for the educated classes. Conversations -Lexikon; 10th edition, 1853, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig
• Http://www.feb-web.ru ( Russian)
• Milutinovic. In: Meyers Lexicon. 4th edition. Volume 11, Bibliographical Institute, Leipzig, 1885-1892, p 635
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