Teodosije the Hilandarian
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Theodosius; 1246-1328) was a Serbian Orthodox clergyman and one of the most important Serbian writers in the Middle Ages, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
named him one of the 100 most prominent Serbs.
Teodosije is one of the few medieval writers whose works we can find explicit poetic views. They coincide with known Horace
's thinking about the function of literature, but the ways in which these attitudes are brought into the Serbian medieval times are very specific. Their roots in ancient Greece (Aristotle), which is elaborated on by Hellenistic writers, and through late antique and early Byzantine, and later Athonite
, enters the width of Teodosije.
(hence his epithet), the Serbian monastery of Mount Athos
, and a priest of King Stephen Uroš III Dečanski (r. 1322-1331). He focused on expanding and strengthening the cult of St. Simeon the Myrrhflowing (Stefan Nemanja)
(r. 1166–1196), and Saint Sava
, who had created the main focues of the Serb ethnic and cultural identity.
The Life of St. Sava was written in 1290-1292, with fellow Domentijan Hilandarac. He wrote several canons, liturgical, and other works dedicated to Saints Simeon and Sava, as well as the work on the Life of St. Peter of Korisha, which is viewed as the artistically most successful art of old Serbian literature. In the work, as in the Life of St. Sava, despite the strict form of biographies, it was written with a fluent and vivid style of storytelling. The narrative is sometimes dramatic, and always from the character's point of view. Because of such tendencies (as noted in the great writer of Orthodox tradition, Dostoevsky, who also drew the literary skills from hagiographic literature), this work has been called a "novel", and Theodosius the first Serbian novelist.
Teodosije's Life of St. Sava, is viewed as a successful composition, one of the first complex parts in old Serbian literature. Teodosije was also an innovator, one who tells the many times told story, and through new compositional structure of sentences and word processing, and refresh the story. In this way, the Serbian historical characters are taken from the literary monotony in which the writers of the past centuries had put them in, enlightening them from different angles.
The frequent verbal sensibility shows the talent of Teodosije.
English language
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Theodosius; 1246-1328) was a Serbian Orthodox clergyman and one of the most important Serbian writers in the Middle Ages, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the most prominent academic institution in Serbia today...
named him one of the 100 most prominent Serbs.
Teodosije is one of the few medieval writers whose works we can find explicit poetic views. They coincide with known Horace
Horace
Quintus Horatius Flaccus , known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.-Life:...
's thinking about the function of literature, but the ways in which these attitudes are brought into the Serbian medieval times are very specific. Their roots in ancient Greece (Aristotle), which is elaborated on by Hellenistic writers, and through late antique and early Byzantine, and later Athonite
Mount Athos
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the...
, enters the width of Teodosije.
Life
He was born in around 1246. He was a monk of HilandarHilandar
Hilandar Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos in Greece. It was founded in 1198 by the first Serbian Archbishop Saint Sava and his father, Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja of the medieval Serbian principality of Raška...
(hence his epithet), the Serbian monastery of Mount Athos
Mount Athos
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the...
, and a priest of King Stephen Uroš III Dečanski (r. 1322-1331). He focused on expanding and strengthening the cult of St. Simeon the Myrrhflowing (Stefan Nemanja)
Stefan Nemanja
Stefan Nemanja was the Grand Prince of the Grand Principality of Serbia from 1166 to 1196, a heir of the Vukanović dynasty that marked the beginning of a greater Serbian realm .He is remembered for his contributions to Serbian culture and...
(r. 1166–1196), and Saint Sava
Saint Sava
Saint Sava was a Serbian Prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law and literature, and a diplomat. Sava was born Rastko Nemanjić , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja , and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in...
, who had created the main focues of the Serb ethnic and cultural identity.
The Life of St. Sava was written in 1290-1292, with fellow Domentijan Hilandarac. He wrote several canons, liturgical, and other works dedicated to Saints Simeon and Sava, as well as the work on the Life of St. Peter of Korisha, which is viewed as the artistically most successful art of old Serbian literature. In the work, as in the Life of St. Sava, despite the strict form of biographies, it was written with a fluent and vivid style of storytelling. The narrative is sometimes dramatic, and always from the character's point of view. Because of such tendencies (as noted in the great writer of Orthodox tradition, Dostoevsky, who also drew the literary skills from hagiographic literature), this work has been called a "novel", and Theodosius the first Serbian novelist.
Teodosije's Life of St. Sava, is viewed as a successful composition, one of the first complex parts in old Serbian literature. Teodosije was also an innovator, one who tells the many times told story, and through new compositional structure of sentences and word processing, and refresh the story. In this way, the Serbian historical characters are taken from the literary monotony in which the writers of the past centuries had put them in, enlightening them from different angles.
The frequent verbal sensibility shows the talent of Teodosije.
See also
- Dorotheus of Hilandar (fl. 1356-1366), protos of Mount AthosMount AthosMount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the...
- Elder GrigorijeElder GrigorijeElder Grigorije was a Serbian nobleman, Orthodox cleric and writer.-Life:Grigorije hailed from the Prizren region. He was a nobleman under the Serbian Empire but later took monastic vows and received the monastic title of Elder . With monk Jakov he led the building of the endowment of Emperor...
(fl. 1310-1355), builder of Saint Archangels MonasterySaint Archangels MonasteryThe Saint Archangels Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Prizren, in southern Kosovo. It was founded by the Serbian emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia, and built between 1343 and 1352, on the site of the earlier church, part of the Višegrad fortress complex... - Antonije BagašAntonije BagašAnthony Bagaš was a Serbian nobleman from Kastoria that retreated to Mount Athos in between 1356-1366, where he later bought and restored the ruined Athonite monastery of Saint Paul with the help of Nikola-Gerasim Radonja in the 1380s, becoming its abbott - taking the monastic name Arsenios...
(fl. 1356-1366), bought and restorated the Agiou Pavlou monasteryAgiou Pavlou monasteryAgiou Pavlou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos, located on the easternmost peninsula of Chalkidiki, Greece.... - Lazar the HilandarianLazar the HilandarianLazar the Hilandarian or the Serb was a Serbian Orthodox monk in the Hilandar monastery of Mount Athos, and an architect, the first known Serbian and Russian watchmaker.-Life:Lazar was born in Prizren, in the Serbian Empire...
(fl. 1404), the first known Serbian and Russian watchmaker - Pachomius the SerbPachomius the SerbPachomius the Serb was a 15th-century Serbian-Russian hagiographer in the employ of the Russian Orthodox Church, most notably the archbishops of Novgorod, the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, and the grand princely and metropolitan courts in Moscow.He is believed to have written eleven saint's lives ,...
(fl. 1440s-1484), hagiographer of the Russian Church
Sources
- Špadijer, I. 2010, "Antički koreni Teodosijeve poetike", Zbornik Matice srpske za književnost i jezik, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 249-260., Summary
- Regina C. Scoles, Teodosije Hilandarac: an investigation into early Serbian literature, Univ. Microfilms Internat., 1982
- John V.A. Fine. (1994). The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08260-4
- Ćorović, VladimirVladimir CorovicVladimir Ćorović was a 20th-century Serbian historian, member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts . He is best known for his many acclaimed works on the history of Serbs and Yugoslavia.-Early:...
, Istorija srpskog naroda, Book I, (In Serbian) Electric Book, Rastko Electronic Book, Antikvarneknjige (Cyrillic)- Treci Period, I, Stevan Nemanja
- The Serbs, ISBN 0631204717, 9780631204718. Wiley-Blackwell, 2004, Google Books.
- Sima Ćirković, Istorija