Knowledge (XXG)

Milorad Mitrović (poet)

Source 📝

148:, 1903). He left several unfinished epic poems, including "Penelopa". After the death of Vojislav Ilić, for a time the most outstanding Serbian lyrist was Milorad Mitrović. Considered one of the finest and most promising poets of his generation before he too died an untimely death, like the great poet, Vojislav Ilić, both victims of consumption. Ilić's influence was not limited only to Mitrović but encompassed young poets who started writing during the 1890s. Among these poets were Jovan Dučić, Mileta Jakšić and Aleksa Šantić. 118:
set before himself contributed to the allaying of party animosities, to the promotion of a willing submission to the laws, to the property of trade and to the extension and improvement of education. Concerning the great issues of the day, his views were opposed to those of the government. This led to his recall by the government in 1903, a step which proved deeply unpopular. He pleaded for justice, and that same year he was reinstated as secretary of the Appeal Court.
117:
Under the new administration in 1900 he accepted the appointment of judge in Šabac, and later was named secretary of the Appeal Court in Belgrade. In the discharge of his important duties he greatly endeared himself to the Serbian people. The spirit in which he acted and the aims which he steadily
137:. In flowing verse, without many personal references, he used motifs from medieval Western Europe, described his own experiences, his rebellion against the government of oppression, his horror of the social system that existed at the time, etc. 93:
in February 1867, and was educated at the grammar school there. He graduated from law school at Belgrade's Grande école (Velika Škola), and was called to the bar in 1891. Mitrović was appointed to the courthouse in
222: 232: 227: 151:
Many of Mitrović's poems were transcribed into songs. A good illustration are such popular songs as: "Bila jednom ruza jedna" (
207: 217: 212: 74: 45: 114:, and became a judge in 1897. He was relieved of his duties the following year, for political reasons. 202: 197: 62: 177: 134: 191: 122: 111: 99: 121:
He was secretary of the Appeal Court when he died on 15 May 1907, a victim of
107: 95: 90: 41: 103: 78: 77:: Милорад Ј. Митровић; 20 February 1867 – 15 May 1907) was a 133:
He came to write poetry under the influence of his friend,
144:, 1899) and his political satire, "Prigodne pesme" ( 51: 28: 21: 140:Mitrovic is best known for "Knjige o ljubavi" ( 8: 18: 98:. He also served in the same capacity in 223:20th-century deaths from tuberculosis 7: 184:(Belgrade, 1914, 1921) pages 419-421 14: 233:People from the Kingdom of Serbia 182:Istorija nove srpske književnosti 1: 228:Tuberculosis deaths in Serbia 159:); "Don Ramiro"; "Papučica" ( 176:Translated and adapted from 249: 163:); and "Sigurna Pesma" ( 155:); "Svinja reformator" ( 46:Principality of Serbia 208:Writers from Belgrade 153:There Once Was a Rose 146:Commemorative Songs 71:Milorad J. Mitrović 218:19th-century poets 213:Serbian male poets 68: 67: 63:Kingdom of Serbia 240: 75:Serbian Cyrillic 58: 39:20 February 1867 38: 36: 23:Milorad Mitrović 19: 248: 247: 243: 242: 241: 239: 238: 237: 188: 187: 173: 142:Book About Love 131: 89:He was born in 87: 60: 56: 40: 34: 32: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 246: 244: 236: 235: 230: 225: 220: 215: 210: 205: 200: 190: 189: 186: 185: 172: 169: 130: 127: 86: 83: 81:lyrical poet. 66: 65: 59:(aged 40) 53: 49: 48: 30: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 245: 234: 231: 229: 226: 224: 221: 219: 216: 214: 211: 209: 206: 204: 201: 199: 196: 195: 193: 183: 179: 178:Jovan Skerlić 175: 174: 170: 168: 166: 162: 158: 154: 149: 147: 143: 138: 136: 135:Vojislav Ilić 128: 126: 124: 119: 115: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 92: 84: 82: 80: 76: 72: 64: 54: 50: 47: 43: 31: 27: 20: 181: 165:Certain Song 164: 160: 157:Pig Reformer 156: 152: 150: 145: 141: 139: 132: 123:tuberculosis 120: 116: 88: 70: 69: 57:(1907-05-15) 16:Serbian poet 203:1907 deaths 198:1867 births 55:15 May 1907 192:Categories 171:References 61:Belgrade, 35:1867-02-20 112:Knjaževac 108:Smederevo 85:Biography 161:Slippers 91:Belgrade 42:Belgrade 104:Mionica 79:Serbian 129:Works 100:Čačak 96:Užice 110:and 52:Died 29:Born 180:'s 167:). 194:: 125:. 106:, 102:, 44:, 73:( 37:) 33:(

Index

Belgrade
Principality of Serbia
Kingdom of Serbia
Serbian Cyrillic
Serbian
Belgrade
Užice
Čačak
Mionica
Smederevo
Knjaževac
tuberculosis
Vojislav Ilić
Jovan Skerlić
Categories
1867 births
1907 deaths
Writers from Belgrade
Serbian male poets
19th-century poets
20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis deaths in Serbia
People from the Kingdom of Serbia

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.