Peek out, little flower, from the bark, And a blue forest emerges With saffron head Like eyes, like sky, like sea. My solitude, Lift your head up high! You have the ability to listen To the music of birds, To the notes of spring strings, And hands to embrace the forest… And you are not … Read more
in 1982. godine. In 1982, the novel “Tvrđava” by Selimović was set in the Muslim environment of Sarajevo after the Battle of Hoćim in 1621. The main character is Ahmet Šabo, a war veteran who returns to his hometown to find that his family has all died from a “grave illness”. He struggles to find … Read more
William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was a poet and actor, and is now considered the greatest English writer and the greatest playwright in the world. He wrote most of his works in London, and his plays were performed by a theater company of which he was a co-owner. In 1599, … Read more
Shakespeare can rightfully be called a philosopher artist; an artist who delves deeply into the essence of human existence and its relationship with gods and the universe in his works. Shakespeare, a wizard of words, is a symbol of an artist whose works will live forever because they touch the core of human experience and … Read more
Sei Shonagon (996/997 – 1017), a court lady from the Heian period, came from a noble family with a long tradition of literary creation. She entered the court in Kyoto at the age of twenty-four, in the service of fifteen-year-old Empress Sadako. Emperor Ichijo at that time had two wives: the first Empress Sadako and … Read more
In Mitilene [on the island of Lesbos] there is abundance of everything. It has also given birth to famous individuals like Pittacus, one of the Seven Sages, the poet Alcaeus, and others. At the same time, Sappho flourished, who was something extraordinary; as far as memory goes, no other period had a woman who could … Read more
Experiences gained before puberty are deeply ingrained in our personality and stay with us for a lifetime, while imagination and dreams are the invisible fabric of our being and often the main drivers of our actions. That is why children’s literature plays a significant role in shaping character and attitudes towards value systems. Great writers … Read more
After completing his critical studies Contributions to Poetry, in which he referred to Goethe’s life’s work as a literary example and guide for the future, Johann Peter Eckermann, a German poet and writer, sent them to Goethe to help him find a publisher. When he himself appeared in Weimar in early June 1823, he was … Read more
The first association with the poet Ratko Zvrko is the unforgettable character of Grga Čvarko or the poems Moja baka and Maćuhica. Let’s remember… Ratko Zvrko was a Croatian writer, journalist, translator, and boxer who initially published his poems under the pseudonym Marijan Vučić in periodicals and in numerous collections and picture books. He was … Read more
Ralph Waldo Emerson represents a milestone in American literature and culture, as the pioneer of a new era and new ideas in literature, philosophy, and the study of religions. He is also referred to as the father of modern American literature, who strongly influenced numerous American writers, most notably Walt Whitman, whose arrival he predicted … Read more
