Belgrade fortress today  
A poem of an ancient kind
  
      THIS PAGE IS ABOUT AN EPIC POEM DESCRIBING THE REVOLUTION OF THE SERBS AGAINST THE TURKISH RULE, 1804.  FILIP VIŠNJIĆ-A BLIND AND ILLITERATE POET-CREATED AROUND 1809 A POEM
      ABOUT THESE EVENTS. THIS IS AN EPIC POEM OF THE ORAL TRADITION - A HOMERIAN LITERARY VEIN THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD AND EXTINCT NOW DUE TO THE PROGRESS OF GENERAL LITERACY. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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The poem has been presented here in the parallel Serbian, English and German texts.

In addition, you can read about the general and historical backgrounds of the poem, as well as about the poet, Filip Višnjić.

 

 

        The Poem

        The Poet

        Background

 







 This Vlado Marinkovic's photo of a poodle reflection shows the monument to Mihailo Obrenović and the National Theatre on the Belgrade's main square. Mihailo ruled Serbia several decades after the Serb uprising of 1804.

The Stamboul Gate has been the main gate of the Belgrade fortress. On it's outermost walls, It has been located just between the present theatre building and the monument.