Jovan Rajić
Serbian theologian, writer, historian
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Jovan Rajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Рајић; September 21, 1726 – December 22, 1801) was a Serbian writer, historian, theologian, and pedagogue, considered one of the greatest Serbian academics of the 18th century.[1]
- Poet
- Theologian
- Historian
He was one of the most notable representatives of Serbian Baroque literature along with Zaharije Orfelin, Pavle Julinac, Vasilije III Petrović-Njegoš, Simeon Končarević, Simeon Piščević, and others (although he worked in the first half of 18th century, as Baroque trends in Serbian literature emerged in the late 17th century).[citation needed]
Rajić was the forerunner to modern Serbian historiography,[2] and has been compared to the importance of Nikolay Karamzin to Russian historiography.[3]
Notable works
- Pesni različnina gospodskih prazniki (Vienna, 1790)
- Kant o vospominaniju smrti, cantata
- Boj zmaja s orlovi, (The Battle between Dragon and Eagles) epic poem
- Istorija raznih slovenskih narodov, najpače Bolgar, Horvatov i Serbov (The History of Various Slavic Peoples, especially of Bulgars, Croats and Serbs), the first systematic work on the history of Croats and Serbs, in four volumes[4]
- Serbian Catechesis (Katihisis mali)
- Uroš V (reworked drama by Emanuel Kozačinski, his teacher)[5]
