Manojlo GrÄić
Manojlo GrÄić (Serbian: Манојло Грчић) is a legendary hero in Serbian epic poetry. He was of Greek origin, which is also emphasized by the etymology of his surname which is diminutive of "Greek" in Serbian.[1] A poem about Manojlo GrÄić was also found in the Erlangen Manuscript.
Historical person
Early folkloristic sources emphasized that GrÄić Manojlo was not based on any historical figure.[2]
Early historical sources, starting with Konstantin Nikolajević and Ilarion Ruvarac,[3][4] connected the figure of GrÄić Manojlo with a cousin of Serbian Despotess Irene Kantakouzene[5] (son of Thomas Kantakouzenos).[6] V. Ćorović believed that the historical person was unpopular among the people of Serbia which attributed him some very bad characteristics, including his willingness to replace babies during baptism in exchange for money.[7]
According to some later sources, it was actually the historical figure of Manuel I Komnenos that served as an inspiration for the figure of GrÄić Manojlo.[4][8][9]
According to some scholars, Manojlo GrÄić and Majstor Manojlo, another character of Serbian epic poetry, are the same person.[10]
Poems
The epic poems about Manojlo GrÄić include:
- Manojlo GrÄić and the Arab (Serbian: Манојло Грчић и Ðрапин)[11]
- Ćirjak i GrÄić Manojlo (Serbian: Ћирјак и Грчић Манојло)
- Godfathering of GrÄić Manojlo (Serbian: Кумовање Грчића Манојла), recorded in Montenegro
- Prayer is heard (Serbian: УÑлишена молитва)
- Marriage of Grujica Novaković (Serbian: Женидба Грујице Ðоваковића)
- Sister of Pletikosa Pavle and GrÄić Manojlo (Serbian: СеÑтра ПлетикоÑе Павла и Грчић Манојло)
One of the songs about GrÄić and Starina Novak was based on the Story of India which was translated in the 15th century from Latin to the Slavonic-Serbian language.[8]
References
- ↑ Glasnik Etnografskog instituta. Ðаучно дело. 2006. p. 60.
- ↑ Glasnik Etnografskog instituta. Ðаучно дело. 2006. p. 60.
- ↑ Andra Gavrilović (1912). Istorija srpske i hrvatske književnosti usmenoga postanja. Izd. Knjižara G. Kona. p. 48.
- 1 2 ÄorÄ‘e Sp RadojiÄić (1967). Književna zbivanja i stvaranja kod Srba u srednjem veku i u tursko doba. Matitï¸ s︡a srpka. p. 123.
- ↑ Buturović, Äenana; Palavestra, Vlajko (1974). Narodna književnost Srba, Hrvata, Muslimana i Crnogoraca: izbor kitika. Svjetlost. p. 61.
- ↑ Ćorović, Vladimir. Istorija Jugoslavije. Belgrade: Narodno delo, 1933
- ↑ Ćorović, Vladimir. Istorija Jugoslavije. Belgrade: Narodno delo, 1933
- 1 2 Драгојловић, Драгољуб (2008). Паганизам и хришћианÑтво у Ñрба. Службени ГлаÑник. p. 25. ISBN 978-86-7549-796-7.
- ↑ Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (1909). Znanstvena djela za opću naobrazbu. Tisak dionicke tiskare. p. 130.
... domiÅ¡ja se, da bi se pod GrÄićem Manojlom naÅ¡ih nar. pjesama mogao kriti silni i viteÅ¡ki grÄki car Manojlo Komnin...
- ↑ Skopsko nauÄno druÅ¡tvo (1929). Glasnik. p. 222.
- ↑ Nikolić, Grigorije A. (1889). Srpske Narodne pesme iz srema, line i banije: skupio i za štampu udesio. Izd. Srpske knjižare i štamparije. p. 80.
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