On Monday, August 19th, beginning at 9PM at the “Poets’ Square”, with the marking of the 530th anniversary from the first edition of Oktoih Prvoglasnik by the Crnojević printing house, the literary programme of the “Theatre City” is to be wrapped up. It is a jubilee that affirms and undeniable presence of our regions culture not just on the European cultural map, but the world one too. The importance of the civilizational breakthrough that came in the form of printing the first book written in Cyrillic alphabet as well as the Mediterranean and European context of this venture, in addition to the tasks left to the ensuing generations when it comes to preserving it, will be the subject of Aleksandar Jerkov’s address.
Professor Aleksndar Jerkov is a literary theorist and historian of a primarily Serbian literature. He is a full professor at the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade and is the head of the University Library “Svetozar Markovic” in Belgrade. Besides his accomplished academic career Jerkov has held the following positions: the editor of the “Student” magazine, the editor-in-chief of the magazine “Vidik” and the “Prosveta” publishing house, in addition to him having been the editor of the “Plato” publishing company and the editor-in-chief of the “Mono and Manjana” publishing house. Due to him being the indispensable part of the “Mono and Manjana” publishing house, he was the principal figure when it came to putting together the Grand “Lorus” Encyclopedia that consisted of five volumes. He was also a member of the some other magazine redactions. Jerkov has been writing and publishing literary critics since 1977. It must be pointed out that he is a frequent participant at scientific gatherings and projects in the region and abroad. He is the recipient of the following awards: the “Jedinstvo” award for his book From Modernism to Post-Modern Literature, named the book of the year, the “Oktoih” award for the book titled The New Textuality also named the book of the year, the “Ðorđe Jovanović” award for literary critics, specifically in his book The Meaning of Serbian Verse: self-dispute. The “Milan Bogdanović” award for literary critics, he received in 1993.
In the case of rain, this literary programme will be held in the “Santa Maria in Punta” church.
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