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Svedočanstva
The cover of the final issue of ''Svedočanstva'' from March 1925. ''Svedočanstva'' (Testimonies) was a Yugoslav literary periodical published every ten days from 21 November 1924 to 1 March 1925. It was the first periodical based in Belgrade espousing surrealistic ideas in literature. Formation ''Svedočanstva'' continued the trend of the monthly ''Putevi'' (Roads, 1922–1924), a modernist periodical. The differences among the various groups contributing to ''Putevi'' made it impossible to continue together, and the young and more radical group started ''Svedočanstva''. Content The first issue of ''Svedočanstva'' was heterogeneous in content and open to experimentation. Among the first few and important contributors were future surrealists Marko Ristić, Milan Dedinac, Dušan Matić, Rastko Petrović, Tin Ujević, Mladen Dimitrijević and Aleksandar Vučo. It contained the first mention of the term "surrealism" in Belgrade, and was published two months after André ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Ristić (surrealist)
Marko Ristić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Ристић; 20 June 1902 – 20 July 1984) was a Serbian surrealist poet, writer, publicist and ambassador. Early life Marko Ristić was born on 20 June 1902 in Belgrade. He studied in Belgrade, Kruševac and Switzerland before graduating in Philosophy from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy. In 1922, he started the literary magazine ''Putevi'' (Ways) with Milan Dedinac and Dušan Timotijević. His first literary text ''Praštanje'' (Forgiveness) was printed in the second issue. In the summer of 1924, Ristić collaborated with Miloš Crnjanski to publish three new issues of ''Putevi''. The magazine featured Dušan Matić's articles on psychoanalysis, André Breton's proto-Surrealist essays and experimental poetry. Interwar period and Surrealism In the early 1920s Dušan Matić was studying in Paris where he monitored Dadaist events. From there, he sent Ristić copies of the magazine ''Littérature'' published by Breton. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dušan Matić
Dušan Matić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Матић; 31 August 1898 – 12 September 1980) was a Serbian poet who was active as part of the Belgrade surrealist group. Biography Early life Dušan Matić was born on 31 August 1898 in Ćuprija. His father was a civil servant from Jagodina, and his mother was from Kruševac. Due to his father's occupation, the Matić family moved frequently, spending time in Pirot, Čačak, Niš and Šabac. Just as he had started attending school in Šabac in 1912, the First Balkan War erupted. His family home was destroyed in the early days of World War I, after which the Matić family moved to Kruševac to stay with the family of Dušan's mother. At the age of 16, Matić published his first poetry in the Serbian Social Democratic Party aligned ''Radničke novine'' (The Workers' Journal) under the ''nom de plume'' Uroš Jovanović. In 1915, Matić followed his father in the Great Retreat, eventually departing from Durrës. Moving from Messina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |