The Hidden History of New Women in Serbian Culture: Toward a New History of Literature

This book explores the contribution of women to Serbian culture during the nineteenth century, arguing that their work has been hidden and underappreciated by textbooks and literary histories. It investigates the strategies of historians and official politics of remembrance and argues that the link between women's education and emancipation has yet to be properly explained. The author provides numerous original sources and encourages readers to uncover the hidden and give voice to the ignored, providing evidence that contradicts dominant theories.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 31 January 2022
Publisher: Lexington Books

Settled in the nineteenth century, a period of national liberation, this book presents facts about the contribution of women to Serbian culture. The story, however, is of equal contemporary and historical relevance: the work of these authors remained hidden as they were neither adequately evaluated in school curriculums and textbooks nor recognized by the general public. Does the absence from textbooks and literary histories imply their literature is not worth reading? Or, that the histories of literature are simply biased and inadequate? The answers to these questions are elaborated in this book. The author carefully investigates the strategies of historians and official politics of remembrance, arguing that the link between women's education and the emancipation of society has yet to be properly explained. The reader, whether a student, researcher, social scientist, or an intellectual interested in the history, social development, literature, or politics of Serbia, or the Balkan in general, will benefit from the numerous original sources consulted. This book is a reminder that understanding society means uncovering the hidden and giving voice to the ignored, providing evidence that contradicts dominant theories, rather than simply repeating what we are told.

Settled in the nineteenth century, a period of national liberation, this book presents facts about the contribution of women to Serbian culture. The story, however, is of equal contemporary and historical relevance: the work of these authors remained hidden as they were neither adequately evaluated in school curriculums and textbooks nor recognized by the general public. Does the absence from textbooks and literary histories imply their literature is not worth reading? Or, that the histories of literature are simply biased and inadequate? The answers to these questions are elaborated in this book. The author carefully investigates the strategies of historians and official politics of remembrance, arguing that the link between women's education and the emancipation of society has yet to be properly explained. The reader, whether a student, researcher, social scientist, or an intellectual interested in the history, social development, literature, or politics of Serbia, or the Balkan in general, will benefit from the numerous original sources consulted. This book is a reminder that understanding society means understanding the hidden and giving voice to the ignored, providing evidence that contradicts dominant theories, rather than simply repeating what we are told.

Weight: 568g
Dimension: 159 x 236 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793631985