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Luča mikrokozma
„Luča mikrokozma“ je filozofsko-religiozni spjev u kojem je pjesnik tragao za odgovorom na pitanje o porijeklu zla u svijetu i našao ga u vanzemaljskim, metafizičkim uzrocima. Luča nije samo zbir njegovih emocionalnih i životnih drama i lomova kao čovjeka, duhovnika i državnika. Ona je izraz njegovog bića i njegovih misaonih preokupacija. Luča mikrokozma predstavlja borbu dobra i zla, Boga i Đavola, u kojoj je Bog pobjednik, jer je on stvaralac svega pa i samog Đavola.
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Petar II Petrović Njegoš
42 books52 followersRadivoje "Rade" Tomov Petrović was born on 13 November (1 November Old Style), 1813 in the village of Njeguši, the capital of the Montenegrin district of Katunska Nahija. He was the son of Tomo Markov Petrović and Ivana Proroković Petrović. He had two brothers, Pero and Jovan, and two sisters. His was a member of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, Prince-Bishops of Montenegro for over a century. At the time of his birth, Montenegro did not exist as a state. The borders were undefined and Montenegro was recognised as part of the Ottoman Empire, while its de jure ruler was a Venetian Governor. Power actually lay with the squabbling, disunited clan chiefs, who variously recognised the authority of the Austrian Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Ottoman Empire or the Cetinje Metropolitan (Prince-Bishop).
Njegoš spent his early years in Njeguši. In 1825, his uncle Prince-Bishop Peter I sent him to the Cetinje Monastery to be tutored. He wrote his first poems there to entertain the local chiefs and monks. In the middle of the year, Radivoje was sent to the Topla monastery near Herceg Novi, where he was taught Italian, mathematics, ecclesiastical singing, the Psalter and other subjects by the monastery's hieromonk, Josip Tropović. He remained in Tople until the end of 1826, when he returned to Montenegro's capital, Cetinje.
On 20 January 1827, Prince-Bishop Petar I named Radivoje as his successor. Petar wanted to send Njegoš to Russia, but he lacked the needed funds, so he decided to educate Rade himself. He taught him Italian, Russian, German, English and French. Petar also gave Rade access to his extensive library. The Prince-Bishop assigned one of the foremost Serb writers of the time, Sima Milutinović Sarajlija of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to be Radivoje's new teacher. He was taught the Classics, art, history, philosophy and literature.
Rade became the Bishop of Cetinje and Viceroy Metropolitan of Montenegro on 19 October 1830 at the age of 17 upon his uncle's death. On 31 January 1831 on the island of Kom in the Monastery of Vranjina, the Archbishop of Rascia-Prizren declared him as the official Archimandrite. Radivoj received the name Petar II in his predecessor's honour.
Peter II has contributed greatly to education by founding the first public Elementary School in Cetinje, Montenegro's capital in 1834. In 1836, he published The ABC of the Montenigrin language. In 1838 he also published The Serbian Grammar. He also re-printed the school textbooks originally printed by his uncle Petar I Petrović-Njegoš The Serbian elementary reading book.
In 1845, Peter II published the Ray of the Microcosm, an impressive, masterfully written philosophical work. In 1846, Peter wrote a collection of Montenegrin national poems - the Serbian mirror in honor of one of the greatest Russian writers - Pushkin.
In 1846 and 1847, Peter II was in Vienna, the Austrian Imperial capital. There, he published in 1847 The Mountain Wreath - his most famous work. It described the will of the Serbian people to fight for freedom in 2,819 verses. The same year, 1847, Njegoš wrote the Pseudo Tsar Stephen the Small, where he described the life of the first uniter and ruler of modern Montenegro - Tsar Stephen the Small from the 18th century.
In late 1848 and early 1849, Prince-Bishop Peter II assisted the Revolutionary fights of Croatian Ban Josip Jelačić and maintained close ties with the Principality of Serbia.
In 1851, Peter II caught tuberculosis. He paid a visit to Italy the same year, 1851, attempting to find a cure. Peter II Njegoš died in Cetinje of tuberculosis on 31 October (October 19 Old Style) 1851 - exactly 21 year after his accession to the throne; he was buried in a small chapel on top of Mount Lovćen where his mausoleum was built.
Njegoš spent his early years in Njeguši. In 1825, his uncle Prince-Bishop Peter I sent him to the Cetinje Monastery to be tutored. He wrote his first poems there to entertain the local chiefs and monks. In the middle of the year, Radivoje was sent to the Topla monastery near Herceg Novi, where he was taught Italian, mathematics, ecclesiastical singing, the Psalter and other subjects by the monastery's hieromonk, Josip Tropović. He remained in Tople until the end of 1826, when he returned to Montenegro's capital, Cetinje.
On 20 January 1827, Prince-Bishop Petar I named Radivoje as his successor. Petar wanted to send Njegoš to Russia, but he lacked the needed funds, so he decided to educate Rade himself. He taught him Italian, Russian, German, English and French. Petar also gave Rade access to his extensive library. The Prince-Bishop assigned one of the foremost Serb writers of the time, Sima Milutinović Sarajlija of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to be Radivoje's new teacher. He was taught the Classics, art, history, philosophy and literature.
Rade became the Bishop of Cetinje and Viceroy Metropolitan of Montenegro on 19 October 1830 at the age of 17 upon his uncle's death. On 31 January 1831 on the island of Kom in the Monastery of Vranjina, the Archbishop of Rascia-Prizren declared him as the official Archimandrite. Radivoj received the name Petar II in his predecessor's honour.
Peter II has contributed greatly to education by founding the first public Elementary School in Cetinje, Montenegro's capital in 1834. In 1836, he published The ABC of the Montenigrin language. In 1838 he also published The Serbian Grammar. He also re-printed the school textbooks originally printed by his uncle Petar I Petrović-Njegoš The Serbian elementary reading book.
In 1845, Peter II published the Ray of the Microcosm, an impressive, masterfully written philosophical work. In 1846, Peter wrote a collection of Montenegrin national poems - the Serbian mirror in honor of one of the greatest Russian writers - Pushkin.
In 1846 and 1847, Peter II was in Vienna, the Austrian Imperial capital. There, he published in 1847 The Mountain Wreath - his most famous work. It described the will of the Serbian people to fight for freedom in 2,819 verses. The same year, 1847, Njegoš wrote the Pseudo Tsar Stephen the Small, where he described the life of the first uniter and ruler of modern Montenegro - Tsar Stephen the Small from the 18th century.
In late 1848 and early 1849, Prince-Bishop Peter II assisted the Revolutionary fights of Croatian Ban Josip Jelačić and maintained close ties with the Principality of Serbia.
In 1851, Peter II caught tuberculosis. He paid a visit to Italy the same year, 1851, attempting to find a cure. Peter II Njegoš died in Cetinje of tuberculosis on 31 October (October 19 Old Style) 1851 - exactly 21 year after his accession to the throne; he was buried in a small chapel on top of Mount Lovćen where his mausoleum was built.
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September 21, 2025Postoji ona apodiktična i isprva zvučno-zabavna no iznad svega pogrešna dosetka, koju, citirajući Galeba u čitanju vlastite kulture, navodi Vladimir Arsenijević, ni ne znajući u stvari da Galeb već citira Uroša Đurića iz "Ostavi sve i čitaj"... Dakle: Rukovali se Gete i Vuk Karadžić. Gete ode da napiše "Fausta". Vuk ode da piše azbuku.
Pogrešna, jer bi kroz šalu da prošvercuje polovinu istine. Pogrešna, jer se naša pismenost već meri vekovima. Pogrešna, jer prenebregava čitavu srednjevekovnu kulturu. Pogrešna, jer već imamo visoko kultuvisana (za svoje doba) savremena (i svevremena) dela raznorodnih usmerenja, poput Dositejevog autobiografskog romana ili Sterijine romaneskne meta-persiflaže, njegovih komedija ili poezije...
Pogrešna, jer - eto nas tu gde treba da budemo - postoji Njegoš i, primerice, upravo ova ontološko-teodicejska poema kao sažetak odgovora na pitanje šta je Klasik. I, šta čini Klasika? Sposobnost da se u sebe primi široka misaona tradicija (antičko knjižestvo i filozofija i srednjovekovna teologija) i književno nasleđe (domaće narodno i srednjovekovno stvaralaštvo i predromantičarsko pesništvo, i referentno evropsko delo poput Dantea i Miltona) i da se sublimiše u vlastitom ishodu. Ili da se samosažmem uz Eliota, tradicija i individualni talenat.
Pogrešna, jer bi kroz šalu da prošvercuje polovinu istine. Pogrešna, jer se naša pismenost već meri vekovima. Pogrešna, jer prenebregava čitavu srednjevekovnu kulturu. Pogrešna, jer već imamo visoko kultuvisana (za svoje doba) savremena (i svevremena) dela raznorodnih usmerenja, poput Dositejevog autobiografskog romana ili Sterijine romaneskne meta-persiflaže, njegovih komedija ili poezije...
Pogrešna, jer - eto nas tu gde treba da budemo - postoji Njegoš i, primerice, upravo ova ontološko-teodicejska poema kao sažetak odgovora na pitanje šta je Klasik. I, šta čini Klasika? Sposobnost da se u sebe primi široka misaona tradicija (antičko knjižestvo i filozofija i srednjovekovna teologija) i književno nasleđe (domaće narodno i srednjovekovno stvaralaštvo i predromantičarsko pesništvo, i referentno evropsko delo poput Dantea i Miltona) i da se sublimiše u vlastitom ishodu. Ili da se samosažmem uz Eliota, tradicija i individualni talenat.
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February 13, 2021Ako istok sunce sv'jetlo rađa,
ako biće vri u luče sjajne,
ako zemlja priviđenje nije,
duša ljudska jeste besamrtna,
mi smo iskra u smrtnu prašinu,
mi smo luča tamom obuzeta.
ako biće vri u luče sjajne,
ako zemlja priviđenje nije,
duša ljudska jeste besamrtna,
mi smo iskra u smrtnu prašinu,
mi smo luča tamom obuzeta.
November 22, 2020
Kako su mi Gorski vijenac opisali kao tesko shvatljivo djelo, odlucila sam probiti led s Lucom.
Moram priznati da je izvanredna. Uzivala sam od prve do posljednje strane ove poeme gdje se filozofski govori o psihologiji covjeka.
Moram priznati da je izvanredna. Uzivala sam od prve do posljednje strane ove poeme gdje se filozofski govori o psihologiji covjeka.
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October 15, 2024Nije lako al je jako
April 13, 2024
Iz petog pokušaja.
Možda sam izgubio pamet radeći, a možda mi je i teško da nađem koncentraciju za učenje pored posla. Bar sam završio, pa možda nekad opet pročitam još pet puta.
Možda sam izgubio pamet radeći, a možda mi je i teško da nađem koncentraciju za učenje pored posla. Bar sam završio, pa možda nekad opet pročitam još pet puta.
September 24, 2013
at first I was swept away by the introduction, but laters I was only reminded of the bad copy of the bible and god/satan combat... Sorry but it was shallow in my opinion.
May 14, 2020
This remarkable piece of art still remains to be My Bible!
December 31, 2023
Oduševljen sam metafizikom epa i tonom i tematikom. Šteta je samo što Njegoš nije imao više ovakvih bisera jer su neizmerno vredni.
Transcedentalno vladikino putovanje meni je ogromna refleksija na Danteovo putovanje kroz Raj sa Beatriče, i kada dostignu rajsku ružu a Beatriče se vrati da sedne pored Svete Lucije i Bogorodica se ukaže Danteu a Sveti Bernard preuzme poslednje vođenje pesnikovo do samog Empireja, tako je Njegoš imao anđeoskog vođu prvo do rajskog vrta a onda i do Tvorca. Osim toga, i Njegoš, kao i Dante, peva o ustrojstvu nebeskih sfera i opisuje ih na nesvakidašnji način. Onda ep „skreće“ od Danteovštine ka Miltonovštini i na autentičan način Njegoš peva o padu Sataninom i o borbi anđela sa njim, da bi na kraju nastalo blagostanje i pogodna sredina da se načini Zemlja i Adam da je naseli, što je negde i tematika epa sadržana u njegovom naslovu.
Pored „Noć skuplja vijeka“, „Luča mikrokokozma“ mi je nešto najbolje što je izašlo iz vladikinog pera.
Transcedentalno vladikino putovanje meni je ogromna refleksija na Danteovo putovanje kroz Raj sa Beatriče, i kada dostignu rajsku ružu a Beatriče se vrati da sedne pored Svete Lucije i Bogorodica se ukaže Danteu a Sveti Bernard preuzme poslednje vođenje pesnikovo do samog Empireja, tako je Njegoš imao anđeoskog vođu prvo do rajskog vrta a onda i do Tvorca. Osim toga, i Njegoš, kao i Dante, peva o ustrojstvu nebeskih sfera i opisuje ih na nesvakidašnji način. Onda ep „skreće“ od Danteovštine ka Miltonovštini i na autentičan način Njegoš peva o padu Sataninom i o borbi anđela sa njim, da bi na kraju nastalo blagostanje i pogodna sredina da se načini Zemlja i Adam da je naseli, što je negde i tematika epa sadržana u njegovom naslovu.
Pored „Noć skuplja vijeka“, „Luča mikrokokozma“ mi je nešto najbolje što je izašlo iz vladikinog pera.
November 10, 2024
It is a remarkable piece of literature, and it deserves the high praise it still gets. It was a bit difficult to read/understand some of the archaic words, but still I read it all at once, which I think was helpful because you get into the rhythm of the book and it goes more smoothly. To be completely objective, some parts get a bit repetitive, and subject/theme of the book is, in our time, maybe overdone.
November 16, 2024
Хитрост му је и лукавство дато
само теке да је член достојни
на земаљски сајам несмислени;
воље му је основ положена
на крилима непостојаности;
жеља му је страстих ужаснијех
побудитељ, руковођа сл'јепи;
злоћа, завист, адско насљедије,
ово чојка ниже скота ставља, -
ум га, опет, с бесмртнима равни!
С точке сваке погледај човјека,
како хоћеш суди о човјеку -
тајна чојку човјек је највиша.
Твар је творца човјек изабрана!
Ако исток сунце св'јетло рађа,
ако биће ври у луче сјајне,
ако земља привиђење није,
душа људска јесте бесамртна,
ми смо искра у смртну прашину,
ми смо луча тамом обузета.
само теке да је член достојни
на земаљски сајам несмислени;
воље му је основ положена
на крилима непостојаности;
жеља му је страстих ужаснијех
побудитељ, руковођа сл'јепи;
злоћа, завист, адско насљедије,
ово чојка ниже скота ставља, -
ум га, опет, с бесмртнима равни!
С точке сваке погледај човјека,
како хоћеш суди о човјеку -
тајна чојку човјек је највиша.
Твар је творца човјек изабрана!
Ако исток сунце св'јетло рађа,
ако биће ври у луче сјајне,
ако земља привиђење није,
душа људска јесте бесамртна,
ми смо искра у смртну прашину,
ми смо луча тамом обузета.
June 26, 2023
Pročitam svako malo da se podsetim najbolje tvorevine ovoga naroda. Večna slava vladiki.
January 14, 2025
"Сјајно сунце међу бесмртнима!"
October 1, 2025
Pretty good but short, heavy on the theological side, maybe too much for my taste.
October 14, 2025
put ka gore isti je kao put ka unutra
August 12, 2024
najdraže filozofsko djelo ikad
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