The Second Death of Dubrovnik: Selected Testimonies from the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century on the Fall of the Republic in the Light of Lujo Vojnović’s Historiosophical Conception
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The Second Death of Dubrovnik: Selected Testimonies from the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century on the Fall of the Republic in the Light of Lujo Vojnović’s Historiosophical ConceptionThis article offers a discussion of various images of the fall of the Dubrovnik Republic at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The end of the independence of this city-state was a watershed event not only in political terms and in terms of statehood, but also in the social, cultural and economic spheres. The study focuses on the occupation of Dubrovnik by the French and the siege by the Russians and Montenegrins (fighting for supremacy over it), as well as on the hopes associated with the emergence of a new reality. In doing so it analyzes examples of literary testimonies describing the events, phenomena and processes that took place at that time. The article is framed by the fundamental dissertation Pad Dubrovnika [The Fall of Dubrovnik] by Lujo Vojnović, which, despite the fact that it was published in 1908, grows out of nostalgia for the Republic and the ideological atmosphere of the nineteenth century.Druga śmierć Dubrownika. Wybrane świadectwa z początku XIX wieku na temat upadku Republiki w świetle koncepcji historiozoficznej Luja Vojnovicia Artykuł podejmuje próbę omówienia różnorodnych obrazów upadku Republiki Dubrownickiej na początku XIX wieku. Kres niezależności tego miasta-państwa oznaczał przełom nie tylko w sferze politycznej i państwowej, ale także w sferze społecznej, kulturalnej i gospodarczej. Szczególną uwagę poświęcam okupacji Dubrownika przez Francuzów oraz oblężeniu przez Rosjan i Czarnogórców (walczących o zwierzchnictwo nad nim), ale i nadziejom, z jakimi wiązano nastanie nowej rzeczywistości. Poddaję analizie przykłady literackich świadectw opisujące wydarzenia, zjawiska i procesy, jakie wówczas miały miejsce. Ramy artykułu wyznacza fundamentalna dla tematu upadku Dubrownika rozprawa Luja Vojnovicia Pad Dubrovnika [Upadek Dubrownika], która mimo tego, że została wydana w 1908 roku, wyrasta z nostalgii za Republiką i z atmosfery ideowej XIX stulecia.
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The journal “Colloquia Humanistica” was founded as an interdisciplinary annual forum for discussion between researchers, who represent the different fields of the humanities. Each issue provides a main theme, presented from diverse perspectives. Thanks to this we are trying to get the most complete picture of the subject matter because we are aware of the value of cooperation between representatives of the various disciplines of humanity. Therefore, we devote a lot of attention to the consistency of the texts entrusting the editorial duties to scholars of high standing. Every main theme is inspired by the cultural studies with a special attention to issues previously marginalized or dominated by any ideological influence. In focus are topics most often overlooked by official cultural and national narratives, uncomfortable for them, or treated instrumentally. So far, we suggested topics such as the question of continuity and discontinuity in the culture (first issue), the so called minor languages, minor literatures, minor cultures (second issue), multiple biographies (third issue). We invite cooperation and contributions from scholars representing cultural studies, linguists, historians, ethnologists, philosophers, and others, as it is not a complete list of disciplines represented in the journal.