Živana Antonijević Explained
| Živana Antonijević |
| Birth Name: | Живана Антонијевић |
| Birth Date: | 1770s |
| Death Date: | 1828 |
| Death Place: | Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia |
| Nationality: | Austrian |
| Other Names: | Blind Živana |
| Occupation: | storyteller |
| Known For: | being one of the most important sources for Serbian epic poetry recorded by Vuk Karadžić |
Živana Antonijević or Blind Živana (died in Zemun in 1828) was Serbian storyteller, gusle player (sr|guslar) and one of the most important sources for Serbian epic poetry recorded by Vuk Karadžić.
Živana was one of favorite women singers of Vuk Karadžić[1] who published seven songs recorded from her:
- How the Christened name is served
- He who celebrates the Christened name is helped by it
- Marko Kraljević and Alil-Aga (sr|Марко Краљевић и Алил-ага)
- Marko Kraljević and the twelve Moors (sr|Марко Краљевић и дванаест Арапа)
- Perilous Bogdan and voivode Dragija (sr|Љутица Богдан и војвода Драгија)
- Vučko Ljubičić
- Nahod Momir
Some other songs are also recorded from her, including:
- Marko and the vila (sr|Марко Краљевић и вила)
- The unfaithful wife of Grujica (sr|Невјера љубе Грујичине)
- The Wedding of Todor of Stalać (sr|Женидба Тодора од Сталаћа)
Jelisaveta Marković (Blind Jeca), who was also a blind storyteller (one of four whose songs were recorded by Karadžić) was Živana's apprentice.[2]
Notes and References
- Book: Voices in the Shadows: Women and Verbal Art in Serbia and Bosnia . Central European University Press . Hawkesworth, Celia . 2000 . 53 . one of Karadzic's favored women singers, Blind Zivana,.
- Book: Voices in the Shadows: Women and Verbal Art in Serbia and Bosnia . Central European University Press . Hawkesworth, Celia . 2000 . 53 . Karadžić collected songs from four blind women singers: Živana, Jeca (who was Živanas pupil) Stepanija and unnamed blind singer from northern Serbia.
