Davorin Jenko i Stevan Mokranjac. Biografski fragmenti. Prilog za kulturu sećanja

Smrt trojice znamenitih ličnosti i stvaralaca – Jovana Skerlića (1877–1914), Stevana Stojanovića Mokranjca (1856–1914) i Davorina Jenka (1835–1914), u toku iste, prelomne 1914. godine, simbolično je označila kraj jedne po mnogo čemu ključne epohe razvoja srpske kulturne istorije.
This paper represents a contribution to the marking of the death centenary of two significant composers and conductors – Davorin Jenko (1835–1914) and Stevan St. Mokranjac (1856–1914). Although belonging to different generations, Jenko and Mokranjac acted simultaneously in Serbian culture during almost four decades, in a very dynamic and fruitful period, marked at the same time by historical and political unrests and by the intense processes of searching for national cultural identity. Divided into several fragments, the article identifies the points of intersection in their biographies, examining the delicate nature of their relationship in the context of discourses of nationalism. Special attention is paid to the facts from the history of Belgrade Singing Society and National Theatre, as well as to the manifestations through which a tradition of cultural remembrance of the two artists is maintained in Serbia in the course of 2014.