Teodor Pavlović
Teodor Pavlović
1832 - 1841
Teodor Pavlović, lawyer, publisher, publicist (Karlovo/Miloševo, Banat,
1804–Karlovo, 1854). He was the secretary of
(1832–1847), editor
of Letopis from 1832 to 1841. He published his translations in
Letopis (Voltaire, Schiller, later Gellert, Horacije, etc.). From the
legacy of Mihail Vitković, he publishes his poems. Pavlović's notes dominated
the section ‘Smesice’, the topics are Slovenian and Serbian: about Ruthenian
folk songs and riddles, about new Croatian literary works (J. Derkos, Lj.
Gaj). He actually communicates news from various Slavic literature and
sources. Letopis opened the door to the influence of folk poetry, the
nationalization of Serbian literature and romantic tendencies in it. He
renewed the work of Matica Srpska (officially banned at the time of Bach's
absolutism) and managed to arrange its financial situation. In addition to
editing Letopis, he started the
Serbski narodni list (1835–1848), the
Serbske narodne novine (1838–1848) and the Dragoljub almanac
(1845–1847). He was one of the most significant figures in Serbian culture and
literature of his time.