The Allegorical Epic Poem The Battle of the Dragon with the Eagles
This essay is dedicated to analysing allegory in the humorous allegorical epic poem The Battle of the Dragon with the Eagles (1791) by Jovan Rajić (1726-1801), which deals with the current political-religious issues, thematised through a war between the Christian forces of the Habsburg Monarchy join...
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| Publicado no: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/epopee, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Projet Épopée
2026
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | This essay is dedicated to analysing allegory in the humorous allegorical epic poem The Battle of the Dragon with the Eagles (1791) by Jovan Rajić (1726-1801), which deals with the current political-religious issues, thematised through a war between the Christian forces of the Habsburg Monarchy joined together with the Russian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire. The principles of religious enlightenment are laid clear in this epic, where the degradation of a blind mind, which follows only the path of unreason, is opposed by the triumph of an enlightened mind. Rajić sees the key to the triumph of Christian forces under the aegis of two enlightened rulers – the enlightened absolutist Joseph II and Catherine II – in the intellectual and scientific achievements of the age of reason, manifested in the form of new war strategies and technologies. |
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