A Contribution to the Study of the Reception of John Milton in the South Slavonic Countries

Abstract

The essay discusses the evidence of the knowledge of John Milton and the studies devoted to him in the South Slavonic countries (except Bulgaria) from the first mentions to the present time. Special attention is paid to the earliest references found among the unpublished papers of the Dubrovnik intellectuals of the eighteenth century, because they have been overlooked by earlier researchers. This is followed by a brief review of the earlier studies of this subject. The second part of the paper is devoted to a critical analysis of the most recent contributions to the study of the reception of Milton in this region.