The Representation of Epic Heroes in the Poems by a Bosniak Krajina Epic Poet Mujo Velić

Abstract

The focus of this paper will be the epic poems by a Bosniak Krajina poet Mujo Velić. The analysis of these poems will display the representation of the epic heroes; the construction of their identities woven by heroism and battles, as well as in a family atmosphere, and disrupting heroic cultural code. During this analysis, it will become evident how the identities of these renowned Bosniak Krajina epic poets are torn apart between the battles and intimate space of chamber, tower and courtyard. They were major warriors in battles, but also the embodiment of emotionality in the private sphere of life, in relation to those weaker and more powerless ones. By interpreting these poems by the Bihać poet Mujo Velić, it will be shown how much the Bosniak Krajina epic painted the Bosnian Krajina man and the life of that time.