The Mountain Wreath [Paperback]

Petar P. Njegos (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Charles Schlacks Jr Pub; English/Serbian Edition edition (July 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884445187
• ISBN-13: 978-1884445187
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,480,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Mountain Wreath, May 22, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Mountain Wreath (Paperback)

"THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT"!

This book is a must for anyone interested in the history of the Balkans and in the history of Christianity. It holds the key to resolving the current Balkan conflict(s), and avoiding the future ones. State Department should require that all their people understand this book before they attempt to deal with the Balkans. Understanding Mountain Wreath means going beyond the literal meaning of the words, and having somebody with an adequate background to interpret it. Although the book is pretty simple, it is not easily translatable in English language, like other archaic books and scriptures.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary book with many facets, September 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Mountain Wreath (Paperback)

The symbls in the book could be somewhat incomprehensible to people not familiar with Montenegro (a small Balkan country), but once you grasp most of the meaning, you can fully enjoy the true work of genius.

The English translation is not quite good, it leaves a lot to be desired compared to the original. This is perhaps one of the books of poetry which can't be tranlated very well at all, due to mentality and not just language differences.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars truly gifted man, December 28, 1999

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zoran kostic (Niksic) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mountain Wreath (Paperback)

The mountain wreath is a must read for all serbs in the world. To read the serbian version would be more ideal however if one cant then the english version is still highly recommended. Like any poetry when converted it losesits value somewhat. Petar Petrovich- Njegos was a serb born in montenegro(a montenegrin is not a nationality, but just a person from a particular region, unlike what these prior reviewers indicate. Njegos always referred to his nationality as serbian. All true montenigrins are serbs. Whoever denies this fact is not a follower of njegos). The book is a story of the serbian struggle against the invading ottoman empire. Njegos was ruler of montenegro because that part of the serbian empire had not fallen to the ottomans. He was a poet, bishop of the serbian orthodox church and leader a truly gifted man. This is a must read for anyone interested in poetry and history.