Jovan Sterija Popovic(1806-1856)

Writer

Jovan Sterija Popovic (1806-1856) was one of the most famous dramatists to emerge from the Balkans in the 19th century. He was a famous playwright, dramatist, comediographer, and pedagogue. He is considered by many to be the Father of Serbian Drama. His famous dramas were (and still are) "Kir Janja", "Pokondirena Tikva", "Rodoljupci", "Zapiske", and many others.

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The Dreams Came by Coach

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1960

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7.8

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Vrsacka pozorisna jesen

TV Series

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1992

Laza i Paralaza

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1959

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TV teatar
- play
- TV Series
- 1967–2011
Dani Berbe Grozdja
- characters
- TV Movie
- 2006
Dzandrljivi muz
- novel "Dzandrljivi muz"
- TV Movie
- 1998
Zla zena
- Writer
- TV Movie
- 1998
Sudbina jednog razuma
- novel "Sudbina jednog razuma"
- TV Movie
- 1998
Laza i Paralaza
- novel "Laza i Paralaza"
- TV Movie
- 1998
Kir Janja
- writer
- TV Movie
- 1998
Pokondirena tikva
- Writer
- TV Movie
- 1997
Ljubav, zenidba i udadba
- play "Zenidba i udadba"
- TV Movie
- 1997
Simpatija i antipatija
- Writer
- TV Movie
- 1995
Vrsacka pozorisna jesen
- plays
- TV Series
- 1992
Pokondirena tikva
- novel "Pokondirena tikva"
- TV Movie
- 1986
Beograd nekad i sad
- play (as Sterija)
- TV Movie
- 1982
Rodoljupci
- play
- TV Movie
- 1981
Pokondirena tikva
- play
- TV Movie
- 1981

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Alternative name
- Sterija
Born
- January 13, 1806
- Vrsac, Hungary, Austrian Empire [now Serbia]
Died
- March 10, 1856
- Vrsac, Hungary, Austrian Empire [now Serbia](natural causes)
Other works
He worked as a lawyer and was one of the first professors and co founder of Serbian Faculty of Law in 1842 (at that time it was called Licej - read it Leetsay). His other works are book Roman Bez Romana (or Novel Without Novel) in 1838, tragedy Smrt Stefana Dechanskog (or Death of Stefan Dechanski) in 1841 and compilation of poems Davorye 1854.