Serbian epic poetry

Jefimija (, ; 1349–1405), secular name Jelena Mrnjavčević (, or ), was a Serbian noblewoman, wife of Jovan Uglješa Mrnjavčević, considered to be the first female Serbian poet.

Serbian nation-building myth based on legends about events related to the Battle of Kosovo (1389)

Bugarštica ( or ), originally known as Bugaršćica, is a form of epic and ballad oral poetry, which was popular among South Slavs mainly in Dalmatia and Bay of Kotor from 15th until the 18th century, sung in long verses of mostly fifteen and sixteen syllables with a caesura after the seventh and eighth syllable, respectively.

form of epic poetry

Early Modern cyrillic manuscript containing South Slavic epic poems

South Slav fable

stylistic device used in epic poetry

Poem in cycle of Serbian epic poetry