Works
Marko Miljanov died before any of his works were published. All works were originally published in Serbia, as Marko was a well known dissident to his contemporary Montenegrin king Nicholas.
His most important work is The Examples of Humanity and Bravery (Serbian: Примјери чојства и јунаштва, Belgrade 1901), a collection of true anecdotes depicting practical examples of achieved ethical ideal Montenegrins of his time strived for. It is a lasting monument to the otherwise unsung heroes of the Montenegrin struggle for independence in the 19th century. The anecdotes describe common and humble people, their language and customs and their deeds that made other Montenegrins and Albanians admire them. Marko's language and phrase is plain and coarse, however, his message is resounding.
His second published book The Kuči Clan in Folk Stories and Poems (Serbian: Племе Кучи у народној причи и пјесми, Belgrade 1904) is collection of a historical and ethnographical data from folklore.
Marko Miljanov had a high respect for Albanian Catholic tribes that were immediate neighbors of his tribe, Kuči, the Albanians of Koja e Kuçit; therefore his book: Life and the Customs of Albanians (Serbian: Живот и обичаји Арбанаса, Belgrade 1908), describes and explains their daily life.
Amongst his other epic works are Serbian Haiduks (Serbian: Српски хајдуци), Something on Bratonožići (Serbian: Нешто о Братоножићима) and other.
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