POLEMIČKA LIRIKA JEVREMA BRKOVIĆA

The article offers an in-depth analysis of the polemical lyrics written by Jevrem Brkovic, defining it as a special and rare genre. Thanks to his exceptional polemical gift, the poet wrote lyrical texts of high aesthetic quality within this genre, which deserve the status of Montenegrin literature’s anthological works. Polemic lyrics is a special lyrical discourse in which Brković his polemical vocation led to perfection, subordinating it to lyrical coding, which is very productive in an aesthetic sense. Therefore the poet forms a hybrid genre which works as a specific communicative channel, much more complex than the one formed in the case of intimate lyrics: I, the sender of the message, lyrically and polemically coded, and the reader who acts as a recipient. However, the poet, also, includes polemical objects in the process of communication – seen as instances and targets hit by sting of cynicism. The author has, also, identified the necessary to interpret Jevrem Brković's extremely aggressive dialogue with Njegoš's Mountain Wreath, considering the canonical and cult status of that text in Montenegrin literature, as well as to identity the function of Brković's poetry in the Montenegrin identity narrative.