Visar Dodani[a] (1857–1939) was a wealthy[1] Albanian journalist and activist of the Albanian National Awakening.
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Visar Dodani was born in Korçë, Ottoman Empire in 1857.[2] In 1880 he moved to Bucharest, Romania, where he joined the Albanian association Drita (English: Light), major organization of the Albanian National Awakening. Drita had a newspaper Shqipëria (Albania) and it was published under the stewardship of Dodani.[1] In Romania, Dodani frequently wrote articles in Romanian newspapers regarding Albanian-related issues.[2] In 1896 the Romanian government offered him Romanian citizenship. Visar Dodani was also a founding member of the nationalist organization Lidhja Shqiptare Ortodokse.[3]
Dodani's newspaper, beginning in March 1898, advocated a view of the common Illyrian origin of Albanians and Romanians, and their shared contemporary struggle.[4]
In 1898 he published the Mjalt' e mbletësë a farë-faresh, viersha, të-thëna, njera-tiatra, dhe fytyra Shqipëtarësh me jetën e tyre, a folkloric collection of 247 pages, printed in the printing house of the Albanian Colony of Bucharest.[5] On 8 February 1903, Dodani published in Bucharest Trigelhim a Serb' e Zuzarevet ("The villains' ringing in Serbian), a collection of satiric poetry, dedicated to those who didn't want the testament of V.Tarpo (an Albanian expatriate) to come public.[6] In 1910 he translated and adapted the Il trovatore of Salvadore Cammarano in 5 acts.[7]
In 1915, Dodani settled in Geneva, Switzerland. He got involved with the Albanian diplomatic efforts there, serving as secretary of the local Albanian National Committee (Alb: Komiteti Kombëtar Shqiptar) led by Turhan Pasha and later by George Adamidi. In Autumn 1919, Dodani moved back to Romania.[8] He died in Bucharest.
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Notes and references edit
Notes:
| a. | ^ His name appears as V.A.D., Vissarion A. Dodani, or Viskë A. Dodani as well. |
References
- ^ a b Skendi, Stavro (1967). The Albanian national awakening. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 152. ISBN 9781400847761.
- ^ a b Albanien: vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart p.151
- ^ Revista română de sociologie p.528
- ^ Lang, Peter. "Convergences and Divergences in Nationalism. The Albanian Example.". Developing Cultural Identity in the Balkans: Convergence vs. Divergence. p. 222.
- ^ Lumo Skendo (1927-01-01). "Aktiviteti i Shqiptarevet ne Rumani" (PDF). Diturija (3): 96. OCLC 699822534.
- ^ Lumo Skendo (1927-02-01). "Aktiviteti i Shqiptarevet ne Rumani" (PDF). Diturija (4): 143. OCLC 699822534.
- ^ Lumo Skendo (1927-02-01). "Aktiviteti i Shqiptarevet ne Rumani" (PDF). Diturija (4): 144. OCLC 699822534.
- ^ Brahim Avdyli (2011-05-12), Bazat e mërgatës shqiptare në Zvicër [The basis of the Albanian emigre in Switzerland] (in Albanian), AlbaniaPress
Sources edit
- Bartl, Peter (1995). Albanien: vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart (in German). Pustet. p. 151. ISBN 3-7917-1451-1.
- Revista română de sociologie (in Romanian). Institutul de Sociologie (Academia Română). Editura Academiei Române. 2006. p. 528.
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