Oliver Jens Schmitt. „Skanderbeg: ein Aufstand und sein Anführer.” (Engleski). Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2011-07-23. Pristupljeno 6. decembar 2010. »Calixtus III celebrated Scanderbeg as a shining example for Western princes, as a true Athleta Christi. He and his successor, Pius II, thus laid the foundations for Scanderbeg’s reputation as a heroic defender of the faith, renown that lasted in Europe for centuries.«
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King, Russell; Nicola Mai, „Social Exclusion and Integration”, Out of Albania: From Crisis Migration to Social Inclusion in Italy, Berghahn Books, p. 212, ISBN978-1-84545-544-6, »...three main constitutive myths at work within Albanian nationalism ...Secondly, the myth of Skanderbeg, ...«
Endresen, Cecilie (2010), Oliver Jens Schmitt, ur., Religion und Kultur im albanischsprachigen Südosteuropa, 4, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, p. 249, ISBN978-3-631-60295-9, »The antemurale myth and Skanderbeg: A built-in part of antemurale myth complex is Skanderbeg... united Albanians in the fight against invading Turks and that his primary motive was defence of the nation (although the churchmen equate that with defence of the Christendom)«
Clayer, Nathalie (2007), Aux origines du nationalisme albanais: la naissance d'une nation, Karthala, p. 441, ISBN978-2-84586-816-8, »Avant 1896, une image de Skanderbeg heros de l orthodoxie Grecque s'etait largement developpee dans les regions meridionales tandis que, dans le regions proches du Montenegro, en 1897 encore, des poemes epiques dans lesqueles il etait celebre comme un guerrier slave etaient de plus en plus difuses. Meme s'il etait egalement deja apparu dans la construction d'un passe national albanais (en particulier Arberesh) , dans les toutes dernieres annes du XIX siecle, sa figure prit une nuovelle dimension.«
Elsie, Robert (2005), „Writing in the independence period” (English), Albanian literature: a short history, London: I.B. Tauris in association with the Centre for Albanian Studies, p. 100, ISBN1845110315, pristupljeno January 18, 2011, »major source of inspiration and guiding lights for most Albanian poets and intellectuals«
Clayer, Nathalie (2007), Aux origines du nationalisme albanais: la naissance d'une nation, Karthala, p. 441, ISBN978-2-84586-816-8, »La parution en 1898 de l'Historie de Skanderbeg, un poeme epique compose par Naim Frasheri, y contribua beacoup. Mais, d'autres ouvrages et periodiques mirent aussi l'accent sur celui qui etait de plus en plus largement considere comme le "heros national". Faik Konica rassembla des materiaux sur Skanderbeg, afin d'alimenter les pages de l'Albania.«
Gianfranco Romagnoli (2007). „MITI E CULTURA ARBËRESHË” (italijanski) (pdf). Italia: Centro Internazionale Studi sul Mito Delegazione Siciliana. Pristupljeno 6. decembar 2010. »E nel XIX secolo, quello che era un culto genuino per il mito del personaggio storico, divenne il feticcio nazionalistico di cui la memoria collettiva si servì per rivendicare una unità di sangue degli Albanesi nel nome di Skanderbeg.«
„MITI E CULTURA ARBËRESHË” (italijanski) (pdf). Italia: Centro Internazionale Studi sul Mito Delegazione Siciliana. 2007. Pristupljeno 6. decembar 2010. »Il pericolo che in quella fase correvano gli Albanesi era evidente perché, in termini generali, superato il momento di smarrimento vissuto dai coloni che trovarono rifugio in Italia, si andava incontro a una fragilità identitaria del popolo migrante, causata da una sostanziale impossibilità di affermare, sia pure parzialmente, la propria autonomia sia politica che culturale, e da una assoluta mancanza di interazione con la madrepatria che in quel momento era più che mai allo sbando.«
„MITI E CULTURA ARBËRESHË” (italijanski) (pdf). Italia: Centro Internazionale Studi sul Mito Delegazione Siciliana. 2007. Pristupljeno 6. decembar 2010. »In realtà la graduale integrazione degli Albanesi nel territorio ospitante fu favorita proprio da Skanderbeg che, in Occidente e in Italia, si era affermato già in epoca umanistica grazie ai resoconti storiografici assai lusinghieri che ne esaltavano la figura leggendaria, sino a trasformarlo in un vero e proprio mito.«
„MITI E CULTURA ARBËRESHË” (italijanski) (pdf). Italia: Centro Internazionale Studi sul Mito Delegazione Siciliana. 2007. Pristupljeno 6. decembar 2010. »Anche sotto questo aspetto la dimensione mitica di Skanderbeg è evidente.Infatti vuole la mitologia tradizionale che gli eroi, in quanto preposti a imprese sublimi, necessitino di un attributo fondamentale, di un’arma cioè, che fin dai poemi classici veniva descritta accuratamente e, in quanto forgiata da una divinità, possedeva poteri magici..«
„MITI E CULTURA ARBËRESHË” (italijanski) (pdf). Italia: Centro Internazionale Studi sul Mito Delegazione Siciliana. 2007. Pristupljeno 6. decembar 2010. »e nitrire il suo cavallo e ciò avrebbe scatenato un enorme terrore fra i turchi che si sarebbero guardati bene dall’inseguire il popolo albanese.«
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Ursprung, Daniel Stefan der Große – Krieger, Landespatron und Heiliger Ein mittelalterlicher Fürst als moderne Erinnerungsfigur »In Humanistenkreisen im westlichen Europa zu grossem Ruhm gekommen, war die Erinnerung an ihn im albanischen Sprachraum im 19. Jahrhundert weitgehend verschwunden – erst die Wiederbelebung des Skanderbeg-Mythos durch die albanische Nationalbewegung hat ihn im Verlaufe des 20. Jahrhunderts wieder zur Erinnerungsfigur gemacht.«
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„Convegno internazionale "Giorgio Castriota Scanderbeg: la storia e l’immagine" a Durazzo” (Italian). Italy: dirittodicronaca. June 1, 2010. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2012-03-21. Pristupljeno March 29, 2011. »Il 28 maggio 2010, nella sala delle conferenze dell’hotel “Adriatik” a Durrazzo, l’Università “Marino Barlezio” e il Centro di Studi Albanologici di Tirana hanno organizzato il convegno internazionale “Giorgio Castriota Scanderbeg: la storia e l’immagine”..." avvolta nel mito"..«
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Nixon, N., Always already European: The figure of Skënderbeg in contemporary Albanian nationalism, National Identities, 12, March 2010, Routledge, DOI:10.1080/14608940903542540, ISSN1460-8944, pristupljeno May 3, 2011, »(From abstract) … Through the figure of Skënderbeg, Albanian nationalism produces an image of the nation as a seamless continuity of 'Europeanness' from the fifteenth century to the present. … It constitutes, it is argued in this article, a misdirected appeal to Europe - driven by a desire for future European Union membership - to recognise Albania as always already European. …«
Schwandner-Sievers, Stephanie; Bernd Jürgen Fischer, Roderick Bailey, Isa Blumi, Nathalie Clayer, Ger Dujizings, Denisa Costovicova, Annie Lafontaine, Fatos Lubonja, Nicola Mai, Noel Malcolm, Piro Misha, Mariella Pandolfi, Gilles de Rapper, Fabian Schmidt, George Shopflin, Elias G. Skoulidas, Alex Standish and Galia Vatchinova (2002) (English), Albanian identities: myth and history, USA: Indiana University Press, p. 43, ISBN0-253-34189-2, pristupljeno March 24, 2011, »The nationalist writers... transform history into myth ... As with most myths his figure and deeds became a mixture of historical facts, truths, half-truths, inventions and folklore.«
Schwandner-Sievers, Stephanie; Bernd Jürgen Fischer, Roderick Bailey, Isa Blumi, Nathalie Clayer, Ger Dujizings, Denisa Costovicova, Annie Lafontaine, Fatos Lubonja, Nicola Mai, Noel Malcolm, Piro Misha, Mariella Pandolfi, Gilles de Rapper, Fabian Schmidt, George Shopflin, Elias G. Skoulidas, Alex Standish and Galia Vatchinova (2002), „Invention of nationalism: Myth and amnesia” (English), Albanian identities: myth and history, USA: Indiana University Press, p. 43, ISBN0-253-34189-2, »..an episode taken from medieval history was central for Albanian national mythology. In the absence of medieval kingdom or empire the Albanian nationalists choose Skanderbeg....«
Schwandner-Sievers, Stephanie; Bernd Jürgen Fischer, Roderick Bailey, Isa Blumi, Nathalie Clayer, Ger Dujizings, Denisa Costovicova, Annie Lafontaine, Fatos Lubonja, Nicola Mai, Noel Malcolm, Piro Misha, Mariella Pandolfi, Gilles de Rapper, Fabian Schmidt, George Shopflin, Elias G. Skoulidas, Alex Standish and Galia Vatchinova (2002), „Invention of nationalism: Myth and amnesia” (English), Albanian identities: myth and history, USA: Indiana University Press, ISBN0-253-34189-2, »The nationalistic writers...subjecting him to that laboratory that serves to transform history into myth.«
Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers,Bernd Jürgen Fischer. „Albanian identities: myth and history”. Bloomington, Indiana, 47404-3797 USA: Indiana University Press, 601 North Morton Street. Pristupljeno 16. oktobar 2010. »The recreation of the past is an indispensable of any process which makes a peopla a nation. ... But history itself was not sufficient as this is where as what has come to be known as nationalization of the history enters the play.«(en)
Schwandner-Sievers, Stephanie; Bernd Jürgen Fischer, Roderick Bailey, Isa Blumi, Nathalie Clayer, Ger Dujizings, Denisa Costovicova, Annie Lafontaine, Fatos Lubonja, Nicola Mai, Noel Malcolm, Piro Misha, Mariella Pandolfi, Gilles de Rapper, Fabian Schmidt, George Shopflin, Elias G. Skoulidas, Alex Standish and Galia Vatchinova (2002) (English), Albanian identities: myth and history, USA: Indiana University Press, p. 43, ISBN0-253-34189-2, »... transformation of Skanderbeg into national symbol did not just serve national cohesion... in the national narrative Skanderbeg symbolised the sublime sacrifice of the Albanians in defending Europe from the Asiatic hordes.«
„Albanian identities: myth and history” (Engleski). Bloomington, Indiana, 47404-3797 USA: Indiana University Press, 601 North Morton Street. str. 2. Pristupljeno 16. oktobar 2010. »As with most myths, his figure and deeds became a mixture of historical facts, truths, half-truths, inventions and folklore«(en)
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Nixon, N., Always already European: The figure of Skënderbeg in contemporary Albanian nationalism, National Identities, 12, March 2010, Routledge, DOI:10.1080/14608940903542540, ISSN1460-8944, pristupljeno May 3, 2011, »(From abstract) … Through the figure of Skënderbeg, Albanian nationalism produces an image of the nation as a seamless continuity of 'Europeanness' from the fifteenth century to the present. … It constitutes, it is argued in this article, a misdirected appeal to Europe - driven by a desire for future European Union membership - to recognise Albania as always already European. …«
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Free, Jan, „Skanderbeg als historisher Mythos” (German), Von den Schwierigkeiten historischer Bezugnahme: Der albanische Nationalheld Skanderbeg, Düsseldorf: Mythos Magazin, p. 14, pristupljeno 25. 03. 2011, »Betrachtet man die Gesamtheit der albanischen Nationalmythen, so ist offensichtlich, dass es fur Albaner mehr als nur den Skanderbeg-Mythos gibt und dass nicht nur auf diesem Mythos die albanische Identitat beruht. Es gibt noch weitere wichtige Mythenfiguren, doch diese beziehen sich auf Vorstellungen, abstrakte Konzepte und Kollektive, aber nicht auf Personen.«
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Kraft, Ekkehard (March 18, 2009) (German), Wer war Skanderbeg?, Zurich: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, »Der albanische Adlige, der als Geisel am Hof des osmanischen Sultans zum Islam übergetreten war und dann rasch Karriere gemacht hatte, wechselte 1443 die Seiten, kehrte zum Christentum zurück und kämpfte ein Vierteljahrhundert gegen die Osmanen. Von der albanischen Nationalbewegung war er seit dem Ende des 19 Jahrhunderts zum nationalen Mythos erhoben worden. [The Albanian noble... with the Albanian national movement from the end of the 19th century has been raised to the national myth.]«
Bartl, Peter (2009) (German) Bartl, Peter: review of: Schmitt, Oliver Jens, Skanderbeg. Der neue Alexander auf dem Balkan »Dieser Mythos hatte mit der historischen Realität wenig zu tun, er fand aber nichtsdestotrotz Eingang auch in die albanische Geschichtsschreibung. [This myth had a little to do with the historical reality, but it was nonetheless included in the Albanian history too.]«
Bartl, Peter Bartl, Peter: review of: Schmitt, Oliver Jens, Skanderbeg. Der neue Alexander auf dem Balkan »Es entstand ein Skanderbegmythos, der dazu dienen sollte, den Albanern eine nationale Identität zu verleihen und deren Berechtigung zur Errichtung eines eigenen Staates zu untermauern. [The result was the Myth of Skanderbeg which should serve to give the Albanians a national identity and to underpin the justification for the establishment of an independent state.]«
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Jens Schmitt, Oliver. „Skanderbeg Ein Winterkönig an der Zeitenwende” (nemački). Pristupljeno 7 April 2011. »Heute gibt es zwei Skanderbegs - den historischen und den zum Nationalhelden erhobenen Mythos, wie er in albanischen Schulen und von nationalistischen Intellektuellen in Tirana oder Prishtina dargestellt wird. Beide haben weniger miteinander zu tun als entfernte Verwandte.«
Oliver Jens Schmitt. „Skanderbeg: ein Aufstand und sein Anführer.” (Engleski). Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2011-07-23. Pristupljeno 6. decembar 2010. »Calixtus III celebrated Scanderbeg as a shining example for Western princes, as a true Athleta Christi. He and his successor, Pius II, thus laid the foundations for Scanderbeg’s reputation as a heroic defender of the faith, renown that lasted in Europe for centuries.«
„Convegno internazionale "Giorgio Castriota Scanderbeg: la storia e l’immagine" a Durazzo” (Italian). Italy: dirittodicronaca. June 1, 2010. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2012-03-21. Pristupljeno March 29, 2011. »Il 28 maggio 2010, nella sala delle conferenze dell’hotel “Adriatik” a Durrazzo, l’Università “Marino Barlezio” e il Centro di Studi Albanologici di Tirana hanno organizzato il convegno internazionale “Giorgio Castriota Scanderbeg: la storia e l’immagine”..." avvolta nel mito"..«
Nixon, N., Always already European: The figure of Skënderbeg in contemporary Albanian nationalism, National Identities, 12, March 2010, Routledge, DOI:10.1080/14608940903542540, ISSN1460-8944, pristupljeno May 3, 2011, »(From abstract) … Through the figure of Skënderbeg, Albanian nationalism produces an image of the nation as a seamless continuity of 'Europeanness' from the fifteenth century to the present. … It constitutes, it is argued in this article, a misdirected appeal to Europe - driven by a desire for future European Union membership - to recognise Albania as always already European. …«
