Affective, cognitive, and arousal responses to Marko Kraljević and Alija Đerzelez: a cross-cultural study of narrative perception among multicultural students

BackgroundEpic poetry represents an important component of literary education and plays a significant role in shaping historical consciousness and cultural identity among students in multicultural learning environments. The aim of this study was to examine students' affective, cognitive, and arousal responses to two selected epic narratives centered on Marko Kraljević and Alija Đerzelez within an educational context, and to explore how students' cultural background moderated responses to these s