[4] Born the eldest son of a family of eight, Đurić's father, Nikola, was a teacher and writer[4] who introduced him to Serbian epic poetry,[5] which would influence his future career.

In 1918, Đurić was living in Osijek, where he tried to publish a work on Serbian epic poetry titled Smrt majke Jugovića.

Austro-Hungarian state censors based in Osijek banned the paper on the grounds that it "threatens the national interests".

[4] He worked as a teacher at a gymnasium in Zemun and Sremska Mitrovica where he published poems and essays in a local journal Serbia.

[4] He went on to work as a university professor teaching the history of Ancient Greek literature, a post which he held for four decades.

The Kornelije Stanković Musical Society of Belgrade elected him a full member, and Đurić later served as the president of the organisation.