Croatology, Vol. 16 No. 2, 2025.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.59323/k.16.2.10
Raize Venete: Culture of the Republic of Venice as an Integral Part of Croatian Culture and National Identity
Sandro Skansi
; Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
In this paper, we explore Venetian culture as a culturological foundation
of Croatian culture, and how Croatian culture today, based on the shared
forms of life, is more deeply rooted in Venetian culture than Italian culture is. We provide a brief overview of the history of the Republic of
Venice from 697 to 1797, and the current situation in Veneto, where autonomist and separatist tendencies are gaining ground. We also explore
the Venetian language and the forms of life it shares with the Dalmatian
dialect of Croatia2 which at the same time are not shared by the rest of
Italy. Furthermore, we discuss how Croatian literature has its roots in
Venetian Dalmatian cities and argue that the influence of Venetian culture on today’s Croatian culture is greater than the influence on today’s
Italian culture. This will be summed up to show the paramount importance of Venetian culture for Croatian culture and Croatian national identity, to the point of concluding that Venetian culture is not just a culture of
a national minority in Croatia, but it is, par excellence, Croatian culture.
Keywords
Republic of Venice ; Croatian Culture ; Venetian Language ; Freschin ; Forms of Life
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337389
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Publication date:
2.11.2025.
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