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The Muslim theme and its development in Croatian historical novel for children and youth until 1945
Berislav Majhut
; Učiteljski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu - Podružnica Petrinja
Sažetak
In the histories of children’s literature we will often find a fact that Croatian historical children’s novel begins not until 1937 with Jaša Dalmatin written by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić. This paper shows that Jaša Dalmatin is only one of Croatian children’s novels already a long time since dealing with the theme of the relationship between Croats and Muslims. It is shown that the body of Croatian children’s novels dealing with the relationship between Croats and Muslims is not just a set of historical-adventurous works with a similar theme, but that the development of an approach to the Muslim theme, from radical opposition to tolerance and respect, is being established through the relationship of the hero and the opponent and the hero and the “wilderness”. From one novel to another, the relationship between the hero and the opponent is changed depending on the definition of the opponent. The thematic arch stretches from a simple religious bigotry in Štitonoša (Esquire) (1844) by Ljudevit Vukotinović, through backing away of religious intolerance in front of national and social relations in Maca (1880) by Vjenceslav Novak to further relations that were becoming more complex through the introduction of ethical and moral components and an attempt of eassessment of the Islamic culture in Jaša Dalmatin (1937). The relationship between Croats and Islam is shown not only as the oldest subject of Croatian historical children’s novel, but also as a permanent inspiration that is not ceasing to absorb both Croatian authors and Croatian readership.
Ključne riječi
Croatian children’s literature; historical novel; Muslims
Hrčak ID:
174638
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.12.2010.
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