Mediterranean identity of Miljenko Smoje’s and Enzo Betizza’s Split and Dalmatia Depicted by the Grotesque Coloring of Their Characters

Dizdar, Ivana; Miletić, Josip

doi:10.29162/ANAFORA.v11i2.3

Anafora : Journal of Literary Studies, Vol. XI No. 2, 2024.

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https://doi.org/10.29162/ANAFORA.v11i2.3

Mediterranean identity of Miljenko Smoje’s and Enzo Betizza’s Split and Dalmatia Depicted by the Grotesque Coloring of Their Characters

Ivana Dizdar orcid.org/0000-0002-3016-9144 ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split, Split, Croatia
Josip Miletić orcid.org/0000-0002-1465-2793 ; Department of Croatian Studies, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia

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Dizdar, I. & Miletić, J. (2024). Mediterranean identity of Miljenko Smoje’s and Enzo Betizza’s Split and Dalmatia Depicted by the Grotesque Coloring of Their Characters. Anafora, XI (2), 239-255. https://doi.org/10.29162/ANAFORA.v11i2.3

MLA 8th Edition

Dizdar, Ivana and Josip Miletić. "Mediterranean identity of Miljenko Smoje’s and Enzo Betizza’s Split and Dalmatia Depicted by the Grotesque Coloring of Their Characters." Anafora, vol. XI, no. 2, 2024, pp. 239-255. https://doi.org/10.29162/ANAFORA.v11i2.3. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

Chicago 17th Edition

Dizdar, Ivana and Josip Miletić. "Mediterranean identity of Miljenko Smoje’s and Enzo Betizza’s Split and Dalmatia Depicted by the Grotesque Coloring of Their Characters." Anafora XI, no. 2 (2024): 239-255. https://doi.org/10.29162/ANAFORA.v11i2.3

Harvard

Dizdar, I., and Miletić, J. (2024). 'Mediterranean identity of Miljenko Smoje’s and Enzo Betizza’s Split and Dalmatia Depicted by the Grotesque Coloring of Their Characters', Anafora, XI(2), pp. 239-255. https://doi.org/10.29162/ANAFORA.v11i2.3

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Dizdar I, Miletić J. Mediterranean identity of Miljenko Smoje’s and Enzo Betizza’s Split and Dalmatia Depicted by the Grotesque Coloring of Their Characters. Anafora [Internet]. 2024 [cited 2025 June 03];XI(2):239-255. https://doi.org/10.29162/ANAFORA.v11i2.3

IEEE

I. Dizdar and J. Miletić, "Mediterranean identity of Miljenko Smoje’s and Enzo Betizza’s Split and Dalmatia Depicted by the Grotesque Coloring of Their Characters", Anafora, vol.XI, no. 2, pp. 239-255, 2024. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.29162/ANAFORA.v11i2.3

Abstract

The paper analyzes two Dalmatian chronicles titled Kronika o našem Malom mistu [The Chronicle of Our Little Place] (1971) by Miljenko Smoje and Egzil [Exile/Esilio] (1996) by Enzo Bettiza, in which Split and Dalmatia are presented as an integral part of the Mediterranean. Applying the methods of analysis, explication, and comparison, the paper will attempt to show that the Mediterranean identity is manifested in personality traits and behavior of peculiar characters, their relationship with space and fellow citizens, and their wry and bitter humor. In terms of themes, ideas, and style, Mediterranean elements are seen in the merging of opposites. Various opposed elements are inscribed in the real and fictional narratives of the Mediterranean, which, due to its position and socio-historical circumstances, absorbed various influences. As the analysis will show, the opposites are shown in grotesque presentations and the use of irony as a polyphonic figure of discourse.