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ANTUN GUSTAV MATOŠ BETWEEN ZAGREB AND BELGRADE: A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE

Ivica Žižić orcid.org/0000-0002-8307-7403

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This paper examines, from a cultural perspective, the concept of the cities of Zagreb and Belgrade in the literary oeuvre of Antun Gustav Matoš (1873–1914). Matoš is understood as an interculturalist in all aspects of his work; he constantly encouraged and provoked intercultural questions between Serbs and Croats, including issues of identity, differences and the possibility of dialogue. In the fundamental relationship of interculturalism, Matoš represented, promoted and interpreted cultures – Croatian and Serbian – which constitutes intercultural communication of the first order. From his encounters and life in Belgrade, Paris and Zagreb, his most original thoughts emerged, which serve as a stimulus for considering differences and similarities of an ethnic, cultural, religious and spiritual nature, as well as for the debate on stereotypes and prejudice. Matoš lived in Belgrade for almost eight years, a period which had a profound influence on his thought and work, particularly on his imagination of a political Balkan region which he ultimately strongly opposed. In Matoš’s discourse, a special place is given to the cultural images and stereotypes of Zagreb, to which he devotes particular attention in contrast to Belgrade. The theme of Zagreb/Belgrade in an intercultural perspective emerges as a space and cultural fact, always connected to the fabric of national identity and all the questions that arise from it. The perception of identity within the “total phenomenon” of the city is of the greatest interest, as encounters between cultures occur precisely in urban contexts and, despite differences and prejudices, can be a catalyst for a better understanding between people and their heritage. Finally, the theme of interculturality, in the perspective of the “construction of the other” and the “narrative of the self”, enables the creation of new individual and social values; in other words, it creates the prerequisites for a new quality of identity dialogue, which will be examined throughout the analytical sections of this paper.

Ključne riječi

Antun Gustav Matoš, Zagreb, Belgrade, urban culture, interculturalism, flânerie, cultural stereotypes, national identityAntun Gustav Matoš, Zagreb, Belgrade, urban culture, interculturalism, flânerie, cultural stereotypes, national identity

Hrčak ID:

345097

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/345097

Datum izdavanja:

4.3.2026.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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