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PROMINENT CROATIAN WRITER MATIJA DIVKOVIĆ AND HIS VERSE "SUDAC GNJEVAN" (ON THE 445th ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BIRTH)

Natalia Fedorovskaya ; Department of Architecture and Art, Far Eastern Technical State University,Vladivostok, Russian Federation


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Abstract

This paper explores a spiritual verse, Sudac gnjevan, by the prominent Slavic enlightener Matija Divković, which had been written on the motif of a famous Latin hymn, Dies Irae (Day of Wrath). Despite the evident similarity of the subject and texture, there are marked differences between the verses. As a whole, the Latin verse
conveys a Biblical story, omitting emotional aspects. The presence of generalizations and complex metaphors orientates the text for a well-educated audience. In the Slavic verse, a semantic accent falls onto man’s emotional experience. High emotionality is created by a great number of personal requests and direct speeches, which are
stressed by rhetorical figures more applicable to a wide audience.

Keywords

spiritual verse; Croatian literature; Slavic culture; comparative analysis

Hrčak ID:

64638

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/64638

Publication date:

17.2.2011.

Article data in other languages: russian

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