Original scientific paper

The Relation of Identity and Environment in the Kajkavian Poetry of Fran Galović

Mario Kolar orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-7179 ; Posgraduate (Doctoral) Study Program in Croatian Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Seemingly unquestionable issue of identity in poetic expression of Galović’s local dialect (kaj) poetry, in regard to local heritage and language, is now under scrutiny, with the new, contemporary issues on identity, both literary and critical. Namely, a misbalance and conflict between collective and individual poetic subject in Galović’s entire cycle »From my hills/Z mojih bregov« is unresolved. Moreover, it’s a theme backbone of his entire poetic cycle. This is an effort to elaborate a hypothesis, that his poetry theme suffers from the lack of a wholesome identity, or rather, that the entirety of the local heritage does not guarantee the completeness and integrity of the poet’s identity.

Keywords

identity; environment; Kajkavian poetry; Fran Galović

Hrčak ID:

77933

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/77933

Publication date:

1.12.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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