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“RETURNING TO THE SUN” OF ANTUN BRANKO ŠIMIĆ

VLATKA PANDŽIĆ JAKŠIĆ ; Department of Internal Medicine, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
DRIJENKA PANDŽIĆ KULIŠ ; Pliva Hrvatska, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Antun Branko Šimić, one of the greatest Croatian poets, died very young, at the age of 27, from tuberculosis. The history of his disease has not been reconstructed for eight decades although that could also open a more accurate view on his literary work. By uncovering the original documents, his disease and death could be positioned in historical, social and cultural context. It was shown that those who emphasized the crucial impact of disease on his entire literary work were wrong. No doubt that A. B. Šimić has written under the influence of his disease but that can refer only to the small number of poems and essays. First of all he wrote in line with world poetry of his time – expressionism, which was significantly inspired by patients’ and social sufferings.

Keywords

Antun Branko Šimić; literature; poetry; biography; history of disease; tuberculosis; cause of death

Hrčak ID:

89640

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/89640

Publication date:

30.10.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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