Original scientific paper
How Antun Gustav Matoš saw Križevci in 1910. In Memory of the 100th Anniversary of His Death in 2014
Mira Kolar-Dimitrijević
orcid.org/0000-0002-6050-5700
; Zagreb
Abstract
Antun Gustav Matoš, a writer, journalist, and a travel writer, spent four days in Križevci in 1910 and on this occasion he wrote a poem which got lost and an article that he published in Mlada Hrvatska, a journal of the Croatian Party of Rights. In this article, Matoš depicts his view of Križevci and its immediate area, but he also expresses his deep dissatisfaction with the neglect of local people in view of economy and culture. Such thinking is a result of Matošʼs opinions about economic and other achievements of major European cities, as well as the ones to the west, north and south of Croatia, with a goal, as a member of the Croatian Party of Rights, to stimulate with his critique the local population to a more involved relationship towards the most important economic issues and the founding of trading and other manufacturing companies, as well as an education in practical professions. Matoš displayed all the characteristics of his writing in this brief article, noticing both positive and negative sides of life in Križevci, but not forgetting to express his admiration for the landscape of the Križevci area.
Keywords
Antun Gustav Matoš; Križevci; year of 1910; Karlo Häusler
Hrčak ID:
135370
URI
Publication date:
29.12.2014.
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