Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21857/mjrl3ugxl9
The Study of Matoš and his Works by Dubravko Jelčić
Anica Bilić
; Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, Centar za znanstveni rad u Vinkovcima, Vinkovci, Hrvatska
Abstract
Antun Gustav Matoš has an important place in the scientific research work of academic Dubravko Jelčić. The purpose of this paper is to present one of the many approaches to studying Matoš and his work used by Jelčić. The paper focuses on the manner in which Jelčić portrays Matoš in the monograph and biographical study entitled Matoš (1984), but it also touches on numerous other aspects of the academic’s study of Matoš and his works, including his literary and scientific interpretative and comparative readings of the writings of Matoš (Matoševe polemike, Proslov o Matošu, A. G. Matoš i Francuska); the position of Matoš and his works in the history of (Croatian) literature as outlined in Povijest hrvatske književnosti (1997); the academic’s comprehensive descriptive bibliographic study on Matoš (Literatura o Antunu Gustavu Matošu 1896 – 2009, 2001); and, finally, his editorial screenings and compilations of various works by Matoš (Putopisi, 1976; Dragi naši suvremenici, 1973; Oko Zagreba i po Hrvatskoj, 1999; Pogledi iz zagrebačkoga života, 2017; Kristali duha). The research efforts are directed at examining the manner in which Jelčić portrays Matoš in his biographical monograph, articles, history of literature, bibliography, editorial books, and the memorial house. The aim is to show the position/status of Matoš, one of the Croatian literary masters, in Jelčić’s research work, having regard to the read, interpreted, valorized, compiled and recognized works of that masterful writer. The academic’s literary study of Matoš and his works extends chronologically over almost half a century and covers both the museum and the cultural/memorial aspects. As President of the Committee for the Construction of the House of A. G. Matoš, a cultural center, which position he performed from 2010 until his death, Jelčić completed his study of Matoš and his works (matošiana) by contributing to their musealization and revitalization in cultural life working on the project aimed at establishing the Antun Gustav Matoš Memorial Home in Tovarnik.
Keywords
portrayal; interpretation; bibliography; editorial work; musealization
Hrčak ID:
314199
URI
Publication date:
9.2.2024.
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