Original scientific paper
Saint Bono – at the Crossroads of Literature and Theoretical Thought
Anica Bilić
; Centre for Scientific Work of the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts, Vinkovci
Abstract
The article is an observation and analysis of all the texts preserved in literary tradition, related to the figure of saint Bono. The saint exists in legends and in hagiographic and vernacular literature as a result of a typified literary procedure which reflects the medieval and popular perception of the saint. The article verifies and certifies the power of the actions of this early Christian martyr and explains his death according to the theory by Northrop Frye. Suitability for quotation of the legend on saint Bono, incorporated in the baroque sermon of Antun Tomašević and historic writing by Placido Belavić is also discussed in this article.
Keywords
Saint Bono; type of saint; Croatian literature; legendary hagiographic prose works; popular literature; baroque sermon; historic writing; theory of mode; theory of suitability of quotation
Hrčak ID:
40141
URI
Publication date:
15.9.2005.
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