Review article
PROMINENT CROATIAN WRITER MATIJA DIVKOVIĆ AND HIS VERSE "SUDAC GNJEVAN" (ON THE 445th ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BIRTH)
Natalia Fedorovskaya
; Department of Architecture and Art, Far Eastern Technical State University,Vladivostok, Russian Federation
Abstract
This paper explores a spiritual verse, Sudac gnjevan, by the prominent Slavic enlightener Matija Divković, which had been written on the motif of a famous Latin hymn, Dies Irae (Day of Wrath). Despite the evident similarity of the subject and texture, there are marked differences between the verses. As a whole, the Latin verse
conveys a Biblical story, omitting emotional aspects. The presence of generalizations and complex metaphors orientates the text for a well-educated audience. In the Slavic verse, a semantic accent falls onto man’s emotional experience. High emotionality is created by a great number of personal requests and direct speeches, which are
stressed by rhetorical figures more applicable to a wide audience.
Keywords
spiritual verse; Croatian literature; Slavic culture; comparative analysis
Hrčak ID:
64638
URI
Publication date:
17.2.2011.
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