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https://doi.org/10.31953/sz.51.1.9
"FOR THE HONOUR AND BENEFIT OF OUR DEAR KIND AND HOME": THE PUBLICISTIC OPUS OF RUDOLFO FRANJIN MAGJER
Hrvoje Mesić
orcid.org/0000-0003-2252-2574
; Akademija za umjetnost i kulturu u Osijeku
Tin Užar
; Akademija za umjetnost i kulturu u Osijeku
Sažetak
Based on the materials of the State Archives in Osijek, the paper analyses the publicistic opus of Osijek writer and pedagogue Rudolf Franjin Magjer (1884-1954).His primary interest in literature was formed in his home environment, and after finishing teacher’s school, he worked as a teacher in Šljivoševci and Valpovo, a teacher in the Osijek royal gymnasium and a school supervisor in the Civic School in Osijek. At the same time, he was intensively engaged in literary work, publishing collections of poetry and short prose of local character, which eventually made him one of the key figures of the Osijek literary scene in the first half of the 20th century. The collections of works intended for children andyoung people reveal Magjer’s pedagogical potential, which is enriched by literary and aesthetic experience. He was also one of the founders and presidents of the Club of Croatian Writers and Artists in Osijek. By analysing and evaluating his publicistic opus, which includes critical and review texts, polemics and portraits of famous people, the recognisable patterns of the author’s discourse can be observed. There are differences in the quantity, type, and professional level of the content, the level of argumentation, the persuasiveness of the facts, and the balance between subjectivity and objectivity. The main goal of this paper is to classify Magjer’s publicistic opus by theme and genre by investigating his expertise and consistency in promoting his socio-political and artistic views. The purpose of the paper is to determine Magjer’s contribution to the promotion of the Croatian language and literature and to the formation of the reading public in Osijek and Slavonia. The research results reveal that Magjer did not use expert metalanguage, which makes his texts accessible to a wider readership. However, this also indicates his limited ability to speak authoritatively and expertly within the Croatian literary scene from the beginning of the 20th century.
Ključne riječi
Rudolfo Franjin Magjer; literature; publicist work; criticism; reception
Hrčak ID:
324304
URI
Datum izdavanja:
24.12.2024.
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