Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17234/RadoviZHP.57.20
Laudatory Poems of Osijek Gymnasium Graduates (1838–1842) (Summary)
Ivan Marjanović
; Hrvatski institut za povijest, Podružnica za povijest Slavonije, Srijema i Baranje, Slavonski Brod
Abstract
The paper presents the results of an analysis of seven gratitude poems (paedeuteria) in Latin written by students (1838–1842) of Osijek’s gymnasium addressed to their teachers, and defines this subgenre of occasional poetry. The creation of this subgenre was influenced by Scaliger and his work Poetices libri septem, as well as the legal provisions of Ratio educationis. The poets of paedeuteria are typically the most successful students of their school generation, who write and recite these poems at the end-of-year or graduation ceremonies. Based on the conducted analysis and interpretation of the poems, the structure and basic motifs of this subgenre have been defined, and the influences of Roman poets and mutual similarities in the verses have been observed, which helps better define the school curriculum of the Osijek gymnasium in the last decade of Latin language education in Croatia.
Keywords
paedeuterion; gratitude poems; occasional poetry; Osijek gymnasium; latinity; 19th century
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Publication date:
21.12.2025.
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