Original scientific paper

Teological Motifs in Kunić's Epigrammatic Cycle Sacra

Belić Miljenko ; The Faculty of Philosophy of the Society of Jesus, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

In his epigrammatic cycle »Sacra«, Kunić refers to the theological events ofhis time, as the devotion to the Heart of Jesus and St. Joseph, avoiding deeper theological involvement, in Mariology in particular. His Latin is of sophisticated Renaissance fashion far from the scholastic mood. The epigram »In Ponticum de Deo prima rerum causa« (»Against Ponticum, of God, the prime cause of things«) reveals supreme theological and metaphysical qualities with Kunić drawing his poetical images on two important themes: human insensitivity to God and the rise to God through contemplation. The epigrams from »Sacra« might find devoted readers among high school students their character being didactic. They have been moderated to meet the pious views ofthe young. Although Kunić conceived his epigrams in Rome, they exhibit Dubrovnik tradition in the choice of sacral motifs. The comparison of cold Bethlehem with the cold-hearted reader in Kunić’s epigram »Ad Puerum Jesum« remind us of »Pjesanca Djevici« by Mavro Vetranović.

Keywords

Rajmund Kunić; theology; epigrams; Sacra

Hrčak ID:

239914

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/239914

Publication date:

20.6.1996.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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