Stručni rad
Greeting formulas in Epistolarium of Ivan Vitez of Sredna
Martina Pavić
; Matije Gupca 42, HR-48260 Križevci
Sažetak
By studying characteristics of the Roman, Antique, medieval and humanistic letter and greeting formulas at the beginning and at the end of some 80 letters from Vitez’s »Epistolarium« the author came to conclusion that they were written following the example of the medieval tradition of letter writing ars dictaminis. Such letters contained superscriptio, i.e. the address, apostrophe of the addressee in vocative, valedictio, greeting formula at the end of the letter, followed by the signature, subscriptio. Six letters from Vitez’s »Epistolarium« contain all four mentioned parts of the medieval letter, whereas the remaining letters lack one, two, or even three elements. Only four letters from the »Epistolarium« contain the common Latin greeting salutatio. Most letters begin with the apostrophe, which in classical, i.e. in ideal humanistic letter does not exist. Apostrophe is found at the very beginning of the letter, and it is frequently found in subsequent parts of the letter. It most often consists of positive or superlative form of the adjective and the noun in vocative. Vitez’s apostrophes abound in compliments, he enumerates titles and superlatives without distinction whether he writes to church dignitaries or secular persons of lower ranks on the social hierarchy scale. In his letters Vitez does not follow the common humanistic practice of addressing the addressees with »you«. When addressing the addressees of lower social rank than the highest church dignitaries and kings, for example Guarino Guarini, he uses pluralis maiestatis. In those letters where the greeting at the end is preserved, it consists of the simple Vale, and two Vitez’s personal letters end with the greeting Valete, although they are addressed to one person. This leads to conclusion that Vitez follows the practice that was rejected by humanists, since he addresses the persons of lower social rank than the Popes with pluralis maiestatis, and not with tu. Greetings at the end of the letters addressed to church dignitaries are specific, since they are not common Roman antique greetings, but contain a Christian phrase in which God is mentioned, i. e. »Let the Almighty guards Your Holiness«. These greetings consist mainly of two parts.
Ključne riječi
greeting formulas; superscriptio; salutatio; apostrofa; valedictio; subscriptio; characteristics of Roman; Antique; mediaeval and humanistic letters
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79813
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Datum izdavanja:
9.4.2012.
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