Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (Croatian pronunciation: [sîːlʋije strǎximir krǎːɲtʃeʋitɕ]; 17 February 1865 – 29 October 1908) was a Croatianpoet. His reflexive poetry, reaching its zenith in the 1890s, was a turning point that ushered modern themes in Croatian poetry.
Kranjčević was born in Senj. Rebellious as a teenager, he completed his secondary education in a Gymnasium, but did not graduate from it. Soon after joining the elite Germanico- Hungaricum Institute in Rome, where he was supposed to become a priest, he changed his mind and left. The short stay in the Eternal City would show through in his poetry years later.
He attended the one-year course for language and history teachers in Zagreb. With the diploma for a teacher in “citizen schools”, he left to work in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mostar, Livno, Bijeljina, Sarajevo: those were the cities where he taught and wrote poetry.
Kranjčević made contributions to Albanian culture: while Albanian writer Gjergj Fishta attended Franciscan schools in Bosnia, he met Bosnian Grga Martić and Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević who at that time lived in Bosnia. Martić and Kranjčević awakened literary instinct in Fishta.[1]
He published his first poem, Zavjet (The Pledge) in 1883, a couple of months before leaving for Rome. The magazine where it was published, Hrvatska vila, was led by Eugen Kumičić, a famous writer and politician of the time, who enthusiastically welcomed the fighting spirit in the verses of the unknown young poet. Kranjčević sent another two poems from Rome in 1884, Pozdrav (Salute) and Senju-gradu (Poem for Senj), to Sloboda, a magazine in Sušak. When he came back from Rome, he published Noć na Foru (A Night at the Forum) in Vijenac.
Politically, he was a follower of Starčević and the Croatian Party of Rights. The dark moods of his poems are related to the Hungarian oppression of Croatia.
BugarkinjeEdit
His first poetry book, Bugarkinje (1885), was published in his native Senj. It already announced his three main themes: Homeland, Man and Universe. Kranjčević would never change them, just make them deeper. Bugarkinje is a traditional name given to elegiac folk songs in the Balkans. The first criticism on the book was written by the classical philologist and literary critic Milivoj Šrepel [hr] in Vijenac. Šrepel noted Kranjčević's "vivid imagination" and "true poetic enthusiasm", but deplored the uneven quality of his poems. Nevertheless, he concluded that "a new and talented hand has appeared in the Croatian Parnassus".[2]
Later literary figures heaped even more praise on Bugarkinje. The great writer Miroslav Krleža said they presented Kranjčević as a genuine "standard-bearer of freedom". More recently, the literary historian Ivo Frangeš [hr] said that the prophetic and bitter energy of its poems, although occasionally falling into pathos and rhetoric, embraced universal and cosmic themes, which made the young Kranjčević stand out among his contemporaries, such as August Harambašić, whose main themes were declamatory patriotism or romantic love.
Bugarkinje tried to formulate a poetic and political program, with the dedicatory poem to August Šenoa expressing the poetic credo of Kranjčević, while the poems to Croatia, the People and the Worker stood as three pillars of the poet's national and political beliefs.
Kranjčević used Biblical and classical parables, as well as symbols from the history of Christianity and Judaism; their allegorical nature suited his poems about the fundamental human issues.
Later lifeEdit
His next poetry book, Selected Poems, came more than a decade later, in 1898. The 1890s marked the zenith of his poetic work. It would be followed by two more books: Trzaji (Quivers) in 1902 and Poems in 1908.
In Sarajevo, he was the editor of Nada, a literary magazine published by the Bosnian government, for eight years (1895–1903). The nominal editor was the government adviser Kosta Hörmann, a man of wide horizons and the benefactor of Antun Gustav Matoš, but he trusted Kranjčević with the editorial policy. Because of such freedom, "Nada" attracted the greatest Croatian writers of the time, becoming the most important literary magazine of the Croatian pre-modernist movement, Moderna. It was there that Kranjčević published most of his literary essays and criticisms.
^Šrepel, Milivoj (1885). "Bugarkinje". Vijenac (in Croatian). XVII (33): 522–525., cited in "Bugarkinje". Vijenac (in Croatian). No. 556. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
External linksEdit
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Silvije Strahimir Kranjcevic news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Silvije Strahimir Kranjcevic Croatian pronunciation siːlʋije strǎximir krǎːɲtʃeʋitɕ 17 February 1865 29 October 1908 was a Croatian poet His reflexive poetry reaching its zenith in the 1890s was a turning point that ushered modern themes in Croatian poetry Silvije Strahimir Kranjcevic Contents 1 Early life 2 Bugarkinje 3 Later life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditKranjcevic was born in Senj Rebellious as a teenager he completed his secondary education in a Gymnasium but did not graduate from it Soon after joining the elite Germanico Hungaricum Institute in Rome where he was supposed to become a priest he changed his mind and left The short stay in the Eternal City would show through in his poetry years later He attended the one year course for language and history teachers in Zagreb With the diploma for a teacher in citizen schools he left to work in Bosnia and Herzegovina Mostar Livno Bijeljina Sarajevo those were the cities where he taught and wrote poetry Kranjcevic made contributions to Albanian culture while Albanian writer Gjergj Fishta attended Franciscan schools in Bosnia he met Bosnian Grga Martic and Silvije Strahimir Kranjcevic who at that time lived in Bosnia Martic and Kranjcevic awakened literary instinct in Fishta 1 He published his first poem Zavjet The Pledge in 1883 a couple of months before leaving for Rome The magazine where it was published Hrvatska vila was led by Eugen Kumicic a famous writer and politician of the time who enthusiastically welcomed the fighting spirit in the verses of the unknown young poet Kranjcevic sent another two poems from Rome in 1884 Pozdrav Salute and Senju gradu Poem for Senj to Sloboda a magazine in Susak When he came back from Rome he published Noc na Foru A Night at the Forum in Vijenac Politically he was a follower of Starcevic and the Croatian Party of Rights The dark moods of his poems are related to the Hungarian oppression of Croatia Bugarkinje EditHis first poetry book Bugarkinje 1885 was published in his native Senj It already announced his three main themes Homeland Man and Universe Kranjcevic would never change them just make them deeper Bugarkinje is a traditional name given to elegiac folk songs in the Balkans The first criticism on the book was written by the classical philologist and literary critic Milivoj Srepel hr in Vijenac Srepel noted Kranjcevic s vivid imagination and true poetic enthusiasm but deplored the uneven quality of his poems Nevertheless he concluded that a new and talented hand has appeared in the Croatian Parnassus 2 Later literary figures heaped even more praise on Bugarkinje The great writer Miroslav Krleza said they presented Kranjcevic as a genuine standard bearer of freedom More recently the literary historian Ivo Franges hr said that the prophetic and bitter energy of its poems although occasionally falling into pathos and rhetoric embraced universal and cosmic themes which made the young Kranjcevic stand out among his contemporaries such as August Harambasic whose main themes were declamatory patriotism or romantic love Bugarkinje tried to formulate a poetic and political program with the dedicatory poem to August Senoa expressing the poetic credo of Kranjcevic while the poems to Croatia the People and the Worker stood as three pillars of the poet s national and political beliefs Kranjcevic used Biblical and classical parables as well as symbols from the history of Christianity and Judaism their allegorical nature suited his poems about the fundamental human issues Later life EditHis next poetry book Selected Poems came more than a decade later in 1898 The 1890s marked the zenith of his poetic work It would be followed by two more books Trzaji Quivers in 1902 and Poems in 1908 In Sarajevo he was the editor of Nada a literary magazine published by the Bosnian government for eight years 1895 1903 The nominal editor was the government adviser Kosta Hormann a man of wide horizons and the benefactor of Antun Gustav Matos but he trusted Kranjcevic with the editorial policy Because of such freedom Nada attracted the greatest Croatian writers of the time becoming the most important literary magazine of the Croatian pre modernist movement Moderna It was there that Kranjcevic published most of his literary essays and criticisms References Edit Pater Gjergj Fishta 1871 1940 Srepel Milivoj 1885 Bugarkinje Vijenac in Croatian XVII 33 522 525 cited in Bugarkinje Vijenac in Croatian No 556 24 June 2015 Retrieved 15 September 2020 External links Edit Croatian Wikisource has original text related to this article Silvije Strahimir Kranjcevic Works by Silvije Strahimir Kranjcevic at LibriVox 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