Bratoljub Klaić and Old Croatian Writers

• Main Author: Josip Lisac
• Format: Article
• Language: Croatian
• Published: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje 2014-01-01
• Series: Rasprave: Časopis Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje
• Subjects: accent; Držić; Gundulić; Hektorović; Lucić
• Online Access: http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/194292

Already at a glance, the work-filled life of Bratoljub Klaić provides an insight into the wide scope of his interests, and makes us wonder what Croatian linguistics could have done had there been more favourable circumstances. Literature and theatre were of particular interest to this scholar, especially Croatian, Greek and Roman literature, so it was only logical that he would participate in the making of the edition Five Centuries of Croatian Literature. Among the Croatian writers from older periods, he particularly interested in the work of Hanibal Lucić, Petar Hektorović, Marin Držić and Ivan Gundulić, but he also took interest in the comedy Ljubovnici as well as in several writers from later periods, e. g. Šenoa, Matoš, Ujević, Krleža, Kolar and others. He also devoted a lot of attention to folklore, interpreting its linguistics characteristics. His work on accents was interesting as well, especially on the accent of old Croatian writers and the accent in the contemporary performances of their works. Bratoljub Klaić was among the scientists that interpreted the Croatian literature as a natural unity of writers from various periods and regions, and with different dialectal features.