Zapis popa Martinca kao spomenik književnoga djelovanja
Zapis popa Martinca as a Monument of Literary Activity

Summary/Abstract: Reverend Martinac, Croatian Glagolitic author, described the tragic defeat of Croats in the 1493 Krbava battle against the Turks in the 1495 Second Novljanski Breviary (completed in the course of 11 years). In regard to its textual structure Zapis popa Martinca is compared to The Baska Table. In regard to the poetic devices and intertextuality it is compared to the biblical book of Judith from the breviary to which it refers (Drugi novljanski). It is also compared to other works with Turkish themes of the period with regard to the content. The aim of the analysis is to stress the text’s importance as a cultural monument as it is revealed in its temporal and spatial contextualisation. The analysis of the symbols and metaphors affirms Zapis as an authorial text composed to celebrate literary activity as a sanctuary and a «bran» against the frightening historical events.

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