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Vetranović's Poem Orlača riđanka rečeno u blatu ribarom (Original scientific paper)

Author(s): Lahorka Plejić Poje
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Institut za etnologiju i folkloristiku
Keywords: prophecy; prophetess; satire; Dubrovnik; Republic of Venice

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses Mavro Vetranović's poem Orlača riđanka rečeno u Blatu ribarom, which ih the histories of Croatian literature has regularly been described as a patriotic satire. As the poem is spoken by a prophetess, the article attempts to ascertain the origin and competence of this character. A further attempt is made to determine more precisely than has been done what satiric strategies the poem employes and what kind of effect it implies.

  • Issue Year: 44/2007
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 119-134
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Croatian