"Croatian consciousness" of the Svačić Annual Calendar Cover Image

„Hrvatska svijest“ zadarskog koledara Svačić
"Croatian consciousness" of the Svačić Annual Calendar

Author(s): Katarina Ivon
Subject(s): History
Published by: Matica hrvatska Mostar
Keywords: Croatian identity; Croatian moderna; politics of „new course“; Svačić.

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes the presence of Croatian national identity in The Svačić Annual Calendar in Zadar. The calendar has been published in the early 20th century (1904- 1910). Through its publication it has managed to portray the change of national self- perception of their associates, which ranged from the the Croatian and South Slavic/ Slavic, which was linked with social and political context and politics oft he „new course“. Croatian identity presented in The Svačić Annual Calendar is based on two temporal and two spatial levels. In the context of temporal perspective, we distinguish historical perspective, which iz realized through heroism and sacrifice oft he last Croatian king Petar Svačić, and contemporary, respect to the then current perspective, which realizes through the need of permanent certification of the national (Croatian) identity of Zadar and Dalmatia in general. In the context of spatial level we can differ questioning of Croatian identity outside the home culture (Croats of Molise), and within its own national space.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 66-67
  • Page Range: 58-72
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Croatian