POEZIA PËR FËMIJË E ANTON ÇETTËS
CHILDREN’S POETRY OF ANTON ÇETTA

Summary/Abstract: This paper is about children's poems written by Anton Çetta. It is initially stated that he focused his activity on the collection, publication and study of oral literary creativity, also in the beginning of his work Anton Çetta in addition to collecting and studying folklore wrote poetry for children and also dealt with translations from French and Italian. As a result of his work in the collection of oral literature he has published several volumes of prose and poetry. In 2020, a set of his activity was published, as a folklore collector, researcher, poet for children, and leader of blood feud reconciliation, in thirteen volumes, published by the Institute of Albanology prepared under the care of the scientific staff of the Folklore Department. In the first volume of this set are published children's poems that Professor Anton had published for the first time in 1955, which have been republished several times in a volume entitled “Në prehër të gjyshes” (In grandmother's lap). He has created these poems for children with the inspiration from oral literature and especially from the fairy tale, legend, tale, anecdote and small forms of oral literary creativity such as: riddles, enigmas, proverbs, etc. The poems of “Në prehër të gjyshes" are inspired by oral literature, especially by legends, fairy tales and other genres, but the poet has worked on enriching the system of figures and perfecting poetic sensibility with rich artistic characters and language and stylistic figures, which are closer to the world and mentality of the child. They are easy to read and enjoy, stimulate the imagination and influence the aesthetic, moral and educational formation. From the poems the children learn about the previous life in the patriarchal family communities, about the organization of life and the division of labor in family, etc. Professor Antoni has left in manuscript a bunch of poems for children, which he had titled the “Vjeti gazmuer” (Jolly Year). The poems of this volume are inspired by the daily life of children, by ordinary life in general, by natural phenomena, children's play, etc. We see this from the titles of the poems and from the subject treated. The poems are mainly dedicated to the seasons of the year, especially winter and snow, snowman, children's games during the winter season, months of the year, various things and objects, etc.

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