The Varaždin literary circle or Croatian-Kajkavian literary circle () was a
literary group which emerged at the end of the 16th century in
Varaždin
Varaždin ( or ; , also known by #Name, alternative names) is a city in Northern Croatia, north-east of Zagreb. The total population is 46,946, with 38,839 in the city settlement itself (2011).
The city is best known for its baroque buildings, ...
. The framework of the Varaždin literary circle had four members. One of them was Roman Catholic vicar
Antun Vramec
Antun (or Anton, also spelled Antol) Vramec (1538–1587/8) was a Croatian priest and writer. He wrote the first historical book in Slovene. As it was the second book written in the Kajkavian dialect, he was also a founder of the Kajkavian lit ...
, while the other members were writers
Ivanuš Pergošić
Ivanuš Pergošić (1521-1592) () was early Kajkavian author from Habsburg Kingdom of Slavonia, Slavonia and author of the 1574 translation of ''Tripartitum'' (written by István Werbőczy) which is the first printed Kajkavian book.
In 1564 Pergo ...
,
Blaž Škrinjarić and
Blaž Antilović. The arrival of Antun Vramec to Varaždin marked the emergence of the Varaždin literary circle. Some members of this literary circle were the first authors to write or publish texts in the
Kajkavian dialect of
Croatian.
The forerunner of this literary circle was Protestant preacher
Mihajlo Bučić. Some sources include Bučić as a member of this literary circle. The Varaždin literary circle followed the line of contemporary European literary and theological societies. The Varaždin literary circle was careful not to show any sympathies toward
Protestant Reformation
The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation, was a time of major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and ...
. In his works, Vramec deliberately used simple language spoken by the population of Slavonia to suppress the books published by Protestants.
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Further reading
* Ivan Zvonar: Varaždinski književni krug u drugoj polovini šesnaestog stoljeća : u povodu objavljivanja pretiska Decretuma Ivanuša Pergošića u redakciji dr. Zvonimira Bartolića. Varaždinski književni zbornik. Varaždin, 2005. (9) 227–249.
* Denis Peričić: Varaždinski književni krug, Susreti, Hrvatsko Zagorje
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Literary circles
Croatian literature