The Varaždin literary circle or Croatian-Kajkavian literary circle ( sh, Varaždinski litararni krug; Hrvatskokajkavski književni krug) was a literary group which emerged at the end of the 16th century in

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. 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 litera ...

, while the other members were writers

Ivanuš Pergošić Ivanuš Pergošić (1521-1592) ( lat, Ioannes Pergossich) was early Kajkavian author from Habsburg Slavonia and author of the 1574 translation of ''Tripartitum'' (written by István Werbőczy) which is the first printed Kajkavian book. In 1564 Per ...

, 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 Kajkavian (Kajkavian noun: ''kajkavščina''; Shtokavian adjective: ''kajkavski'' , noun: ''kajkavica'' or ''kajkavština'' ) is a South Slavic regiolect or language spoken primarily by Croats in much of Central Croatia, Gorski Kotar and nort ...

of Croatian. The forerunner of this literary circle was Protestant preacher

Mihajlo Bučić Mihajlo Bučić was a 16th-century Catholic priest who converted to Protestantism and became its propagandist. Career The date and place of Bučić's birth and death are unknown. Bučić was a vicar in Belica and in Međimurje. Until 1565 he w ...

. 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 (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

. 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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