Baruničina ljubav
Baruničina ljubav (pronounced [baruniʧina ʎubaʋ]) (lit. "Baroness’ love") is a novel written by Croatian writer Ante Kovačić. He dedicated this novel to his wife Milka, naming one character after her.
Baruničina ljubav was published in 1877 and appeared in Vijenac (literary magazine).[1]
Kovačić discussed Baruničina ljubav with Rikard Jorgovanić in 1878.[2]
When he was writing Baruničina ljubav, Kovačić was influenced by Eugène Sue and French novelist Honoré de Balzac.[3] He described the Oedipus complex.
Kovačić was born in Hrvatsko Zagorje and wanted to describe that region in his works.[4] He described it in Baruničina ljubav perfectly.
Characters
- Baroness Sofija Martinić (née Grefštein)
- Ivan Martinić – Sofija’s husband
- Pavao Lanosović – son of Sofija and Ivan, adopted by farmers and seduced by his mother
- Milka Stalićeva
- Mirko Stalić – Milka’s father and Ivan’s best friend
- Julijo Krčelić – Sofija’s lover
- Jakob – servant
Sources
- ↑ "Anniversary of the birth of Ante Kovačić Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica u Zagrebu". National and University Library in Zagreb. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ Miroslav Šicel. "Matica hrvatska - Knjige" [Biography of Ante Kovačić] (in Croatian). Matica hrvatska. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ Bertault, Philippe (1963). Balzac and The Human Comedy. English version by Richard Monges. New York: NYU Press. OCLC 344556
- ↑ "U Registraturi - ANTE KOVAČIĆ" [Ante Kovačić’s biography] (in Croatian). lektireonline.com. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
External links
- Baruničina ljubav; Fiškal; Među žabari: Ante Kovačić by Hrvojka Mihanović-Salopek
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