August Šenoa
August Šenoa (November 14, 1838 – December 13, 1881) was one of the most important Croatian writers of the 19th century and the founder of modern Croatian literature. He was born in Zagreb, educated in Prague, and after returning to his homeland he worked as a journalist, editor, and city notary. His work had a great influence on the cultural life of Croatia at that time.
Šenoa is best known for his historical novels that combine romantic, realistic, and national elements, such as Zlatarevo zlato (1871), Čuvaj se senjske ruke (Beware of the Hands of Senj), Seljačka buna (Peasant Revolt), and Diogenes. In these works, he successfully reconstructed Croatian history and at the same time promoted patriotism, moral values, and social responsibility.
He also wrote short stories, poems, criticism, and feuilletons, and edited the magazine Vijenac, through which he shaped literary and cultural trends. His linguistic contribution is particularly significant – he advocated for the standardization of the Croatian language and its enrichment with literary expression.
He died young, at the age of 43, after falling ill while helping those affected by the great Zagreb flood of 1880. His literary and cultural influence remains a lasting foundation of Croatian literature.
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Seljačka buna
The Peasant Revolt is a historical novel by August Šenoa, first published in the magazine Vijenac in 1877. It is one of five novels by August Šenoa and his most important historical novel. The introductory judge was written by Josip Nagy.
Seljačka buna: historička pripovijest XVI. vijeka
The Peasant Revolt is a historical novel by August Šenoa, first published in the magazine Vijenac in 1877. It is one of five novels by August Šenoa and his most important historical novel. The introductory judge was written by Josip Nagy.
Zlatarovo zlato
The first Croatian historical novel - the most Zagreb of all stories. It is a story about the forbidden love of a goldsmith's daughter and a nobleman's son on the historical stage of Zagreb's streets and squares in the sixteenth century.
Zlatarovo zlato
The first Croatian historical novel, the story of the forbidden love of a goldsmith's daughter and a nobleman's son on the historical stage of the streets and squares of Zagreb in the sixteenth century.
Zlatarovo zlato
Zlatarovo zlato, prvi i najslavniji Šenoin povijesni roman smatra se prvim modernim romanom hrvatske književnosti. Sam August Šenoa najčitaniji je hrvatski pisac svih vremena.
Zlatarovo zlato
Zlatarovo zlato prvi je roman Augusta Šenoe napisan 1871. godine. To je ujedno i prvi hrvatski povijesni roman, koji govori o zagrebačkoj povijesti šesnaestog stoljeća (nakon Gupčeve Seljačke bune).
Zlatarovo zlato
Prvi hrvatski povijesni roman - najzagrebačkija od svih priča. Priča je to o zabranjenoj ljubavi zlatarove kćeri i plemićeva sina na povijesnoj pozornici zagrebačkih ulica i trgova šesnaestog stoljeća.