Pauline pjesme u prozi - ja sam saga

"I Am Saga – Paula's Poems in Prose" (published in 2017 by the Matica Hrvatska Branch in Vinkovci) is a highly acclaimed and comprehensive literary and scientific monograph by the distinguished Croatian literary theorist, historian and poet, Prof. Dr. Sc. Goran Rem. In this thorough and exceptionally theoretically well-grounded work, the author devotes himself to a detailed analysis and systematic interpretation of the poetic work of the young and award-winning author Paula Rem, with special emphasis on her specific genre and stylistic expression — the poem in prose. Through a series of analytical chapters, Goran Rem uses contemporary literary theoretical methodologies to shed light on the complex structure, rhythm, metaphors and intermedial connections that permeate Paula's poetic oeuvre (especially publications such as the collection "Partially Covered"). The author explores how visual artistic stimuli, pop culture elements, philosophical considerations and the urban sensibility of a new generation of Croatian authors intertwine in her prose poems. The book "I Am a Saga" delves into the very fabric of language, demonstrating how within the form of a prose poem the boundaries between lyrical, narrative and essayistic discourse are blurred, creating an authentic, contemporary poetic saga. Written in an exceptionally rich, theoretically precise and stylistically recognizable language, this monograph is a valuable contribution to contemporary Croatian literary criticism and an indispensable read for all researchers of recent Croatian poetry, the theory of style and intermediality.