University of Split. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split. Department of Croatian Language and Literature.
Abstract
Usmena književnost omogućuje prijenos cjelokupnoga iskustva jednoga naroda. Ona prenosi misli i osjećaje narodnoga stihotvorca koji zapravo govori u ime svoje društvene zajednice u određenom vremenu. Ovaj se rad bavi usmeno-kniževnim primjerima sela Gizdavaca u splitskom zaleđu, kao i primjerima većih hrvatskih gradova Splita i Zadra. Prvi dio rada vezan je uz običaje sela Gizdavca pri čemu se prikazuju narodni običaji vezani uz proslavu najvećih katoličkih blagdana, ali i primjeri usmene poezije. Ta je poezija služila kako bi se njome izrazili ljubavni osjećaji, ali i mišljenje o društvu, ratu, braku, obitelji. Najviše je onih koji su prožeti osjećajem tuge zbog rastanka zaljubljenih. Drugi dio rada bavi se predajom o nastanku grada Splita kao i o nekim običajima toga grada koji imaju veliku tradicijsku vrijednost. Posljednji dio rada odnosi se na epsko pjesništvo zadarskoga područja kojim su ljudi izražavali težinu Domovinskoga rata, ali i kritički odnos prema životu društva u prvoj polovici dvadesetoga stoljeća, koje je često bilo prožet i satiričkim tonom.Oral literature enables the transfer of the entire experience of a nation. It conveys thoughts and feelings of folk poet who actually speaks on behalf of the community in a certain time. This Graduate Thesis possesses oral examples of village Gizdavac which is situated near Split, and big Croatian cities Split and Zadar. The first part of the Thesis is about folk customs of Gizdavac in which are shown customs associated with celebration of the greatest Catholic holidays, but there are also examples of oral poetry. This poetry was used to express feelings of love but also the opinion of society, war, marriage, family. Most of the examples are imbued with a sense of sadness because of the separation of young people in love. The second part deals with the story of the founding of the city of Split as well as some of the customs of the city that have great traditional value. The last part of this Graduate Thesis refers to epic poetry of the Zadar area in which people express the weight of The Croatian War of Independence, but also critical opinion about society infused with satirical tone