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Dragutin Milivoj Domjanić | |
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 Domjanić's bust in Strossmayer Square, Zagreb | |
| Born | (1875-09-12)12 September 1875 |
| Died | 7 June 1933(1933-06-07) (aged 57) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Croatian |
| Nationality | Croat |
Dragutin Milivoj Domjanić (Croatian pronunciation:[dragǔtinmilivǒːjdômjanit͡ɕ], 12th September 1875 – 7th June 1933) was aCroatian poet.[1] He is well known for his work of Domjanic and the poems Fala and Popevke sam slagal.
Domjanić was born in Krči (nowAdamovec, Croatia), a village near the town ofSveti Ivan Zelina.[2] Having graduated in law, he served as ajudge in Zagreb and as a counsellor for theBan's Bench. He was a member ofYugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, the president ofMatica hrvatska (1921–1926), and the president of Yugoslav PEN Club.[3] In the struggle between the "old" and the "young" in the framework of CroatianModernism, he sided with the "young".[clarification needed] He versified motifs such as spiritual love, intimacy of the nobility mansions, marquises and cavaliers of the past days. He feared the brutality of the present, mourned the world dying off, and had a negative reaction to new ideas.
Domjanić wrote in his nativeKajkavian dialect.[4] The most notable works of Domjanić are the poem collectionKipci i popevke, and the poems "Fala" and "Popevke sam slagal", the latter two of which were set to music byVlaho Paljetak.[5] Croatian composerIvana Lang also set to music several Domjanić's poems.
All of his poems were written in the Kajkavian literary language of the period, even though his vernacular was the Kajkavian dialect of Adamovec. He also wrote a number of literary accounts and a few prosaic notes.
He is also the author of the lesser-known string puppet playPetrica Kerempuh and the Smart Ass (KajkavianCroatian:Petrica Kerempuh i spametni osel), writing under thepseudonymVujec Grga.[6]
Some of his poetic work has been translated intoEsperanto by Zvonko Rehoriĉ, such asSub suno kaj ombro.[7]
He died inZagreb.
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| Preceded by | President ofMatica hrvatska 1921–1926 | Succeeded by |
