NAPOLEON ŠPUN-STRIŽIĆ IN THE CIRCLE OF ALMANAC ''MÁJ''

Abstract

Croat Napoleon Špun-Strižić was the only foreigner who has been published in the Czech almanac «Máj» (1858-1862), and his feuilletons in «Neven» were first significant contributions to the reception of «májovci» in Croatia. Author analyzes Špuns literary and journalistic work of during his stay in Prague (1857 – 1860), with special references to Špuns role in the mediation of contemporary Czech literature and culture in Croatian literary periodicals and his position in the circle of young Czech writers gathered around the almanac "Máj".

Keywords

• Napoleon Špun-Strižić
• Vitězslav Hálek
• Almanac ''Máj''
• Croatian-Czech literary relations