Petar Pekić
Encyclopedia
Petar Pekić was Croatian historian, Slavist
and writer
from Bácska, southern Hungary
.
The quality of his works opened him the place in the Geza Kikić's antology of prose
and poetry of Bunjevci
Croats
.
Petar Pekić was also important person in politics. As Bunjevci Croat from southern Hungary, he participated on the Paris Peace Conference
on September 22, 1919 as a part of Bunjevci
Croats
mission.
Slavistics
Slavic studies or Slavistics is the academic field of area studies concerned with Slavic areas, Slavic languages, literature, history, and culture. Originally, a Slavist or Slavicist was primarily a linguist or philologist who researches Slavistics, a Slavic or Slavonic scholar...
and writer
Croatian literature
Croatian literature is a definition given to the compilation of novels, dramas, short stories, poems and other various work of written kind entirely attributed to the medieval and modern culture of the Croats and the Croatian language....
from Bácska, southern Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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The quality of his works opened him the place in the Geza Kikić's antology of prose
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
and poetry of Bunjevci
Bunjevci
Bunjevci are a South Slavic community and ethnic group living mostly in the Bačka region of Serbia and southern Hungary...
Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
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Petar Pekić was also important person in politics. As Bunjevci Croat from southern Hungary, he participated on the Paris Peace Conference
Paris Peace Conference, 1919
The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers following the armistices of 1918. It took place in Paris in 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 32 countries and nationalities...
on September 22, 1919 as a part of Bunjevci
Bunjevci
Bunjevci are a South Slavic community and ethnic group living mostly in the Bačka region of Serbia and southern Hungary...
Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
mission.
Works
- translations
- VoltaireVoltaireFrançois-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
: Moj boravak u Berlinu, 1951.
- historical
- Povijest oslobođenja Vojvodine, Grafika, Subotica, 1939
- Vae victis : ili pobijanje kritike dra Dušana Popovića i Vase Stajića, Subotica, 1930
- Propast Austro-Ugarske Monarhije : i postanak nasljednih država, Grafika, Subotica, 1937
- Povijest Hrvata u Vojvodini : od najstarijih vremena do 1929. godine, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 1930
Sources
- Geza Kikić: Antologija proze bunjevačkih Hrvata, Matica Hrvatska, Zagreb, 1971
- Geza Kikić: Antologija poezije bunjevačkih Hrvata, Matica Hrvatska, Zagreb, 1971