Stipan Blažetin
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István Blazsetin (Hercegszántó
, Hungary
, October 24, 1941 – Pécs
, Hungary, March 4, 2001) was a Croatian
writer, cultural worker and pedagogue
from Hungary
. According to some authors, he is considered to be a Croatian writer from Vojvodina
, Serbia
. He wrote poetry, novels and children's literature. Blažetin was an important collector of oral literature
heritage of the Pomurje Croats.
As a worker in education, he was an important author of workbooks, audio textbooks, and teaching manuals. He was a member of the Croatian Writers Society. Blažetin wrote poetry for children in the Croatian language..
He was the father of the Croatian poet Stjepan Blažetin
. The policy at that time dictated only Hungarian names could be used, so they are both shown as "István" in Hungarian documents.
Some of his poetry entered an antology of Croatian poetry in Hungary, 1945-2000. Rasuto biserje (ed.: Stjepan Blažetin
).
His works became the part of the antology Pjesništvo Hrvata u Mađarskoj = Poemaro de kroatoj en Hungario (Poetry of Croats in Hungary) (ed.: Đuro Vidmarović, Marija Belošević and Mijo Karagić).
Hercegszántó
Hercegszántó is a village in the Bács-Kiskun county of Hungary, famous for being the birthplace of footballer Flórián Albert....
, 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...
, October 24, 1941 – Pécs
Pécs
Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county...
, Hungary, March 4, 2001) was a Croatian
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....
writer, cultural worker and pedagogue
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
from 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...
. According to some authors, he is considered to be a Croatian writer from Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. He wrote poetry, novels and children's literature. Blažetin was an important collector of oral literature
Oral literature
Oral literature corresponds in the sphere of the spoken word to literature as literature operates in the domain of the written word. It thus forms a generally more fundamental component of culture, but operates in many ways as one might expect literature to do...
heritage of the Pomurje Croats.
Biography
He lived and worked in Hungarian town of Tótszerdahely (Serdahel).As a worker in education, he was an important author of workbooks, audio textbooks, and teaching manuals. He was a member of the Croatian Writers Society. Blažetin wrote poetry for children in the Croatian language..
He was the father of the Croatian poet Stjepan Blažetin
Stjepan Blažetin
Blazsetin István is a Croatian poet, literature critic, literature historian and literature theorist, translator and anthologist from Hungary. He translates literary works from Hungarian to the Croatian language.- Biography :Stjepan Blažetin is the son of the Croatian poet from Hungary, Stipan...
. The policy at that time dictated only Hungarian names could be used, so they are both shown as "István" in Hungarian documents.
Works
- Srce na dlanu, poetry, 1981
- Bodoljaši, a novel for the children, 1986
- Tralala, tralala, propjevala svirala, poetry for children, 1990
- Korenje
- Lirske narodne pjesme pomurskih Hrvata u Totszerdahelyju, Kajkavsko-čakavsko razmeđe, Kajkavski zbornik. Izlaganja na znanstvenim skupovima u Zlataru 1970-1974., Narodno sveučilište "Ivan Goran Kovačić", Zlatar, 1974. p. 117-123 (a collection of folk oral poetry)
Some of his poetry entered an antology of Croatian poetry in Hungary, 1945-2000. Rasuto biserje (ed.: Stjepan Blažetin
Stjepan Blažetin
Blazsetin István is a Croatian poet, literature critic, literature historian and literature theorist, translator and anthologist from Hungary. He translates literary works from Hungarian to the Croatian language.- Biography :Stjepan Blažetin is the son of the Croatian poet from Hungary, Stipan...
).
His works became the part of the antology Pjesništvo Hrvata u Mađarskoj = Poemaro de kroatoj en Hungario (Poetry of Croats in Hungary) (ed.: Đuro Vidmarović, Marija Belošević and Mijo Karagić).