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Dimitrija Demeter

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appears. Demeter used 10-syllable verse and 12-syllable verse to avoid monotonous routine of traditional folk songs while emphasizing characterization and strong characters of the main heroes and their passion. Instead of narrative epic tendency he gives to his poems a strong dramatic characteristics
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styling on the battle between good and evil where at the end the good always prevails. This type of Demeter's poems in many of his works, both by verse and rhyme, announces the most important literary work in Croatian literature of the time: the epic poem
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as the primary municipal cemetery, his remains were moved to Mirogoj several years later, where they are still kept today. His bust decorates the yard of Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.
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The Religious Roots of Linguistic Nationalism Y. Kakridis - The Historical Review/La Revue Historique, 2009
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Demeter began his literary career writing Greek poetry from a very early age. He wrote his first drama "
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neighborhood. Upon the closure of most old cemeteries in Zagreb in the 1870s and the designation of
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Siatistian Memories, Λεύκωμα Συλλόγου Σιατιστέων Θεσσαλονίκης, Salonika 1972 (in Greek)
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Ivana Živančević-Sekeruš (January 1992). "Croatian Writers in the Byronic Mould".
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founded the permanent theatre, Demeter was appointed as both its manager and its
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dealt through his participation in many patriotic pamphlets, most notably the
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and Croatia was of extreme significance. He was also editor or various
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Demeter's main spiritual vision emphasizes on the general problems of
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in 1845. Among Demeter's poems a special place also takes his
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Demeter died in Zagreb on 24 June 1872 and since he was a
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Dimitrija Demeter was also one of the founders of the
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When the 8: 584:was established which stood until nowadays. 357:He was born in a wealthy merchant family of 371: 363: 329:called the Illyrian people by imposing the 309:; 21 July 1811 – 24 June 1872) was a 128: 117: 694:National and University Library in Zagreb 491:One of his most known works is his early 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 890:19th-century dramatists and playwrights 806:"Zatvaranje starih zagrebačkih groblja" 639: 580:. 35 years after his death, in 1907, 7: 44:adding citations to reliable sources 860:Croatian dramatists and playwrights 335:Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb 14: 810:Povijest - Početak gradnje arkada 855:Croatian people of Greek descent 812:(in Croatian). Zagreb Holding - 656:Jugoslovenski književni leksikon 591:he was originally buried at the 280: 20: 870:People of the Illyrian movement 424:. He also wrote short stories, 361:origin. His parents Theodoros ( 337:. His political activism for a 31:needs additional citations for 1: 550:The Death of Smail-aga Čengić 696:. 2011-07-22. Archived from 885:19th-century Croatian poets 875:Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery 662:] (in Serbo-Croatian). 911: 725:The Modern Language Review 518:interweave: the motive of 506:where according to legend 466:of patriotic orientation: 895:19th-century male writers 660:Yugoslav Literary Lexicon 613:Vienna Literary Agreement 582:Demeter's award for drama 570:Croatian National Theatre 372: 364: 339:Croatian national revival 321:, short story writer and 298: 279: 127: 456:Dramatička pokušenja II. 761:Walter Puchner (2004). 504:Battle of Grobnik field 452:Dramatička pokušenja I. 510:defeated the invading 472:Südslavische Zeitung 301:, sometimes spelled 252:Romantic nationalism 40:improve this article 865:Croatian male poets 850:Writers from Zagreb 574:Croatian Parliament 526:. 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