https://doi.org/10.32798/zl.1219
Postcards from Moslavina belong to the rich oeuvre of professor Josip Badalić, a Slavist, literary historian, travel writer, and founder of the Department of Russian Literature Studies at the University of Zagreb. In these the author records cultural, historical, linguistic and economic particularities of his homeland, travelling along it in search of his star. The hybrid nature of the travelogue as a linguistic form is reflected in the lexis and style of Postcards from Moslavina - from the dialect lexicon, rich toponymy and original expressions for specific terms to reflections on foreign linguistic influences. The meaning and etymology of selected lexemes is presented in a scientifically objective, relevant and reasoned manner, all the while showing a finely woven sense of belonging and warm affection. Dynamic storytelling is interspersed with lyrical passages and informative sidenotes, reflected both in the multi-layered nature of the lexis and particularity of the style - on the one side rich in meticulously objective details of images, photographs (or illustrations) as one of the typical constitutive elements of the face of a postcard, and on the other a prototypically more or less subjective narrative intended for the recipient – the reader of Postcards from Moslavina.
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