Pjesme

This 1963 edition from the library of Matica Hrvatska is a key book for understanding and studying the oeuvre of one of the greatest Croatian poets, Vladimir Vidrić. Literary historian and translator Nada Pavičić-Spalatin has expertly edited this collection and accompanied it with a detailed and inspired afterword that valorizes Vidrić's poetry in the context of European and Croatian impressionism and symbolism.

Although he published only one collection during his lifetime (1907), Vidrić's small but anthological poetry – sprinkled with motifs from ancient mythology, historical landscapes and Slavic folklore – is distinguished by its exceptional density of expression, picturesqueness and lyricism. The comparative edition from Matica Hrvatska provides an insight into the full splendor of his verse-writing skills, offering readers and the professional public an indispensable source for studying the roots of modern Croatian lyric poetry.