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'''Ulderiko Donadini''' (April 8, 1894 – May 10, 1923) was a [[Croatia]]n [[novelist]], [[dramatist]] and [[short story]] writer.
{{Short description|Croatian novelist, dramatist and short story writer}}
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| occupation = [[Writer]], [[Playwright|dramatist]], [[Novelist|novelist]]
| period = 1915–1922
| birth_place = [[Plaški]], [[Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia]], [[Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen|Transleithania]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
| death_place = [[Zagreb]], [[Zagreb Oblast]], [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia|Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]]
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'''Ulderiko Donadini''' (April 8, 1894 – May 10, 1923<ref name="HBL">{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://hbl.lzmk.hr/clanak.aspx?id=5195|title=DONADINI, Ulderiko|encyclopedia=[[Croatian Biographical Lexicon]]|year=1993|publisher=[[Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography]]|language=hr|access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref>) was a [[Croatia]]n [[novelist]], [[dramatist]] and [[short story]] writer.


==Life==
==Life==


He was born in [[Plaški]], a village in [[Karlovac County]], Croatia, to a family originating from [[Italy]] (the Donadinis moved to [[Korčula]] from [[Vicenza]] or [[Mantova]] sometime around 1750). As a result of his father's heavy drinking, the family went bankrupt and his parents divorced, leaving Ulderiko and his siblings (six sisters and one brother) in dire straits. Ulderiko later studied [[biology]] and [[chemistry]] in [[Zagreb]], but left the university without graduating. As a student, he participated in riots and demonstrations directed against [[Slavko Cuvaj]], the [[viceroy]] of [[Croatia-Slavonia]]. After a couple of months in the military hospital, where he faked mental distraction to avoid service, Donadini was finally proclaimed ineligible for the army, enabling him to lead an extravagant life style over the following years. Among his good friends were fellow poets [[Antun Branko Šimić]] and [[August Cesarec]], but he was also influenced by the works of [[Antun Gustav Matoš]], [[Vladimir Čerina]] and [[Miroslav Krleža]]. Up until 1921, when he was diagnosed with [[schizophrenia]], he worked as a school teacher in [[Petrinja]], Zagreb and [[Vinkovci]]. He died in 1923 in a mental hospital in Zagreb, one day after cutting his throat with a razor.
He was born in [[Plaški]],{{sfn|Ređep|1971|p=100}} a village in [[Karlovac County]], Croatia, into a family originating from [[Austrian Italy]], as the Donadinis had moved to [[Korčula]] from [[Vicenza]] or [[Mantua]] sometime around 1750. As a result of his father's heavy drinking, the family went bankrupt and his parents divorced, leaving Ulderiko and his siblings (six sisters and one brother) in dire straits. Ulderiko later studied [[biology]] and [[chemistry]] in [[Zagreb]], but left the university without graduating. As a student, he participated in riots and demonstrations directed against [[Slavko Cuvaj]], the [[viceroy]] of [[Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia|Croatia-Slavonia]]. After a couple of months in the military hospital, where he faked mental distraction to avoid service, Donadini was finally proclaimed ineligible for the army, enabling him to lead an extravagant life style over the following years. Among his good friends were fellow poets [[Antun Branko Šimić]] and [[August Cesarec]], but he was also influenced by the works of [[Antun Gustav Matoš]], [[Vladimir Čerina]] and [[Miroslav Krleža]]. Up until 1921, when he was diagnosed with [[schizophrenia]], he worked as a school teacher in [[Petrinja]], Zagreb and [[Vinkovci]]. He died in 1923 in a mental hospital in Zagreb,{{sfn|Ređep|1971|p=100}} one day after cutting his throat with a razor.


==Writing==
==Writing==
[[File:Kokot 1.jpg|thumb|upright|The first issue of ''Kokot'' was released on August 1, 1916.]]
[[File:Kokot 1.jpg|thumb|upright|The first issue of ''Kokot'', released on August 1, 1916, featured Donadini's essay titled ''Savremena umjetnost'' (Modern Art), now considered the first Croatian expressionist manifesto.{{sfn|Rogić Musa|2011|p=191}}]]
Donadini is best remembered as the editor of the short-lived literary journal ''Kokot'' (1916–1918), in which he introduced [[Expressionism|expressionist]] and [[Avant-garde]] ideas into [[Croatian literature]]. His writing is to be found in other important journals of the period as well, such as ''Savremenik'', ''Vijavica'', ''Obzor'', ''Kritika'' etc. Due to his constant criticism of stable and preferred social institutions that enable the functioning of civil society, Donadini is also considered to be the successor to [[Janko Polić Kamov]]. Some of his most famous short stories are "Đavo gospodina Andrije Petrovića", "Dunja" and "Doktor Kvak".
Donadini is best remembered as the editor of the short-lived literary journal ''Kokot'' (1916–1918), in which he introduced [[Expressionism|expressionist]] and [[Avant-garde]] ideas into [[Croatian literature]]. His writing is to be found in other important journals of the period as well, such as ''Savremenik'', ''Vijavica'', ''Obzor'', ''Kritika'' etc. By his own account, Donadini's work was influenced by [[E. T. A. Hoffmann]], [[Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly|Barbey d'Aurevilly]], [[Edgar Allan Poe|Poe]], and [[Charles Baudelaire|Baudelaire]].{{sfn|Maštrović|1982|p=120}} Due to his constant criticism of stable and preferred social institutions that enable the functioning of civil society, Donadini is also considered to be the successor to [[Janko Polić Kamov]]. Some of his most famous short stories are "Đavo gospodina Andrije Petrovića", "Dunja" and "Doktor Kvak".

Donadini wrote four plays, three of which were published, and two of which have been performed.{{sfn|Maštrović|1982|p=120}} His first play, ''Bezdan'' (1919), adapted from his 1917 novel ''Vijavice'', was enthusiastically received by the audiences, but was condemned by the critics, and even led to accusations of "immorality".{{sfn|Maštrović|1982|p=122}} ''Gogoljeva smrt'' (1921) was his best and most performed play.{{sfn|Maštrović|1982|p=124}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.enciklopedija.hr/natuknica.aspx?id=15894|title=Donadini, Ulderiko|encyclopedia=[[Croatian Encyclopedia]]|publisher=[[Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography]]|language=hr|access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
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*''Kamena s ramena'' (essays and feuilletons, 1917)
*''Kamena s ramena'' (essays and feuilletons, 1917)
*''Bezdan'' (drama, 1919)
*''Bezdan'' (drama, 1919)
*''Gogoljeva smrt'' (drama, 1920)
*''Igračka oluje'' (drama, 1921)
*''Igračka oluje'' (drama, 1921)
*''Kroz šibe'' (novel, 1921)
*''Kroz šibe'' (novel, 1921)
*''Bauk'' (novel, 1922)
*''Bauk'' (novel, 1922)

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Bibliography==
*{{cite journal|url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/100584|title=Ulderiko Donadini kao dramatičar|journal=Dani Hvarskoga kazališta|volume=9|issue=1|year=1982|last=Maštrović|first=Tihomil|pages=120–126|language=hr|format=PDF|access-date=15 October 2020}}
*{{cite book |author-first=Draško |author-last=Ređep |editor-first=Živan |editor-last=Milisavac |date=1971 |title=Jugoslovenski književni leksikon |trans-title=Yugoslav Literary Lexicon |publisher=[[Matica srpska]] |language=sh |location= [[Novi Sad]] ([[Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina|SAP Vojvodina]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|SR Serbia]]) }}
*{{cite journal|url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/174607|title=Utopijska slika svijeta u manifestima Ulderika Donadinija|journal=Nova Croatica|volume=5 [35]|issue=5 [55]|year=2011|last=Rogić Musa|first=Tea|pages=183–201|language=hr|format=PDF|access-date=15 October 2020}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.vjesnik.hr/Pdf/1999/05/10/13A13.PDF Ulderiko Donadini: Književnik i ekscentrik] {{hr icon}}
*[http://www.vjesnik.hr/Pdf/1999/05/10/13A13.PDF Ulderiko Donadini: Književnik i ekscentrik]{{dead link|date=November 2019}} {{in lang|hr}}


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Latest revision as of 16:11, 5 July 2024

Ulderiko Donadini
Born(1894-04-08)April 8, 1894
Plaški, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Transleithania, Austria-Hungary
DiedMay 10, 1923(1923-05-10) (aged 29)
Zagreb, Zagreb Oblast, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
OccupationWriter, dramatist, novelist
Period1915–1922
GenreNovel, drama, song, novella, essay

Ulderiko Donadini (April 8, 1894 – May 10, 1923[1]) was a Croatian novelist, dramatist and short story writer.

Life

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He was born in Plaški,[2] a village in Karlovac County, Croatia, into a family originating from Austrian Italy, as the Donadinis had moved to Korčula from Vicenza or Mantua sometime around 1750. As a result of his father's heavy drinking, the family went bankrupt and his parents divorced, leaving Ulderiko and his siblings (six sisters and one brother) in dire straits. Ulderiko later studied biology and chemistry in Zagreb, but left the university without graduating. As a student, he participated in riots and demonstrations directed against Slavko Cuvaj, the viceroy of Croatia-Slavonia. After a couple of months in the military hospital, where he faked mental distraction to avoid service, Donadini was finally proclaimed ineligible for the army, enabling him to lead an extravagant life style over the following years. Among his good friends were fellow poets Antun Branko Šimić and August Cesarec, but he was also influenced by the works of Antun Gustav Matoš, Vladimir Čerina and Miroslav Krleža. Up until 1921, when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, he worked as a school teacher in Petrinja, Zagreb and Vinkovci. He died in 1923 in a mental hospital in Zagreb,[2] one day after cutting his throat with a razor.

Writing

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The first issue of Kokot, released on August 1, 1916, featured Donadini's essay titled Savremena umjetnost (Modern Art), now considered the first Croatian expressionist manifesto.[3]

Donadini is best remembered as the editor of the short-lived literary journal Kokot (1916–1918), in which he introduced expressionist and Avant-garde ideas into Croatian literature. His writing is to be found in other important journals of the period as well, such as Savremenik, Vijavica, Obzor, Kritika etc. By his own account, Donadini's work was influenced by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Barbey d'Aurevilly, Poe, and Baudelaire.[4] Due to his constant criticism of stable and preferred social institutions that enable the functioning of civil society, Donadini is also considered to be the successor to Janko Polić Kamov. Some of his most famous short stories are "Đavo gospodina Andrije Petrovića", "Dunja" and "Doktor Kvak".

Donadini wrote four plays, three of which were published, and two of which have been performed.[4] His first play, Bezdan (1919), adapted from his 1917 novel Vijavice, was enthusiastically received by the audiences, but was condemned by the critics, and even led to accusations of "immorality".[5] Gogoljeva smrt (1921) was his best and most performed play.[6][7]

Works

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  • Lude priče (short stories, 1915)
  • Sablasti (novel, 1917)
  • Vijavice (novel, 1917)
  • Kamena s ramena (essays and feuilletons, 1917)
  • Bezdan (drama, 1919)
  • Gogoljeva smrt (drama, 1920)
  • Igračka oluje (drama, 1921)
  • Kroz šibe (novel, 1921)
  • Bauk (novel, 1922)

References

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  1. ^ "DONADINI, Ulderiko". Croatian Biographical Lexicon (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. 1993. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b Ređep 1971, p. 100.
  3. ^ Rogić Musa 2011, p. 191.
  4. ^ a b Maštrović 1982, p. 120.
  5. ^ Maštrović 1982, p. 122.
  6. ^ Maštrović 1982, p. 124.
  7. ^ "Donadini, Ulderiko". Croatian Encyclopedia (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

Bibliography

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