Varaždin literary circle

The Varaždin literary circle or Croatian-Kajkavian literary circle (Serbo-Croatian: Varaždinski litararni krug; Hrvatskokajkavski književni krug) was a literary group which emerged at the end of the 16th century in Varaždin. The framework of the Varaždin literary circle had four members. One of them was a Roman Catholic vicar Antun Vramec while other members were writers Ivanuš Pergošić, Blaž Škrinjarić and Blaž Antilović. The arrival of Antun Vramec to Varaždin marked the emerging of the Varaždin literary circle. Some members of this literary circle were the first authors who wrote or published texts in Kajkavian dialect of Croatian language.

The forerunner of this literary circle was Protestant preacher Mihajlo Bučić. Some sources include Bučić as member of this literary circle. The Varaždin literary circle followed the line of contemporary European literary and theological societies. The Varaždin literary circle was careful not to show any simpathies toward Protestant Reformation. In his works Vramec deliberately used simple language spoken by the population of Slavonia, to suppress the books published by Protestants.

Further reading

• Ivan Zvonar: Varaždinski književni krug u drugoj polovini šesnaestog stoljeća : u povodu objavljivanja pretiska Decretuma Ivanuša Pergošića u redakciji dr. Zvonimira Bartolića. Varaždinski književni zbornik. Varaždin, 2005. (9) 227-249.
• Denis Peričić: Varaždinski književni krug, Susreti, Hrvatsko Zagorje