‘Homelie’ by Šime Starčević

Šime Starčević (1784.-1859.) djelovao je kao gramatičar, polemičar, prosvjetiteljski i vjerski pisac. U njegovu radu razvidna su dva razdoblja; u vrijeme Napoleonove Ilirije prevladava gramatičarski rad (Nova ricsoslovica iliricska vojnicskoj mladosti krajicsnoj poklonjena; Nova ricsoslovica iliricsko–francezka, obje tiskane u Trstu 1812.), a u drugom prevladava polemičarski te prosvjetiteljsko vjerski rad. Knjiga Homelie iliti tumačenje S. Evangjelja iz 1850. godine pripada drugom razdoblju. U radu se govori o doprinosu Šime Starčevića hrvatskoj homiletici. Promatra se struktura homilija, pristup temi, oblikovanje teksta, funkcionalnost te jezične značajke homilija.Šime Starčević (1784-1859) was a grammarian, polemicist, enlightenment and religious writer. In his work two periods can be identified: at the time of Napoleon’s Illyria his grammar work is prevalent (he wrote two books, both were printed in Trieste in 1812), and in the second period his polemic and enlightenment-religious work prevails. The book Homilies or Interpretation of the Gospel from 1850 belongs to the second period. This work deals with the contribution of Šime Starčević to Croatian homiletics. The author analyses the structure of the homilies, approach to the topic, shaping of text, functionality and linguistic feature of the homilies