THE PROTESTANT LITERATURE BY BURGENLAND CROATIANS

U članku se govori o pojavi protestantske književnosti među gradišćanskim Hrvatima u drugoj polovici šesnaestog i početkom sedamnaestoga stoljeća. Protestantska književnost gradišćanskih Hrvata započinje zbirkom postila virtemberškog teologa i propovjednika Johannesa Brenza, tiskanoj u Regensburgu 1568. godine, koju su s latinskoga preveli Antun Dalmatin i Štipan Konzul Istranin. Regensburška \u27Postila\u27, objavljena u dva latinička sveska, sadržava nedjeljna evanđelja za čitavu godinu s predgovorima na njemačkom i hrvatskom jeziku. Sljedeće značajno djelo protestantskoga kruga jest hrvatska pjesmarica \u27Dusevne Peszne\u27 Grgura Pythiraeusa Mekinića, tiskana u Sv. Križu (Deutschkreutz, Keresztur) kod Šoprona u dva sveska. Prvi svezak pjesmarice pojavio se 1609. a drugi 1611. godine. Mekinić, koji se smatra "ocem gradišćanskohrvatske književnoumjetničke riječi" i prvim autentičnim književnikom među gradišćanskim Hrvatima, uvrstio je u svoje \u27Dusevne Peszne\u27 prijevode njemačke (pretežito Luterove), mađarske i latinske duhovne poezije, prilagođene gradišćanskohrvatskoj pisanoj tradiciji.The text deals with the appearance of the protestant literature by Burgenland Croatians, during the second half of 16th and in the beginning of 17th century. The protestant literary tradition by Burgenland Croatians dates from the one collection of sermons, called Postilla, written by German theologian and predicant Johannes Brenz from Wittenberg, which was translated from Latin into Croatian by famous protestant writers and publishers Anton Dalmatin and Stipan Konzul Istrijan. Postilla was published on 1568. in Regensburg. The book was edited in two parts and consists of dominical evangelic sermons during whole liturgical year, with German and Croatian prefaces. The second important protestant work was edition of selected Croatian graduals Duševne pesne, by Grgur Pythiraeus Mekinić who was evangelical pastor in Sv. Križ (Deutschkreutz, Keresztur) by Sopron. That song-book also had double part, the first appeared in 1609. and the second in 1611. at place wich was mentioned. Mekinić, who was considered like the "father of Burgenland Croatians literature" and the first "real" writer by Burgenland Croatians, collected in Duševne pesne his Croatian translations and adaptations of church songs, psalms and hymns from various German (almost Lutheran), Hungarian and Latin texts