Female characters in the works of August Šenoa as a representation of the ideal woman of the 19th century

Rad Ženski likovi Augusta Šenoe kao predodžba idealne žene 19. stoljeća bavi se analizom Šenoinih književnih junakinja iz romana: Zlatarovo zlato, Branka i Prijan Lovro. Proučava se moralno-didaktična svrha navedenih romana, odnos koji je Šenoa pokušao uspostaviti s čitateljskom publikom kao i društvene norme i položaj žena u 19. stoljeću u Hrvatskoj i svijetu. U obzir se uzimaju njegove programatske ideje, ali i društveno-politička i književna klima u vrijeme preporodnih ideja te za vrijeme druge polovice 19. stoljeća. Zaključujemo da se Šenoa u ocrtavanju svojih junakinja vodio idealiziranom slikom žene kao dobre majke, supruge i kućanice. Antijunakinje su prikazane u suprotnostima s društvenim normama 19. stoljeća. Idealne žene često je prikazivao kao idealne Hrvatice, a antijunakinje su često bile strankinje, takva književnost trebala je biti zanimljiva i poučna mladim hrvatskim naraštajima.The paper Ženski likovi Augusta Šenoe kao predodžba idealne žene 19. stoljeća deals with the analysis of Šenoa's literary heroines from the novels: Zlatarovo zlato, Branka and Prijan Lovro. It examines the moral-didactic purpose of these novels, the relationship that Šenoa tried to establish with the readership as well as social norms and the position of women in the 19th century in Croatia and in the world. His programmatic ideas are taken into account, as well as the socio-political and literary climate during the Renaissance and during the second half of the 19th century. We conclude that Šenoa in outlining his heroines was guided by the idealized image of a woman as a good mother, wife and housewife. Antiheroes are portrayed in opposition to 19th century social norms. He often portrayed ideal women as ideal Croats, and anti-heroines were often foreigners, such literature was supposed to be interesting and instructive to young Croatian generations