Vijenac

Infobox Magazine
title = Vijenac


image_size = 230px
image_caption = Cover of the 28 February 2008 issue
editor = Ivica Matičević
editor_title = Editor
staff_writer =
frequency = Biweekly
circulation = 5,000
category = Literature, Arts, Science
company = Matica hrvatska
publisher = Igor Zidić
firstdate = December 1993
country = flag|Croatia
based = Zagreb
language = Croatian
website = [http://www.matica.hr/Vijenac/ www.matica.hr/vijenac]
issn = 1330-2787

"Vijenac" (English: "The Wreath") is a biweekly magazine for literature, art and science, established in December 1993 and published by "Matica hrvatska", the central national cultural institution in Croatia.

Historical background

The magazine is seen as the direct descendant of the "Vienac" literary magazine.

"Vienac" was published by Matica hrvatska, the central national cultural institution of Croatia. It gathered the best Croatian writers and poets of the second half of the 19th century. It was published from 1869 to 1903 and from 1993 till today.

It was created in 1869 to "delight and educate" ("zabavi i pouci"). Prominent cultural figures were editors-in-chief. In the first year, the magazine was managed by Đuro Deželić, then by Ivan Perkovac, Milivoj Dežman, Franjo Marković and Vjekoslav Klaić.

"Vienac" soon became the main Croatian literary magazine of the second half of the 19th century, especially when it was managed by the greatest Croatian writer of the time, August Šenoa, from 1874 until his death in 1881. It is a showcase of the big literary names of the period. For example, Ksaver Šandor Gjalski published his first short story there in 1884. "Vijenac" also published translations of works by Zola, Daudet and Turgenev. From 1890 to 1896, it was edited by Josip Pasarić, a major critic of Croatian realism.

Both the content and the illustrations were on the level of the contemporary European literary magazines. "Vienac" was the only edition of Matica Ilirska (the Illyrian Matica) until Matica was restructured in 1874. After that, it was published by a printing company. It died out in 1903.

Vijenac today

After its revival in 1993, "Vijenac" soon regained its prestige status as a prominent literary and arts publication. However, in late 1998 a group of top contributors (including the then editor-in-chief, Andrea Zlatar) left "Vienac" and established "Zarez". "Vijenac" continued publishing with a new editorial staff, but its readership numbers grew scarce and it barely survives today on government support, with an estimated circulation of 5,000 copies.

ee also

* Matica hrvatska
* Zarez
* Novi Plamen

External links

*hr icon [http://www.matica.hr/Vijenac/ "Vijenac" homepage at "Matica hrvatska" official website]

References