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The Hidden Author: Forms of Authors' "I" at the Early Modern Front Pages

The aim of this essay is to investigate three aspects of authorial practices in the 18th century. First, could the author’s name alone authorize the contents of the early modern religious books published in Croatian vernacular ; in this context, the models for placing the author’s name on the title page will be investigated. Second, was the title page the place where author’s “I” hunted for recognition ; in this perspective it will be shown that instead on the title page, reserved for saints and patrons, the author's “I“ could spoke in prefaces and dedications. Third, was the book which is today considered anonymous, thus unauthorized, also anonymous for the literary community in the time when it was published.

author; authorization; religious vernacular books; paratextuality

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