| Abstrakt: |
Andrej Čorba (Csorba) was born on September 17. 1770 in Chmeľov. He studied at the Prešov College and for a while also studied as a painter in Vienna. As a priest, he worked in the church choir in Žehňa. He worked in Hanušovce nad Topľou from 1821 until his death in 1845. Andrej Čorba is one of the personalities who contributed to the cultural development of his region with his spiritual and literary activities. Thanks to his literary talent, an extraordinary chronicle in verse was created, mapping the complex events connected with cholera, which he captured as an eyewitness, and for this reason, his work has an irreplaceable narrative value. It is unique written in verses. The manuscript is one of the first historical documents written in the Šariš dialect. From a linguistic point of view, this chronicle represents an interesting structure combining several forms of language, which results from the intentionality of the text (its focus on a wide readership), the dominant documentation function, but also secondary enlightening, aesthetic and ethical functions, while the author himself cannot be forgotten and bilingualism influenced by his East Slovak origin and evangelical confession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
