Etnological and Folkloristic Contributions of Jakov Volčič to Novice from 1951-1881 ; Iz etnološkega in folklorističnega dela Jakoba Volčiča, objevljenoga v Novicah 1851-1881

Jakov Volčič (1815-1888), a Slovene priest who lived in Croatian part of Istria, published in Slovenian journals especially in the central journal Novice, data on folk traditions and life of Croats in Istra. His work can be categorized in two groups: 1. publications of folk material (language, literature, customs and games, and folk beliefs); 2. descriptions of interethnic relations which included data on economic and social position od Slaves (Croats and Slovenes), and their relation with governing non-Slavs (Italians) Volčič's understanding of folk traditions and life in Istria is determined by two major values: nationality nad piety. His perception of folk life is also manifested in two ways: on one hand: by collecting folklore he searched for Slovene national spirit (being influenced by romanticism); on the other hand by adding realistic comments to collect folk proverbs, he pointed to social context and some basic truths of folk life of the time. (For instance, the proverb: "The sun shines on Saturdays for the poor ones" is followed by Volčič's comment ".so that they can wash their clothes on Sunday" - underlined by J.F.) ; Jakob Volčič (1815-1888), slovenski duhovnik v hrvaški Istri, je v slovenskem časopisju, predvsem v osrednjem časopisu Novice (1851-1881), objavljal gradivo iz ljudskega izročila in in življenja Hrvatov v Istri. Njegovo delo lahko v grobem delimo na: - objavljivanje folklornega gradiva: ljudski jezik, ljudsko slovstvo, šege in igre, ljudsko verovanje; -prikazovanje interetničkih razmerij in s tem tudi gospodarskega in družbenega položaja Slovanov (Hrvatov in Slovencev) in njim vladajočih neslovanov (Italijanov). Volčičeva recepcija ljudskega izročila in življenja v Istri poteka v okviru dveh glavnih vrednot, to je narodnosti in vernosti, in je dvojno naravnana:na eni strani išče slovesnkega narodnega duha (pobude za zbiranje so romantično nadihnjene), na drugi pa že z nastavki realističnega opisa (s pritegovanjem konteksta) prikaže neko prvino.