"His Spirit is the Nearest to the Spirit of Nation" - from Palmoti？ to Voltaire

Sa？etak The first procedure is to compare the existing determinations of the notion of homeland in the Croatian language and in the relation with the other european languages. This comparison induces the proportions of scientific and general notions with the comprehension of readings from the past. In the focus is the oeuvre of Junije Palmoti？, included in the criticism of the ？modern？ position of the notion of the nation (with remarks of Henfried Münckler and Caspar Hirchi), especially when contrast with Mme de Sta？l, Montesquieu and Voltaire. Palmoti？’s oeuvre is for Croatian literature that Voltaire is for the French literature. A contrastive reading of papers of B. Vodnik, W. Potthoff, R. Bogi？i？, N. Batu？i？, V. Bogi？i？, F. Ferluga-Petronio, D. Fali？evac and D. Mrde？a Antonina gives the clearer conception of the nation spirit in the ancient croatian literature. The application of the key notions on Palmoti？’s play Pavlimir reveals the active relations of the epoch to the concept of homeland and nation