Judita

work by Marulić

Also known as: “Istoria sfete udovice Judit u versih harvacchi slozena”(Show More)

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Marko Marulić's Judita is a significant work in Croatian literature, written in 1501 and published in 1521. This epic poem, composed in Croatian verse, tells the story of the biblical heroine Judith. Marulić used her example to inspire his people during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire. The work is considered the first printed Croatian literary work and was instrumental in elevating the Croatian vernacular to the status of a literary language, blending classical and Italian literary influences with Croatian poetic traditions.12

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Croatian literature
…Croatian Verses,” usually known as Judita), a plea for the national struggle against the Ottoman Empire; Hanibal Lucić, author of Robinja (“The Slave Girl”), the first South Slav secular play; Marin Držić, who wrote pastoral dramas and comedies portraying Renaissance Dubrovnik (his comedy Dundo Maroje, first performed about 1551, played
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…Croatian Verses,” usually known as Judita), a plea for the national struggle against the Ottoman Empire; Hanibal Lucić, author of Robinja (“The Slave Girl”), the first South Slav secular play; Marin Držić, who wrote pastoral dramas and comedies portraying Renaissance Dubrovnik (his comedy Dundo Maroje, first performed about 1551, played
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Marko Marulić
…most important vernacular poem was Istoria sfete udovice Judit u versih harvacchi slozena (written 1501 and published in 1521; “The History of the Holy Widow Judith Composed in Croatian Verses”). The first printed Croatian literary work, Judita is an epic in six cantos in which Marulić sought by the example…
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…most important vernacular poem was Istoria sfete udovice Judit u versih harvacchi slozena (written 1501 and published in 1521; “The History of the Holy Widow Judith Composed in Croatian Verses”). The first printed Croatian literary work, Judita is an epic in six cantos in which Marulić sought by the example…
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