Marin Držić
Marin Držić | |
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Born | 1508 Republic of Ragusa (now Croatia) |
Died | May 2, 1567 Republic of Venice | (aged 58–59)
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Croatian |
Period | Renaissance |
Marin Držić (Croatian pronunciation: [mâriːn dř̩ːʒitɕ]; also Marino Darza or Marino Darsa; 1508 – 2 May 1567) was a Croatian[1][2][3][4][5] writer from Republic of Ragusa. He is considered to be one of the finest Renaissance playwrights and prose writers of Croatian literature.
Life
Držić was born into a large and affluent family. He had six sisters and five brothers.[6]
He was trained and ordained as a priest in Dubrovnik. Marin's uncle was another famous author
There, he became an acquaintance of Austrian adventurer Christoph Rogendorf, who was at odds with the court of
He died suddenly in Venice on 2 May 1567.[6] He was buried in the Church of St. John and Paul.
Works
Držić's works cover many fields:
His comedies are among the best in European Renaissance literature.[citation needed] As with other great comedy writers like Lope de Vega, Ben Jonson or Molière, Držić's comedies are full of exuberant life and vitality, celebrating love, liberty and sincerity and mocking avarice, egoism and petty tyrants; both in the family and in the state. His best-known comedies include:
- Pomet (1548 or 1553) - some historiographers argue that Pomet is indeed Marin's oldest play, his debut, while others disagree. The fact that it is lost makes it harder to classify it.
- Novela od Stanca (1550)
- Dundo Maroje (1551 or 1556) - arguably Marin's most famous play. It was also played in some international theatres.
- Skup (1554) - thematically similar to Plautus' Aulularia and Molière's The Miser
Legacy
Since its independence Croatia has awarded the
See also
References
- ^ Comparative Literature. Vol. 11–12. University of Oregon. 1959. p. 347.
- ISBN 0863569595.
- ISBN 978-0070791695.
- ^ Kudělka, Viktor (1983). Malý labyrint literatury: Pro čtenáře od 12 let. Albatros. p. 125.
- ISBN 1860111920.
- ^ a b c d Živojin Boškov (1971). Živan Milisavac (ed.). Jugoslovenski književni leksikon [Yugoslav Literary Lexicon] (in Serbo-Croatian). Novi Sad (SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia): Matica srpska. p. 106.
- ^ Year of Marin Držić Archived 10 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Držić's Year Archived 20 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "SCENA VIDRA" (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Hrvatski jezični portal". hjp.znanje.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.