Ivan Gundulić
Dživo Franov Gundulić (Italian: Gianfrancesco Gondola; 8 January 1589 – 8 December 1638), better known today as Ivan Gundulić, was the most prominent Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa (now in Croatia). He is regarded as the Croatian national poet. His work embodies central characteristics of Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation: religious fervor, insistence on "vanity of this world" and zeal in opposition to "infidels". Gundulić's major works—the epic poem Osman, the pastoral play Dubravka, and the religious poem Tears of the Prodigal Son (based on the Parable of the Prodigal Son) are examples of Baroque stylistic richness and, frequently, rhetorical excess.
Ivan Gundulić | |
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| Born | Dživo Franov Gundulić 8 January 1589 Dubrovnik, Republic of Ragusa (modern-day Croatia) |
| Died | December 8, 1638 (aged 49) Dubrovnik, Republic of Ragusa (modern-day Croatia) |
| Pen name | Ivan Gundulić (from 19th century on) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Citizenship | Republic of Ragusa |
| Period | Baroque |
| Notable works | Tears of the Prodigal Son, Osman, Dubravka |
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