Brne Karnarutić
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Brne Karnarutić | |
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 A statue of Brne Karnarutić in Zadar | |
| Born | 1515 |
| Died | 1573 (aged 57–58) |
| Nationality | Venetian |
| Occupation | poet |
| Notable work | Vazetje Sigeta grada |
Brne Karnarutić (1515–1573) was a Croatian Renaissance poet. His most famous work was Vazetje Sigeta grada, a historical epic on the Battle of Szigetvár.
Life[edit]
He was born in Zadar, probably in 1515, from an old noble family. After schooling in Zadar he studied law, probably in Padua. He served as a captain in the army of the Republic of Venice, leading a Croatian cavalry squad in the Ottoman–Venetian War (1537–1540).[1] Afterwards he worked as a lawyer in Zadar, where he deceased probably in 1573.
Works[edit]
He adapted Ovid's metamorphosis on Pyramus and Thisbe under the title of Izvrsita ljubav i napokon nemila i nesrićna smrt Pirama i Tizbe (Venice, 1586). Much more famous is Karnarutić's other work - Vazetje Sigeta grada (Venice, 1584), the first Croatian historical epic on the Battle of Szigetvár and the death of Nikola IV Zrinski and courageous defenders of Szigetvár (1566)
References[edit]
- ^ "KARNARUTIĆ, Barne (Krnarutić, Charnarutich, Carnaruti; Brne, Brno, Brnja, Bernardin, Bernardo)" (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
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