Hanibal Lucić (Croatian pronunciation: [xǎnibal lûtsitɕ]) or Annibale Lucio (c. 1485 – 14 December 1553) was a Croatian Renaissance poet and playwright, author of the first secular drama in Croatian.[1][2]
Hanibal Lucić | |
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 Portrait of Hanibal Lucić | |
| Born | 1485 Hvar, Republic of Venice |
| Died | 14 December 1553 (aged 68) Venice, Republic of Venice |
| Occupation | Poet, playwright |
| Period | Renaissance |
| Literary movement | Renaissance |
| Notable works | Robinja Jur nijedna na svit vila |
Biography edit
He was born to a Dalmatian noble family of Antun and Goja in Hvar, where he spent most of his life. Early in his youth, he was a judge and later became a lawyer of the Hvar municipality.[3] As a witness of the Hvar Rebellion in 1510, he was forced to flee to Trogir and Split as he resisted the demands of the commoners.[4] He had a disparaging stance towards the lower rebel peasantry, referring to them as "a bunch who have no thought".[citation needed]
His early literary work became associated with the translations of Ovid's work (Croatian:"iz latinske odiće svukavši u našu harvacku priobukal"[5]). His writings are primarily recorded to be written in the Southern Čakavian dialect. He wrote the drama (Robinja, the first South Slavic secular-themed play.[6] His love poetry was influenced by Francesco Petrarca,[7] but the Croatian folklore is also included in his work. His admiration towards the feminine figure plays an important role in most of his poems.
He was prone to self-criticism and had most of his work burned; the rest was salvaged and later published by his son Antonij.[4] A collection of his work was published in 1556 (Skladanja).[3]
References edit
- ^ Greene, Roland; Cushman, Stephen (2016). The Princeton Handbook of World Poetries. Princeton University Press. p. 136. ISBN 9781400880638.
- ^ Guldescu, Stanko (1970). The Croatian-Slavonian Kingdom: 1526–1792. The Hague: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 280. ISBN 9783110881622.
- ^ a b Thomas, David; Chestworth, John A., eds. (2015). Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 7 Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and South America (1500-1600). BRILL. p. 355. ISBN 9789004298484.
- ^ a b "Hanibal Lucić". hrt.hr. Croatian radiotelevision. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008.
- ^ "Poezija". Archived from the original on November 8, 2010.
- ^ Isakovic, Zlatko (2019). Identity and Security in Former Yugoslavia. Routledge. p. 59. ISBN 9781351733502.
- ^ McDonald, Gordon C. (1973). Area Handbook for Yugoslavia. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 179.
External links edit
- Hanibal Lucić, životopis (in Croatian)