Brne Karnarutić

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Brne Karnarutić
Brne Krnarutic.jpg
A statue of Brne Karnarutić in Zadar
Born1515 (1515)
Zadar, Venetian Republic
Died1573 (aged 57–58)
NationalityVenetian
Occupationpoet
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[]

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[]

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[]

  1. ^ "KARNARUTIĆ, Barne (Krnarutić, Charnarutich, Carnaruti; Brne, Brno, Brnja, Bernardin, Bernardo)" (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
Cover of the first edition of Vazetje Sigeta grada, Venice, 1584

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