ZAGREB, April 17 (Hina) - The second edition of the monograph on Marko Marulic was published and presented in Zagreb last week on the occasion of the 550th anniversary of the birth of the father of the Croatian literature. The author
of the monograph is Mirko Tomasovic, a professor at the Zagreb Faculty of Philosophy. The publishers are the "Erasmus" publishing house and the Literary Circle of Split. Marko Marulic, born in 1450 and died in 1524 in Split, was a judge and lawyer. He gained reputation as a humanist and man-of-letters among Croats and the Renaissance Europe. His works in the Latin language, that were mostly moralistic, were translated into many European languages and had numerous editions. Some forty years ago, Marulic's epic "Devidias" was discovered in the National Library in Turin. Marulic's bests, works, however, are his verses in the Croatian language such as t
ZAGREB, April 17 (Hina) - The second edition of the monograph on
Marko Marulic was published and presented in Zagreb last week on the
occasion of the 550th anniversary of the birth of the father of the
Croatian literature.
The author of the monograph is Mirko Tomasovic, a professor at the
Zagreb Faculty of Philosophy. The publishers are the "Erasmus"
publishing house and the Literary Circle of Split.
Marko Marulic, born in 1450 and died in 1524 in Split, was a judge
and lawyer. He gained reputation as a humanist and man-of-letters
among Croats and the Renaissance Europe.
His works in the Latin language, that were mostly moralistic, were
translated into many European languages and had numerous
editions.
Some forty years ago, Marulic's epic "Devidias" was discovered in
the National Library in Turin.
Marulic's bests, works, however, are his verses in the Croatian
language such as the work "Judita" in which he called on his fellow
citizens to defend themselves from the Turks.
This year also sees the anniversary of Judita, since Marulic
completed this famous canto 500 years ago.
The monograph on Marulic contains the "Curriculum Vitae",
Marulic's Latin works, Croatian verses, "Judita", translations,
and his prose works in Croatia. At the end there are summaries of the
monograph in Italian, French, German and English.
The two anniversaries relating to this great man will be also marked
by the unveiling of a monument to Marulic in Zagreb next week.
The two-and-half-tonne heavy bronze monument has been made by a
sculptor, Vlado Radas, and already placed in the Marulic Square in
the Croatian capital.
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