- Ivan Bunić Vučić
Ivan Bunić Vučić (Italian: "Giovanni Serafino Bona") (1591-1658), also known as Dživo Sarov, was a
Croat ian politician and poet from theRepublic of Ragusa .He was born into a large family, he had three brothers and four sisters. He was a member of the Ragusean aristocracy (see
House of Bona ), and he was five times elected asduke of theRepublic of Ragusa .He also wrote poetry in Croatian. His most important work is "Plandovanja", collection of 109 poems which included new motives in
Croatian literature . Only his poem "Mandaljena pokornica" was printed during his life, and is considered a well-versed example ofBaroque style poetry.His complete works were printed in 1849.In 1991 the newly formed
Croatia n government released a commemorative stamp in honor of the "400th anniversary since the birth of Ivan Bunić Vučić." [http://www.phil-net.net/eng/cyber/croatia/19920480.html]ee also
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Republic of Ragusa
*List of notable Ragusans
*Dubrovnik
*Dalmatia
*History of Dalmatia External links
* [http://www.ffzg.hr/infoz/dzs/html/Bunic.htm Poems in Croatian]
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