- Junije Palmotić
Junije Palmotić, (also "Giustino Palmotta";
1607 -1657 ) was a Croatianbaroque writer, nobleman, and dramatist fromRepublic of Ragusa .The Giustino`s parents were Giorgio Palmotta and Orsola Gradi. He studied
Classics ,jurisprudence andphilosophy first with father Camillo Gori Senese, Ignazio Tudisi and your uncle Michele Gradi (Diritto Civile), Giustino was nephew ofIvan Gundulić . Your brother Giorgio Palmotta was a writer, wrote in Illirico (Croatian). He lived inDubrovnik his entire life, where he served various aristocrats. When he was twenty years old, he became a member of the Great Council in theRepublic of Ragusa . He began to write while still young, writing like continuator the tradition ofIvan Gundulić inspired byOvid ,Virgil ,Tasso andAriosto . Although influenced by theLatin literary tradition, Palmotić wrote in his nativeCroatian language .He translated the "Christias di Girolamo Vida", the "Christiade", "Illyrian" poem in 24 verses, that was posthumously published in
Rome 1670 .Although his
poetry is melodramatic and deals primarily with mythological topics, his drama focuses on contemporary Ragusa, particularly the life of the aristocracy.He was fortunate to have a great friend your nephew, in the form of
Stjepan Gradić , ambassador and Vatican librarian, who wrote about his life, supplying precious material to the future biographers.All the works of Palmotić were published by the end of the XIX century, by the
Croatian Cultural Association ee also
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Republic of Ragusa
*List of notable Ragusans
*Dubrovnik
*Dalmatia
*History of Dalmatia References
* [http://www.arcipelagoadriatico.it/bio_dal/palmotta_giustino.htm Junije Palmotić] (in Italian)
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