IVAN GUNDULIC
\ˈa͡ɪvan ɡʌndjˈʊlɪk], \ˈaɪvan ɡʌndjˈʊlɪk], \ˈaɪ_v_a_n ɡ_ʌ_n_d_j_ˈʊ_l_ɪ_k]\
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A Dalmatian poet; born in Ragusa, Jan. 8, 1588; died there, Dec. 8, 1638. His writings show extensive acquaintance with the philosophy, jurisprudence, and ethics of his time, but little is known of this first dramatic poet among the Slavs. His greatest poem is "Osman", an epic in twenty books, presenting a stirring panorama of the career of one of the Turkish Sultans, with the Polish-Turkish war of 1621 for a background. His dramas are pleasing and finished productions. "Proserpina", "Cleopatra", "Arijadna", and "Dubravka" show a rich and fertile imagination. Among his elegies, "The Tears of a Lost Son" is full of lofty and tender expression.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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