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Marulić Marko
(1450—1524)

Croatian writer, poet of Croatian and Latin verses, author of the one time very popular Latin works, humanist and moralist, comes from the distinguished aristocratic family Pečenić from Split. He used to sign his books as Marko Marulić Splićanin ("from Split"), Marko Pečenić, Marcus Marulus Spalatensis, or Dalmata. This means that he used to underline both his family name and his affiliation to Split and Dalmatia. In 1501 Marulić wrote his greatest Croatian work, Judita (Judith). Afterwards follow his works Suzana (Susan), Poklad i korizma (Carnival and Lent), Spovid koludric od sedam smrtnih grihov (Nun's confession of seven deadly sins), Anka satira (Anka's satire), Tuženje grada Hjerosolima (Jerusalem's Lament), Molitva suprotiva Turkom (Prayers asking to be saved from the Turks). Many of Marulić's Latin works have achieved world fame and have, at the same time, been both exceptional literary and bookselling successes and translated into many world languages. The best known among Marulić's works, the epic Judita, is entitled Libar Marka Marulića Splićanina (Marcus Marulus Spalatensis's Book). Marulić was declared to be the father of Croatian literature on account of the author's conception and verse, the characteristic dodecasyllabic line, that has exerted a powerful influence on the whole of the 16th century Croatian literature.

Croatia, 1995, Marko Marulić, Split

Croatia, 1995, Marko Marulić, Split

Croatia, 2000, Statue of Marko Marulic

Trieste. Zone «B», 1951, Marco Marulic

Yugoslavia, 1951, Marko Marulić