Judita (Suzana, Molitva Suprotiva Turkom) (Croatian Edition) - Softcover

Marulic, Marko

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190966958X ISBN 13: 9781909669581

Publisher: Jiahu Books, 2013

Synopsis

Judita is one of the most important Croatian literary works, an epic poem written by the "father of Croatian literature" Marko Marulic. Marulic's Judith has none of the decorative epithets typical of folk epics. Rather it is an epic poem notable for the Humanistic treatment of the subject and the author's Petrarchan descriptions of Judith's beauty. Thematically, the Judita deals with the story of the widow Judith who by her heroic act—the alleged treason, seduction and the murder of Assyrian general Holofernes—saves the city of Bethulia. It was no accident that Marulic chose the story of the Biblical Judith for literary treatment. The plot would seem to have contemporary parallels—a homeland invaded by foreigners, as the Balkans were being swept by the "eastern dragon"—the Ottoman Turks. This volume also contains two of Marulic's other famous poems - Suzana and Molitva suprotiva Turkom.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jiahu Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 190966958X
• ISBN 13: 9781909669581
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 98