Poesía latina sobre el terremoto de Dubrovnik de 1667: un caso de diplomacia literaria

  • Gorana Stepanic
Keywords: Stjepan Gradic, Benedikt Rogacic, Benedikt Stay, Earthquake of Dubrovnik, Croatian neo-Latin epic,

Abstract

The article presents three neo-Latin hexametrical poems dealing with the earthquake which devastated the Ragusan Republic (Dubrovnik) in 1667: De laudibus serenissimae reipublicae Venetae et cladibus patriae suae carmen (Venetiis 1675, 21676) by Stjepan Gradic (1613-1683), Proseucticon de terraemotu, quo Epidaurus in Dalmatia anno 1667 prostrata est, ad Cosmum III Etruriae ducem (Romae 1690, Monachii 21695) by Benedikt Rogacic (1646-1719) and a part of the epic Philosophiae versibus traditae libri VI (Venetiis 1744) by Benedikt Stay (1714-1801). The structure of the three poems is analyzed and their common elements, topics and similarities in their compositions revealed. The analysis shows that Stay used Rogacic’s poem as his direct source, about twenty percent of Stay’s text being a paraphrase of Rogacic’s hexameters. Some rhetorical details of the pragmatic passages of two older texts are analyzed – the praise of the addressees in order to receive financial aid from them for the restoration of the Republic.

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Published
2009-02-06
How to Cite
Stepanic G. . (2009). Poesía latina sobre el terremoto de Dubrovnik de 1667: un caso de diplomacia literaria. Cuadernos de Filología Clásica. Estudios Latinos, 28(2), 125-143. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CFCL/article/view/CFCL0808220125A
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Vol. 28 No. 2 (2008)
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