Hanibal Lucić () or Annibale Lucio (c. 1485 – 14 December 1553) was a Croatian Renaissance poet and playwright, author of the first secular

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in Croatian.

Biography

He was born to a Dalmatian

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of ''Antun'' and ''Goja'' in

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, where he spent most of his life. Early in his youth, he was a judge and later became a lawyer of the Hvar municipality. As a witness of the Hvar Rebellion in 1510, he was forced to flee to

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and

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as he resisted the demands of the commoners. He had a disparaging stance towards the lower rebel peasantry, referring to them as "''a bunch who have no thought''". His early literary work became associated with the translations of

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's work ( Croatian:''"iz latinske odiće svukavši u našu harvacku priobukal"''). His writings are primarily recorded to be written in the Southern Čakavian dialect. He wrote the drama '' Robinja'', the first South Slavic secular-themed play. His love poetry was influenced by Francesco Petrarca, but the Croatian folklore is also included in his work. His admiration towards the feminine figure plays an important role in most of his poems. He was prone to self-criticism and had most of his work burned; the rest was salvaged and later published by his son ''Antonij''. A collection of his work was published in 1556 (''Skladanja'').

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Hanibal Lucić, životopis
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucic, Hanibal 1480s births 1553 deaths 16th-century Croatian poets 16th-century male writers Croatian dramatists and playwrights Dramatists and playwrights from the Republic of Venice People from Hvar (city) 16th-century Venetian writers Republic of Venice poets Venetian Slavs Croatian male poets