Nikša Andretić Ranjina or Nicola Ragnina (1494–1582) was a writer and nobleman from the
Republic of Ragusa
The Republic of Ragusa, or the Republic of Dubrovnik, was an maritime republics, aristocratic maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik (''Ragusa'' in Italian and Latin; ''Raguxa'' in Venetian) in South Dalmatia (today in southernmost ...
(modern-day
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, a Port, seaport and the centre of the Dubrovni ...
), most famous as the compiler of
Ranjina's Miscellany.
Ranjina is the most famous for his manuscript collection of
Croatian Petrarchian poems known as
Nikša Ranjina's Miscellany. The manuscript itself was destroyed in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. The manuscript had two pieces and contained about 820 poems, with (recognized) authors such as
Šiško Menčetić
Šišmundo Menčetić (), known simply as Šiško Menčetić (; 1457–1527) was a poet from Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik, Croatia), chiefly creating his opus in the 15th century.
Biography
Menčetić was born in 1458 in the city of Dubrovnik, Rep ...
(about 500 poems),
Džore Držić
Džore Držić (; ) (February 6, 1461 – September 26, 1501) was a Ragusan poet and playwright.
Biography
Držić was a citizen of the Republic of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik, Croatia). He was the uncle of the Croatian playwright Marin Držić, the ...
(~70 poems),
Mavro Vetranović,
Marin Krističević and
Mato Hispani.
Beside this well-known miscellany, he also compiled ''Ranjinin Lekcionar'' (started in 1508) (a collection of passages from the
Bible
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), and the Dubrovnik chronicle ''Annali di Ragusa'' (1522). Whether some of the verses in the Miscellany were authored by Ranjina is not known, although it is possible.
See also
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Ranjina's Miscellany
Literature
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External links
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Obljetnica objavljivanja Zbornika Nikše Ranjine
1494 births
1582 deaths
Croatian writers
Ragusan writers
Ragusan nobility
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