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Ivan Gundulić, Croatian poet and playwright (died 1638)

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Ivan Gundulić

Poet from Ragusa, in modern Croatia (1589–1638)

Dživo Franov Gundulić, better known today as Ivan Gundulić, was the most prominent Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa. He is regarded as the Croatian national poet. His work embodies central characteristics of Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation: religious fervor,…
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January 8

Day of the year

January 8 is the eighth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 357 days remain until the end of the year.
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