Brne Karnarutić (1515–1573) was a Croatian Renaissance poet. His most famous work was ''

Vazetje Sigeta grada ''Vazetje Sigeta grada'' (English: ''The Taking of the City of Siget'') is the first Croatian historical epic written between 1568 and 1572 by Brne Karnarutić and published posthumously in 1584. The epic poem deals with the 1566 defense of Sig ...

'', a historical epic on the

Battle of Szigetvár A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

Life

He was born in Zadar, probably in 1515, from an old noble family. After schooling in Zadar he studied law, probably in Padua. He served as a captain in the army of the Republic of Venice, leading a Croatian cavalry squad in the

Ottoman–Venetian War (1537–1540) The Third Ottoman Venetian War (1537–1540) was one of the Ottoman–Venetian wars which took place during the 16th century. The war arose out of the Franco-Ottoman alliance between Francis I of France and Süleyman I of the Ottoman Empire ...

. Afterwards he worked as a lawyer in Zadar, where he deceased probably in 1573.

Works

He adapted Ovid's metamorphosis on Pyramus and Thisbe under the title of ''Izvrsita ljubav i napokon nemila i nesrićna smrt Pirama i Tizbe'' (Venice, 1586). Much more famous is Karnarutić's other work - ''

'' (Venice, 1584), the first Croatian historical epic on the

and the death of Nikola IV Zrinski and courageous defenders of Szigetvár (1566)

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1515 births 1573 deaths 16th-century Croatian poets 16th-century male writers 16th-century Croatian people Republic of Venice poets Croatian male poets Writers from Zadar Venetian Slavs {{Croatia-poet-stub