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Vid Došen (1719–1778) was a Croatian
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Early life

He was born in Tribanj around 1719 to a well known immigrant Bunjevac family Došen, which was originally from
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. He became a priest in 1744, and subsequently learned the
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so he could perform his duties in the parishes of the
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and
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, transferring over to the Diocese of Zagreb. He served in Požega at first, where he also acted as professor at the academy there. After 1776, he went to Dubovik (Podcrkavlje), where he lived until his death on 6 April 1778.


Works

In the spirit of enlightement, Vid Došen is principally known for his two published works; ''Jeka planine'' (Echo of the Mountain), which he published anonymously, and ''Aždaja Sedmoglava'' (Seven headed Dragon), both were published in 1768, Zagreb. He wrote in the
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n dialect (
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ikavian) of the area where he resided while also referring to himself as a '
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sea' (Dalmatinom od mora velebitskoga). ''Jeka Planine'' is a kind of
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in
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verse, which stands in defence of
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's satire ''Satir iliti divji čovik'' (1762) against an attack by a certain '' Tamburaš slavonski'' in 1767, who has not been identified. The work is divided in two parts, in which he insults the 'Tamburaš' and praises Relković's Satir in its critique of old customs. ''Aždaja sedmoglava'' is a moralistic-didactic poem divided in seven parts representing each of the deadly sins, and, as with Jeka planine, it is written in octosyllabic verses. The poem begins with an allusion to a military mobilisation conducted by a trumpet, with the stated goal of defeating the seven-headed dragon in a battle, echoing the style of Catholic restoration. The principal intent of the poem is
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s.


References


External links


Aždaja Sedmoglava
on Digital Collections of Zagreb City Libraries {{DEFAULTSORT:Došen, Vid 1719 births 1778 deaths 18th-century Croatian writers 18th-century Croatian poets 18th-century male writers Croatian Roman Catholic priests Bunjevci