Croatia marking the 500th anniversary of the passing of “the father of Croatian literature”
Marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Marko Marulić (1450-1524), often referred to as “the father of Croatian literature” and “the Croatian Dante”, the Government of the Republic of Croatia declared 2024 the Year of Marko Marulić. Holding valuable copies of Marulić’s works and safeguarding his cultural legacy, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) is joining this nationwide campaign aimed at the promotion and popularisation of one of the greatest names of Croatia’s cultural heritage. Marko Marulić, the most prominent Croatian writer of the 15th and 16th centuries and the author of the first epic ...
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