Junije Palmotić

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Junije Palmotić

Junije Palmotić, (also Giustino Palmotta; 1607 - 1657) was a Croatian baroque writer, nobleman, and dramatist from Republic of Ragusa.

He studied Classics, jurisprudence and philosophy. He lived in Dubrovnik his entire life, where he served various aristocrats. When he was twenty years old, he became a member of the Great Council in the Republic of Ragusa. He began to write while still young, writing like continuator the tradition of Ivan Gundulić inspired by Ovid, Virgil, Tasso and Ariosto. Although influenced by the Latin literary tradition, Palmotić wrote in his native Croatian language.

He translated the Christias di Girolamo Vida, the Christiade, “illirian” poem in 24 verses, that was posthumously published in Rome 1670.

Although his poetry is melodramatic and deals primarily with Mythological topics, his drama focuses on contemporary Ragusa, particularly the life of the aristocracy.

He was fortunate to have a great friend in the form of Stjepan Gradić, ambassador and Vatican librarian, who wrote about his life, supplying precious material to the future biographers.

All the works of Palmotić were published by the end of the XIX century, by the Croatian Cultural Association