CULTURAL EXCHANGES IN THE CORRESPONDENCE OF RAGUSAN NOBLEMAN MIHO SORGO (1739–1796)

Shek Brnardić, Teodora; Jurković, Marta

doi:10.17234/Croatica.69.10

Croatica : Journal for Croatian Language, Literature and Culture, Vol. 49 No. 69, 2025.

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https://doi.org/10.17234/Croatica.69.10

CULTURAL EXCHANGES IN THE CORRESPONDENCE OF RAGUSAN NOBLEMAN MIHO SORGO (1739–1796)

Teodora Shek Brnardić orcid.org/0000-0001-7472-1685 ; Croatian Institute of History, Zagreb, Croatia
Marta Jurković orcid.org/0000-0002-2435-3711 ; Croatian Institute of History, Zagreb, Croatia

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Shek Brnardić, T. & Jurković, M. (2025). CULTURAL EXCHANGES IN THE CORRESPONDENCE OF RAGUSAN NOBLEMAN MIHO SORGO (1739–1796). Croatica, 49 (69), 223-253. https://doi.org/10.17234/Croatica.69.10

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Shek Brnardić, Teodora and Marta Jurković. "CULTURAL EXCHANGES IN THE CORRESPONDENCE OF RAGUSAN NOBLEMAN MIHO SORGO (1739–1796)." Croatica, vol. 49, no. 69, 2025, pp. 223-253. https://doi.org/10.17234/Croatica.69.10. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

Chicago 17th Edition

Shek Brnardić, Teodora and Marta Jurković. "CULTURAL EXCHANGES IN THE CORRESPONDENCE OF RAGUSAN NOBLEMAN MIHO SORGO (1739–1796)." Croatica 49, no. 69 (2025): 223-253. https://doi.org/10.17234/Croatica.69.10

Harvard

Shek Brnardić, T., and Jurković, M. (2025). 'CULTURAL EXCHANGES IN THE CORRESPONDENCE OF RAGUSAN NOBLEMAN MIHO SORGO (1739–1796)', Croatica, 49(69), pp. 223-253. https://doi.org/10.17234/Croatica.69.10

Vancouver

Shek Brnardić T, Jurković M. CULTURAL EXCHANGES IN THE CORRESPONDENCE OF RAGUSAN NOBLEMAN MIHO SORGO (1739–1796). Croatica [Internet]. 2025 [cited 2026 June 04];49(69):223-253. https://doi.org/10.17234/Croatica.69.10

IEEE

T. Shek Brnardić and M. Jurković, "CULTURAL EXCHANGES IN THE CORRESPONDENCE OF RAGUSAN NOBLEMAN MIHO SORGO (1739–1796)", Croatica, vol.49, no. 69, pp. 223-253, 2025. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.17234/Croatica.69.10

Abstract

Ragusaʼs cultural sphere did not encompass only the highly esteemed Croatian (Illyrian) literature, but also included works written in Latin and Italian. In the late eighteenth-century republic of letters, individuals from Ragusa, such as the learned nobleman Miho Sorgo (1739–1796), worked tirelessly to transmit and disseminate these literary achievements among readers abroad, particularly within Italian cultural centres. The most valuable insights into these processes are offered by Sorgoʼs correspondence in the Italian language, which contains numerous examples of practices such as the commissioning and gifting of books, as well as the distribution of translated and original literary works. The aim of this paper is to present the forms of cultural exchange in which Miho Sorgo played a prominent and recognised role as cultural mediator and promoter of Ragusan culture and literature.