Colloquia Maruliana ..., Vol. 14 , 2005.
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"Tartarus" and "Hell" in Marko Marulić's Euangelistarium and Dauidias
Vinko Grubišić
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Marko Marulić’s Evangelistarium, one of his main prose works in Latin, clearly illustrates the ideas of “devotio moderna”. In his moralizing text, the author frequently mentions Hell. The main aim of the human journey on Earth, in Marulić’s opinion, is how to merit the Heavenly Kingdom and to avoid eternal sufferings in Hell. It is possible to reach Paradise only through a virtuous life fol-lowing Christ’s teaching as exemplified in the four Gospels as well as in other books of the New and Old Testaments. Evangelistarium is a practical Christian work not only for reading, but also for meditation.
Unlike in his poetic works, in Evangelistarium Marulić avoids all allusions to Greek or Roman mythology. Moreover, he states several times that followers of Christ should abandon reading books by pagan writers and instead read only the books of the New and Old Testaments.
In describing Hell in his Evangelistarium, Marulić uses no terms other than “Hell” or “infernal abyss.”
Unlike his Evangelistarium, Marulić’s epic poem Davidias, consisting of fourteen cantos, is full of references to Greek and Roman mythology. In that poem, Hell is usually called Tartarus, which, unlike in Greek mythology, is a place destined only for sinners.
This paper focuses on Marulić’s conception of the dwelling place of souls, and considers the same topic in his prose and poetic works other than Evangelistarium and Davidias.
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22.4.2005.
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