Original scientific paper
The Cultural Circle of Luko and Miho Sorgo (Sorkočević): Musicians, Poets and Diplomats
Slavica Stojan
orcid.org/0000-0003-1329-1209
; Zavod za povijesne znanosti HAZU u Dubrovniku, Dubrovnik, Hrvatska
Abstract
The family of Luko Sorgo (1734-1789), composer and Ragusan ambassador to Vienna, and his unmarried brother Miho (1739-1796), writer, translator and diplomat, played a prominent role in the cultural and social life of Dubro vnik in the second half of the eighteenth century. Poets, scientists, philosophers, intellectual elite of Dubrovnik, as well as eminent guests from abroad gathered around the Sorgo brothers who continued the tradition fostered in this family for generations. Members of the Ragusan elite were subscribed to scientific journals, such as Giornale nuovo enciclopedico and Il caffè. Gatherings and discussions on various learned topics including the latest literary production, promotion of physiocratic views, to the tunes of the contemporary European composers were often held at the Sorgo summer villa in Rijeka Dubrovačka.
Keywords
Dubrovnik; 18th century; Sorgo family; music; literature; summer villa; Rijeka Dubrovačka
Hrčak ID:
164601
URI
Publication date:
1.7.2016.
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