Marin Držić - writer and conspirator
Keywords:
Marin Držić, Dubrovnik, count Rogendorf, Siena, Florence, Genoa, Venice, Cosimo Medici, Francesco Medici, conspiracy, letters, comediesAbstract
The paper deals with the biography of Marin Držić, one of the most important Croatian
renaissance writers, especially with his political life. Marin Držić was a controversial person who
tried to organise the conspiracy against the government of the Republic of Ragusa. In order to
achieve it, he wrote letters to Cosimo Medici. The author tries to explain the motives of the conspiracy
as well as the strategic position of the Republic during that period. At the end of the paper, author
lists his literary works.
