Planine
1536 novel by Petar Zoranić / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Planine (English: The Mountains) is a work of prose fiction, generally considered to be the first Croatian novel.[1][2] It was written by Petar Zoranić in 1536 and published posthumously in Venice in 1569.
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Author | Petar Zoranić |
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Country | Venetian Republic |
Language | Croatian |
Genre | Pastoral, allegory, adventure |
Publication date | 1569 (print) |
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The story tells about a poet's imaginary seven-day journey across Croatian mountains on which he embarks in order to forget his love miseries. Although pastoral in form, the principal line of the story is patriotic in character. It is composed of 24 chapters, and the introductory contains a dedication to Matej Matijević, the canon of Nin.