Andrija Kačić Miošić
Andrija Kačić Miošić (born April 17, 1704 in Brist , today part of the Gradac municipality ; † December 14, 1760 in Zaostrog ) was a Croatian poet and Franciscan .
Kačić Miošić began his training in nearby Zaostrog, where he also entered the order.
His best-known work is “Pleasant Conversation of the Slavic People” (original: “Razgovor ugodni naroda slovinskoga”) from 1756, which was the most popular Croatian book for over a century. In it, influenced by the Enlightenment , he saw the Slavic peoples as one and told their story in verse for ordinary people.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Cacich-Miosich, Andreas . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 2nd part. Publishing house of the typographic-literary-artistic establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1857, p. 226 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kačić-Miošić, Andreas . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 10th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1863, p. 344 f. ( Digitized version ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miošić, Andrija Kačić |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Poet and Franciscan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1704 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brist ( Gradac ), Croatia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1760 |
| Place of death | Zaostrog , Croatia |