Petar Hektorović
Petar Hektorović (1487 – 13 March 1572) was a Croatian writer and polymath. Hektorović, also known as Pietro Ettoreo or Piero Hettoreo, was born and died in Stari Grad, Hvar. He was a poet and collector of Hvar's fishermen songs, and an important figure of the Renaissance period in Croatian literature.
Also recorded as Petrus Hectoreus · Piero Hettoreo · Pietro Ettoreo
Petar Hektorović
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- Name
- Petar Hektorović
- Born
- 1487
- Birthplace
- Hvar, Republic of Venice
- Died
- 13 March 1572
- Occupation
- poet and collector of Hvar's fishermen songs
- Nationality
- Republic of Venice
- Known for
- Fishing and Fishermen's Talk
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Petar Hektorović (1487 – 13 March 1572) was a Croatian writer and polymath. Hektorović, also known as Pietro Ettoreo or Piero Hettoreo, was born and died in Stari Grad, Hvar. He was a poet and collector of Hvar's fishermen songs, and an important figure of the Renaissance period in Croatian literature.
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Petar Hektorović (1487–1572) was a poet and writer, a national of the Republic of Venice. The poet was born and died in Stari Grad.
Among the works is Fishing and Fishermen's Talk. Languages used include Croatian, Italian and Latin.
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He also wrote in Latin and in Italian, in addition to the local Slavic language. His major work Fishing and Fishermen's Talk (Ribanje i ribarsko prigovaranje, 1568), is a hybrid genre: simultaneously a travelogue, discourse in fishing, reflexive poem and poetic epistle. It is a treasure of Croatian maritime and zoological terminology, which has become incorporated in Croatian standard language.
An der Pier Gat sveta Petra, das recht große Schiff bedient die Strecke zur weit draußen liegenden Insel Vis, es hat über Bug festgemacht.
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• Name — Petar Hektorović • Born — 1487 • Birthplace — Hvar, Republic of Venice • Died — 13 March 1572 • Place of death — Hvar, Republic of Venice • Other Names — Pietro Ettoreo Piero Hettoreo • Occupation — poet and collector of Hvar's fishermen songs • Notable Works — Fishing and Fishermen's Talk
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The authorities additionally record the headings Petrus Hectoreus, Piero Hettoreo and Pietro Ettoreo. His recorded languages were Latin, Italian and Croatian.
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1487
Petar Hektorović born at Stari Grad.
1572
Petar Hektorović died at Stari Grad.
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Ribanje i ribarsko prigovaranje složeno po Petretu Hektoroviću = Fishing and fishermen's conversations by Petar Hektorović
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Hektorović, Petar, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020
Hektorović, Petar: Ribanje i ribarsko prigovaranje, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020
The Case of Petar Hektorović, Aging Studies, 2017
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- 1.Živojin Boškov. Jugoslovenski književni leksikon. Matica srpska. 150. 1971.
- 2.Greene, Roland. The Princeton Handbook of World Poetries. Princeton University Press. 136. 2016. 9781400880638.
- 3.HarperCollins. Reader's encyclopedia of Eastern European literature. 145. April 1993. 978-0-06-270007-0.
- 4.Stari Grad (Insel Hvar). Dubrovnik.com.
- 5.Ivekovic, Rada. Migration, New Nationalisms and Populism: An Epistemological Perspective on the Closure of Rich Countries. Taylor & Francis. 39. 2022. 9781000543971.
- 6.Yale University Library. Petar Hektorović library items.
- 7.Curtis, Benjamin. A Traveller's History of Croatia. Interlink Publishing. 107. 2010. 9781566568081.
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