MARIN DRZIC’S CREATIVITY IN THE SYSTEM OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Abstract

The article examines the role played by the work of the writer Marin Držić (1508–1567) in the cultural life of Dubrovnik and in the formation of its journalistic direction. The playwright’s works touch on key issues in the historical, social and moral life of Dubrovnik society. Despite the presence of epic and literary pathos, the emergence of a journalistic element can already be observed in Držić’s works. The article examines the process of the emergence of journalism in Dalmatia and Dubrovnik at the initial stages of its development, when treatises by M. Držić began to appear in these places, covering topics of morality and aesthetics, scientific research, religious and philosophical reflections, education and upbringing, as well as various types of art and theatrical culture. The analysis of Držić’s literary heritage carried out within the framework of the study confirmed his importance not only as an author of dramatic works, but also as an important publicist of his time, whose works enriched the cultural and intellectual space of Dubrovnik. The main tasks concerning the identification of key themes, motifs and features of Držić’s style, as well as their impact on the journalism of the region, were solved through careful textual and contextual analysis.