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Vitsentzos Kornaros | |
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 Cover ofThe Sacrifice of Abraham by Vitsentzos Kornaros (1713 edition) | |
| Native name | Βικέντιος Κορνάρος |
| Born | Vincenzo Cornaro 1553 (1553) |
| Died | 1613/1614 (aged 59-61) Candia, Kingdom of Candia |
| Language | Greek language |
| Literary movement | Cretan Renaissance,Cretan literature |
| Notable works | Erotokritos,The Sacrifice of Abraham |
Vitsentzos orVikentios Kornaros (Greek:Βιτσέντζος orΒικέντιος Κορνάρος) orVincenzo Cornaro (March 29, 1553 – 1613/1614) was aCretan poet ofVenetian origin, who wrote the romanticepic poemErotokritos. He wrote in vernacular Cretan dialect (Cretan Greek),[1] and was a leading figure of theCretan School.
Vitsentzos Kornaros is considered to be the greatest of all the Cretan poets and one of the most significant and influential figures in the entire course of Greek poetry. The son of a Venetian-Cretan aristocrat and a scion of the noble Venetian family ofCornaro, he was born nearSitia, Crete in 1553. Later, when he married, he came to live in Candia (nowHeraklion) where he joined the Accademia dei Stravaganti. Kornaros died in 1613 (or 1614), just before his contemporaries,William Shakespeare andMiguel de Cervantes.
Not many biographic sources exist about Kornaros apart from the last verses ofErotokritos. It is believed that he was born to a wealthy family in Trapezonda (Τραπεζόντα), a village nearSitia, Crete, in 1553, and lived there roughly up to 1590. He then moved to Candia (modernIraklion), where his marriage to Marietta Zeno took place. Together they had two daughters named Helen and Katerina.
In 1591 Kornaros became an administrator, and during the outbreak ofplague from 1591 to 1593 he worked as a sanitary supervisor.[2]
He showed interest inliterature and was a member of a literary group calledAccademia degli Stravaganti (Academy of the Strange Ones), which was founded by his brother and fellow writerAndrea Cornaro, who wrote in Italian language.
He died inCandia, in 1613 (or 1614), and was buried at the church of San Francesco. The cause of his death remains unknown.
Alternate spellings of his first name include Vincenzo, Vitzentzos or Vikentios.
Kornaros' "Erotokritos" was a source of inspiration forDionysios Solomos and influenced Greek poets such asKostis Palamas,Krystallis andSeferis.
Monument dedicated to the Sitian poet Vicenzos Cornaros, work of the sculptorThomas Thomopoulos
After him named:
GreekWikisource has original text related to this article:Βιτσέντζος Κορνάρος