Fran Krsto Frankopan and the 17th Century Viennese-Friulian Poetry

Abstract

Fran Krsto Frankopan's literary work has not yet been studied in the context of older Western European traditions, nor has its poetic concept been placed within the wider context of the Croatian, let alone European, literary culture of the 17 th century. The intention of my article is to compare F. K. Frankopan's poetry with the work of the Italian-Viennese poet Leopold Wilhelm (1614-1662), also known as Crescente, and his collection of poems Diporti from 1656. Besides in the context of the appearance of learned societies, especially Italian academies in Vienna in the 17th century, this article also analyses F. K. Frankopan's work in the context of Friulan dialectal poetry of the 17th century, especiall y Ermes di Colloredo and Eusebio Stella.