Marin Držić

Marin Držić
Born1508 (1508)
Republic of Ragusa
(now Croatia)
DiedMay 2, 1567(1567-05-02) (aged 58–59)
Republic of Venice
OccupationWriter
NationalityCroatian
PeriodRenaissance

Marin Držić (Croatian pronunciation: [mâriːn dř̩ːʒitɕ]; also Marino Darza or Marino Darsa; 1508 2 May 1567) was a Croatian writer from Republic of Ragusa. He is considered to be one of the finest Renaissance playwrights and prose writers of Croatian literature.