The Slave Girl (play)

The Slave Girl
Robinja
Written byHanibal Lucić
CharactersRobinja

Derenčin
Matijaš, Derenčin's servant
Ottoman pirate
Mara
Pera
Anica

Duke of Ragusa
Ragusan noble
Date premieredc. 1530
Place premieredRepublic of Venice
Croatia
Original languageCroatian
GenreDrama
Comedy
Tragedy
Romance
Setting16th century Croatia and Dalmatia, Dubrovnik

The Slave Girl (Croatian: Robinja) is a 1530 play by Croatian author Hanibal Lucić. It is considered to be the first original Croatian play and one of Europe's earliest secular dramas. The play is about a noble Croatian girl who becomes imprisoned by the Turks.