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Vitsentzos Kornaros | |
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 Cover of The Sacrifice of Abraham by Vitsentzos Kornaros (1713 edition) | |
| Native name | Βικέντιος Κορνάρος |
| Born | Vincenzo Cornaro 1553 Trapezonda, Sitia, Kingdom of Candia |
| 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 or Vikentios Kornaros (Greek: Βιτσέντζος or Βικέντιος Κορνάρος) or Vincenzo Cornaro (March 29, 1553 – 1613/1614) was a Cretan poet, who wrote the romantic epic poem Erotokritos. He wrote in vernacular Cretan dialect (Cretan Greek),[1] and was a leading figure of the Cretan Renaissance.
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 of Cornaro, he was born near Sitia, Crete in 1553. Later, when he married, he came to live in Candia (now Heraklion) where he joined the Accademia dei Stravaganti. Kornaros died in 1613 (or 1614), just before his contemporaries, William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes.
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