Melodramas of Ivan Gundulić

Ovim radom želi se ukazati na Gundulićeve melodrame koje su iznimno važne za njegov književni rad. Obradili smo početak baroknog kazališta u Dubrovniku i njegov razvoj. Proučavali smo i djelovanje isusovaca koji su otvarali prva kazališta i unijeli novi svijet u život Dubrovnika. Pojavom isusovaca i utjecajem talijanskih autora, obogatila se dubrovačka pozornica. Uveli su se scenski efekti, kostimi i ono najvažnije, glazba. Nova sastavnica u dubrovačkom kazalištu je pojava melodrame. Gundulićev cijeli književni opus zasniva se na prijevodu libreta talijanskih autora i mladenačkih drama. Melodrame su mu pomogle da sebe izgradi kao pjesnika, da postane okretan u stihu i formi te da napiše svoju Dubravku, koja je izuzetno važna drama za shvaćanje političke situacije u Dubrovniku za vrijeme Gundulićeva života.This paper will point out the importance Gundulić’s melodramas which are extremely important for his future literary work. We concentrated on the Baroque period and the development of theater in Dubrovnik. We studied the effect of the Jesuits who opened the first theater and entered a new world in the life of Dubrovnik. With the advent of the Jesuits and the influence of Italian authors, enriched theDubrovnik stage. They introduced the special effects, costumes and, most importantly, music. New components in Dubrovnik Theatre is the emergence of melodrama and its impact on Gundulića. His entire oeuvre is basedon the translation of the librettos of Italian’s authors and his dramas. His melodramas helped him to build himself as a poet, to become agile and to write his Dubravka, which is extremely important for the understanding the political situation in Dubrovnik during Gundulić’s life