Radivilias
Sign in to savethumb|Title page of Radivilias (1588) thumb|right|Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, celebrated by the poem Radivilias (, ) is a Latin epic poem by Jonas Radvanas published in 1592. It is one of the major works of the 16th-century Lithuanian literature and one of the best examples of Renaissance literature in Lithuania. It uses hexameter and has 3,302 lines divided into four parts. It is dedicated to Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł (1512–1584) and his major military victories in the Livonian War.
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- Content
- Radziwiłł's military victories
- Political themes
- Publication and reception
- Translations and adaptations
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Title page of Radivilias (1588) thumb|right|Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, celebrated by the poem Radivilias (, ) is a Latin epic poem by Jonas Radvanas published in 1592. It is one of the major works of the 16th-century Lithuanian literature and one of the best examples of Renaissance literature in Lithuania. It uses hexameter and has 3,302 lines divided into four parts. It is dedicated to Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł (1512–1584) and his major military victories in the Livonian War.
==Content== ===Radziwiłł's military victories=== The poem is dedicated to Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł (1512–1584) and his major military victories in the Livonian War – capture of the Tarvastu Castle in 1561, Battle of Wenden in 1578, Siege of Polotsk in 1579, Siege of Velikiye Luki in 1580, and his largest victory in the Battle of Ula in 1564.
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