Vlaho Stulli (Croatised as Vlaho Stulić; 8 October 1768 – 19 December 1843), was a Croatian and Ragusan poet, playwright and public servant of the Republic of Ragusa. Influenced by Croatian-Ragusan writers Nikola Nalješković and Marin Držić, as well as Italian Carlo Goldoni, he is best known for his naturalistic satire comediographic work Kate Sukurica in Croatian, Diario (Diary) in Italian and epigrams in Latin language, written to his friends. Stulli lived and wrote during the period of the stronger influence of the French language and literature ("French wave" known as frančezarija) in Dubrovnik, whose writers and playwrights translated many of Molière's comedies into Croatian, adapting them to local idiom and mentality, as well as influences of Latin language, Italian language theatre troupes and style-pluralistic Croatian literature; the 18th century being considered the "golden century" of Ragusan literature. Stulli is the most prominent representative of the late 18th-century Ragusan drama and his comedy Kate Kapularica the best Ragusan play of that time.
Works Kate Kapuralica: Među vratima od Peskarije učinjena u Dubrovniku god. 1800. od V. S., Ragusa, 1800. Theatrically premiered in 1966 in the Croatian National Theatre, Split. Reprints in 1973Kate Kapuralica (Kate Sukurica) : komedija megju Vratima od Paskarije učinjena u Dubrovniku g. 1800 od Vlaha Stulića / Vlaho Stulli dizbi.hazu.hr. Digital Collection and Catalogue of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Access date April 5, 2023. and 1996Kate Kapuralica : među vratima od peskarije : komedija = Katina Gvardijanka : med vrati od markata : komedija / Vlaho Stulli; [preradba] D. [Dragutin] L. [Lučić] Luce i Branko Lučić dizbi.hazu.hr. Digital Collection and Catalogue of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Access date April 5, 2023. Diario, 1962. (posthumously published)
His works were included in several anthologies: Per le nozze del signor cavaliere Gianluca Garagnin e della signora Francesca Borelli poesie, Ragusa: dalle stampe di Antonio Martechini, MDCCCX.Per le nozze del signor cavaliere Gianluca Garagnin e della signora Francesca Borelli poesie / u posveti: Francesco Maria Appendini delle Scuole pie dizbi.hazu.hr. Digital Collection and Catalogue of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Access date April 5, 2023. Per le faustissime nozze del sig. cavaliere Geremia Gaguitsch... colla signora Eustachia Lucich: versi, Ragusa: Per Antonio Martecchini, 1826.Per le faustissime nozze del sig. cavaliere Geremia Gaguitsch... colla signora Eustachia Lucich : versi dizbi.hazu.hr. Digital Collection and Catalogue of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Access date April 5, 2023. A perpetua onoranza del padre Franc. M. Appendini delle scuole pie, direttore generale dei ginnasii della Dalmazia e del Liceo-convitto di Zara. I suoi amici ed alunni di Ragusa, Ragusa: coi tipi di Pietro Francesco Martecchini, 1838.A perpetua onoranza del padre Franc. M. Appendini delle scuole pie, direttore generale dei ginnasii della Dalmazia e del Liceo-convitto di Zara. I suoi amici ed alunni di Ragusa dizbi.hazu.hr. Digital Collection and Catalogue of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Access date April 5, 2023. A memoria perenne dell' amato vescovo monsignor Antonio Giuriceo... questo funebre serto tributa la beneficata popolazione di Ragusa, Vienna: Coi tipi dei rr. pp. Mechitaristi, 1842.A memoria perenne dell' amato vescovo monsignor Antonio Giuriceo... questo funebre serto tributa la beneficata popolazione di Ragusa dizbi.hazu.hr. Digital Collection and Catalogue of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Access date April 5, 2023.
Legacy Street in Zagreb's neighbourhood of Špansko is named after him (Croatian: ”Ulica Vlahe Stulića”).Ulica Vlahe Stulića auto-karta-hrvatske.com. Access date 31 January 2023.
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