Georgios Chortatzis
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Georgios Chortatzis was a Greek
dramatist in Cretan
verse. He was, along with Vitsentzos Kornaros
, one of the main representatives of a school of literature in the vernacular
Cretan dialect that flourished in the late 16th and early 17th centuries under Venetian rule. His best known work is Erofili (or Erophile), a tragedy
set in Egypt.
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
dramatist in Cretan
Cretan Greek
Cretan Greek is a dialect of the Greek language, spoken by more than half a million people in Crete and many thousands in the diaspora....
verse. He was, along with Vitsentzos Kornaros
Vitsentzos Kornaros
Vitsentzos or Vikentios Kornaros or Vincenzo Cornaro was a Cretan poet, who wrote the romantic epic poem Erotokritos. He wrote in vernacular Greek, and was a leading figure of the Cretan Renaissance....
, one of the main representatives of a school of literature in the vernacular
Vernacular
A vernacular is the native language or native dialect of a specific population, as opposed to a language of wider communication that is not native to the population, such as a national language or lingua franca.- Etymology :The term is not a recent one...
Cretan dialect that flourished in the late 16th and early 17th centuries under Venetian rule. His best known work is Erofili (or Erophile), a tragedy
Tragedy
Tragedy is a form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure. While most cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, tragedy refers to a specific tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of...
set in Egypt.