Andrej Sládkovič (born as Andrej Braxatoris, pseudonyms Andrej Braxatoris-Sládkovič, Andrej Sládkovič, Ondřej Krasislav Sládkovič; 31 March 1820 – 20 April 1872) was a
Slovak poet, critic, publicist, translator and
Lutheran
Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Cathol ...
priest.
Life
Andrej Sládkovič was born into a family of teachers in
Krupina. His school years started in his home town (1826–30). He later attended a gymnasium in Krupina and at the Lutheran
lyceums in
Banská Štiavnica
Banská Štiavnica (; german: Schemnitz; hu, Selmecbánya (Selmec), ) is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano. For its size, the caldera is known as the Štiavnica Mountai ...
and Bratislava. He continued his studies in theology at the University of Halle, Germany (1843–44). After he became a pastor, he served in
Hrochoť Hrochoť ( hu, Horhát) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
Etymology
The etymology is not completely clear. Slovak (dialect) ''hrochotať'' - to make a noise, ''hrochoť'' - a ...
from 1847 to 1856, and from then until his death in
Radvaň nad Hronom. He was a member of the
Ľudovít Štúr
Ľudovít Velislav Štúr (; hu, Stur Lajos; 28 October 1815 – 12 January 1856), known in his era as Ludevít Štúr, (pen names : B. Dunajský, Bedlivý Ludorob, Boleslav Záhorský, Brat Slovenska, Ein Slave, Ein ungarischer Slave, Karl Wi ...
's group and was also one of the founders of the
Matica slovenská.
Works
*' (1843–44)
*''
Marína
Marína is the name of a Slovak romantic poem by Andrej Sládkovič (Andrej Braxatoris) written in 1844 and published 2 years later in 1846 in Pest. It is his most significant poem, also translated to German, Polish, Hungarian and French.
Ma ...
'' (1846, his most significant poem, also translated into
Hungarian,
German
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* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ger ...
,
Polish
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
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and
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
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)
* (1848)
*' (1848)
*''Detvan'' (1853, an opera was made in 1928)
*''Milica'' (1858)
* (1861)
*' (1863, remembers establishment of the Matica slovenská)
*' (1863)
*' (1864)
*' (1866)
Sládkovič also translated works from German (
Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as t ...
), Russian (
Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
) and French (
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his '' nom de plume'' M. de Voltaire (; also ; ), he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity—es ...
,
Jean Racine
Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ) (; 22 December 163921 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western tradit ...
).
External links
*
Andrej Sládkovič at osobnosti.skA complete collection of his poems available for download at Zlatý fond SME
1820 births
1872 deaths
Slovak poets
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg alumni
19th-century poets
People from Krupina
Translators of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Slovak translators
Slovak Lutherans
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