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
Krupina (german: Karpfen, hu, Korpona) is a town in southern central Slovakia. It is part of the Banská Bystrica Region and has approximately 8,000 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is probably derived from Slavic root ''krup''. Proto-Slavic: '' ...
. His school years started in his home town (1826–30). He later attended a gymnasium in Krupina and at the Lutheran
lyceums
The lyceum is a category of educational institution defined within the education system of many countries, mainly in Europe. The definition varies among countries; usually it is a type of secondary school. Generally in that type of school the th ...
in
Banská Štiavnica 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 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
Matica Slovenská (en. Slovak Matica) is a Slovak national, cultural and scientific organization headquartered in Martin, Slovakia. It was founded in 1863 and revived in 1919. The organisation has facilities in the Slovak Republic as well a ...
.
Works
*' (1843–44)
*''
Marína'' (1846, his most significant poem, also translated into
Hungarian,
German,
Polish and
French)
* (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 tr ...
), 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 traditi ...
).
External links
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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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