Andrej Sládkovic
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Andrej Sládkovič was a Slovak
poet, critic, publicist and translator.
in Krupina and Evangelical lyceums in Banská Štiavnica
(Selmecbánya) (1839–40) and Pressburg (Pozsony, present Bratislava
) (1840–1842) and finally studied theology at the University of Halle
(1843–44). He became subsequently a pastor in Hrochoť
(Horhát) (1847) and from 1856 until his death in Radvaň nad Hronom. He was a member of the Štúr
's group and was also one of the founders of the Matica slovenská
.
Sládkovič also translated works from German (J. W. Goethe), Russian (A. Pushkin) and French (Voltaire
, Jean Racine
).
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
poet, critic, publicist and translator.
Life
He was born to the teacher's family in Krupina. He studied at his home town (1826–30), in Peretvönyi (1830–31), later attended gymnasiumGymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
in Krupina and Evangelical lyceums in Banská Štiavnica
Banská Štiavnica
Banská Štiavnica 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 Štiavnica Mountains. Banská Štiavnica has a population of more than 10,000. It is a completely preserved medieval town...
(Selmecbánya) (1839–40) and Pressburg (Pozsony, present Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
) (1840–1842) and finally studied theology at the University of Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
(1843–44). He became subsequently a pastor in Hrochoť
Hrochot
Hrochoť is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia-History:In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1424. In 1479 it obtained many privileges by Hungarian Kings...
(Horhát) (1847) and from 1856 until his death in Radvaň nad Hronom. He was a member of the Štúr
Ludovít Štúr
Ľudovít Štúr , known in his era as Ludevít Velislav Štúr, was the leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century, the author of the Slovak language standard eventually leading to the contemporary Slovak literary language...
's group and was also one of the founders of the Matica slovenská
Matica slovenská
The Matica slovenská Mother) is Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation. It is based in the city of Martin...
.
Works
- Sôvety (1843–44)
- Marína (1846, his most significant poem, also translated into HungarianHungarian languageHungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
, GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, PolishPolish languagePolish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
and FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
) - Zaspievam pieseň o slobodnej vlasti (1848)
- Nehaňte ľud môj (1848)
- Detvan (1853, an opera was made in 1928)
- Milica (1858)
- Svätomartiniáda (1861)
- Pamiatka na deň 4. augusta (1863, remembers establishment of the Matica slovenská)
- Hojže, Bože, jak to bolí, keď sa junač roztratí (1863)
- Lipa cyrilo-metodejská (1864)
- Gróf Mikuláš Šubić Zrínsky na Sihoti (1866)
Sládkovič also translated works from German (J. W. Goethe), Russian (A. Pushkin) and French (Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
, Jean Racine
Jean Racine
Jean Racine , baptismal name Jean-Baptiste Racine , was a French dramatist, one of the "Big Three" of 17th-century France , and one of the most important literary figures in the Western tradition...
).