Fran Levstik
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| Born | 28 September 1831 |
| Died | 16 November 1887 (aged 56) |
| Occupation | Writer |
Fran Levstik (28 September 1831 – 16 November 1887) was a
Life and work
Levstik was born in 1831 in Dolnje Retje[1] (now part of the municipality of Velike Lašče) in Lower Carniola (then part of the Austrian Empire, today in Slovenia) in a peasant Slovene family.
Levstik was the first notable writer of Slovene epic prose. Among his most known works are the short tale Martin Krpan From Vrh (Slovene: Martin Krpan z Vrha),[citation needed] which became a classic work of Slovene literature, and the itinerary A Journey from Litija to Čatež (Popotovanje iz Litije do Čateža),[citation needed] the main objective of which is a literary manifesto. In the critical essay Napake slovenskega pisanja, he exposed his views on the development of the Slovene literary language.
Levstik was one of the main exponents of the
Levstik and
Slovene composer Breda Šček set Levstik’s texts to music.[2]
He died in
The Levstik Award for achievements in children's literature is named after him.[5]
References
- ^ Tauf-Register Pfarrvicariate Laschitsch. p. 53. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Šček, Breda (1893–1968) - Slovenska biografija". www.slovenska-biografija.si. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Rastko Močnik: Identitete v razrednem boju (DPU) – via Vimeo.
- ^ Fran Levstik. 1887. Ljubljanski zvon 12(7) (1 December): 1.
- ^ Levstik Award on Culture.si Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia site
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