Kosta Abrašević
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Kosta Abrašević | |
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Коста Абрашевић | |
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Died | 20 January 1898 | (aged 18)
Occupation | poet |
Kosta Abrašević or Kosta Abraš (Serbian Cyrillic: Коста Абрашевић, 29 May 1879 – 20 January 1898) was a Serbian poet, progenitor of proletarian poetry in Serbian literature.
Life
Kosta Hristić was born in
After finishing three years in a Greek school in Ohrid, he continued his schooling at a gymnasium (high school) in
Today many cultural and artistic societies throughout Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina carry his name. He remains a forgotten figure in Serbian poetry, although many critics consider his poems to be significant for the poetic emergence in the ranks of the former Yugoslav proletariat. The poems of Kosta Abrasević reflect strong dissatisfaction and rebellion against the then-position of the dominant and privileged class—the Turk—and thus are paradoxically and prematurely identified as proletarian and socialist. Kosta Abrasević died too young to make a significant mark in literature.
References
- ^ "A Young Poet Who Lives On(line)". KOSTA. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
Sources
- M. Милојковић (1951). Коста Абрашевић. Живот и рад, Београд.