Janko Matúška

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Janko Matúška
Monument in Dolný Kubín

Janko Matúška (born January 10, 1821 in Dolný Kubín , then Kingdom of Hungary , now Slovakia ; † January 11, 1877 ibid) was a Slovak poet , writer and clerk . He is best known as the author of the Slovak anthem Nad Tatrou sa blýska ("Lightning over the Tatras").

Life

Matúška was born into a family of craftsmen and attended schools in Dolný Kubín and the high school in Gemer before he began to study theology at the Lutheran Lyceum in Bratislava . There he was also a member of the Institute for Slovak Language and Literature. In March he left the Lyceum with other students when Ľudovít Štúr , who had taught at the institute up to this point, was revoked because of his pro-Slovak position. Eventually he finished his studies at the Lutheran Gymnasium in Tisovec .

1850-1870 he worked in various government offices, then from 1870 as a clerk at the Arwa County Court . He died on January 11, 1877 in Dolný Kubín, the day after his 56th birthday.

Works

Matúška can be classified as a poet of the Štúr generation. He wrote mostly patriotic poems and sagas, as well as prose and drama; after the revolutions of 1848/49 he stopped writing.

poetry

  • Nad Tatrou sa blýska (Lightning flashes over the Tatras)
  • Púchovská skala (Rock of Puchau)
  • Svätý zákon (Holy Testament)
  • Hrdoš
  • Sokolíček plavý (Little Blue Falcon)
  • Preletel sokolík nad tichým Dunajom (A little falcon flew over the silent Danube)
  • Slepý starec (blind old man)
  • Po dolinách (through the valleys)
  • Vzdychy spod Lysice (Sigh under Lysica)
  • Kozia skala (goat rock)

Drama and prose

  • Zhoda liptovská , novella
  • Siroty (orphaned), drama

Anthologies

  • 1921 - Janka Matúšku Zobrané spisy básnické
  • 1971 - Piesne a báje

Others

Matúškovo , located in western Slovakia, has been named after him since 1948.

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SURNAME Matúška, Janko
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovak poet, writer and clerk
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Dolny Kubin
DATE OF DEATH January 11, 1877
Place of death Dolny Kubin