Maironis
Maironis , actually Jonas Mačiulis (born October 21 July / November 2, 1862 greg. In Pasandravys near Raseiniai , † June 28, 1932 in Kaunas ) was Lithuanian national poet and Catholic theologian, professor at the University of Lithuania ( Vytautas Magnus University Kaunas ).
Life
Jonas Mačiulis graduated from the school in Kaunas and went after successful completion of the University of Kiev in order there literature to study, but returned in 1884, after only one year, to Kaunas back to enter a seminary. He later became an active member of the Lithuanian national movement.
His work reflects the bond with the history, language, landscape and people of Lithuania. His tomb on the south wall of Kaunas Cathedral is a national memorial.
The Maironis Museum in Kaunas, the central literary museum in Lithuania, is named after him. It collects and preserves the evidence of Lithuanian literature from its beginnings to the present.
Stations
- 1883–1884 studied literature in Kiev
- 1894–1909 professor at the Spiritual Academy in Saint Petersburg
- 1909–1932 rain of the Kaunas seminary
- 1922–1932 head of the chair for moral theology at the Lithuanian Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas
Works (selection)
- Pavasario balsai ( Voices of Spring), published 1895; numerous editions u. a. Vilnius: Baltos Lankos, 1995, ISBN 9986-403-60-X .
- Jaunoji Lietuva (Young Lithuania), published 1895; numerous editions u. a. Vilnius: Lietuvos rašytojų sąjungos Leidykla, 1995, ISBN 9986-413-41-9 .
- From the poetry of the Lithuanian poet Maironis - translated from Lithuanian into German, adaptation by Alfred Franzkeit. Wehrbleck: Franzkeit, 1990.
Reception in music
- Ludger Stühlmeyer : Du religiniai eilėraščiai , Malda and Dievo meilė , for voice solo and organ, 2020. Dedicated to the Lithuanian singer Zenė Kružikaitė.
Web links
- Literature by and about Maironis in the catalog of the German National Library
- Maironis Museum of Lithuanian Literature in Kaunas
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maironis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mačiulis, Jonas (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian national poet and Catholic theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pasandravys , Lithuania |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 1932 |
| Place of death | Kaunas |